The typical coffee farm applies ~ 200 kg/ha of synthetic nitrogen each year, an excessive amount I worked with this farm to phase out synthetic N and cut a total of 195,000 kgs of annual applications The trees are healthier, higher yielding, and the coffee tastes better...
@samdknowlton With this knowledge, why do you think the integration and switch to organic fertilizer caused such a devastation in Sri Lanka? How would you have switched from synthetic in a healthier way?
@CL1984Reveal This has to be done strategically. It requires good data, a holistic understanding, operational capacity and the right tools.
@CL1984Reveal @samdknowlton Because it was a snap decision made by government with no phase-in time for any farmers of any crop. If it had been made with a long term plan in place it may well have worked, but it was a political move to save on Forex expenditure.