A ‘Green Fungi’ improves farmers’ life

Mr. Sun Song, 32, farmer using Trichoderma, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia.

Mr. Sun Song, 32, farmer using Trichoderma, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia.

07 September 2015

 Mr Sun Song is a farmer in the Siem Reap province in Cambodia. He has been using an organic fertilizer and pesticide called Trichoderma to protect his cucumbers and string beans from harmful fungal infestation and to improve the growth of his crops for the past year. Trichiderma is a green fungi naturally living in the soil. Before using Trichoderma, Mr Song applied chemical pesticides to control diseases. Trichoderma can be mixed with compost and distributed on the field to improve the soil quality and control harmful fungi, Mixed with water, it can also be used for seed coating to accelerate germination and protect the seed against pathogens. Or, it can be directly sprayed on infested plants. More>>>
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