For the last 6 years, they have only applied natural fertilizers, insecticides and fungicides.

Juan Flores, from the Project for Sustainable Management informed Nicaraguan newspaper La Prensa: "... while the process might look easy, it usually takes three years, the minimum application time for organic products in plantations. However, for this growers ... the process could take just a few months, as they have been using organic products for several years now".

Source: laprensa.com.ni

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