Date: October 2023
Runtime: 3:37
Language: Spanish with English Subtitles
José Cruz, farmer and owner of Finca Cruz, located in Maricao Puerto Rico, shows us what climate-smart practices he is implementing at his farm to help mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change. Finca Cruz’s main crop is shade-grown coffee that was established within a secondary forest. Cruz decided to keep the land in a forested state and to design his planting to follow the slopes and contours of the mountain to avoid erosion and provide greater comfort for the workers. Cruz points out that by establishing his coffee under shade, it has improved its yield, vigor and flowering compared to other neighboring farms with coffee under full systems. In addition, Cruz mentions how the Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS) agency supported him in acquiring native trees for establishment as windbreaks. The windbreaks not only helped him with the wind, but have also increased the biodiversity of the native flora and fauna. The USDA Caribbean Climate Center developed the Climate-Smart Caribbean project to provide the agricultural community with information on sustainable management practices that help reduce the risks and vulnerabilities of climate change in agricultural production.
ADAPTA | Finca Cruz | Maricao
Detailed Description
José Cruz, farmer and owner of Finca Cruz, located in Maricao Puerto Rico, shows us what climate-smart practices he is implementing at his farm to help mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change. Finca Cruz’s main crop is shade-grown coffee that was established within a secondary forest. Cruz decided to keep the land in a forested state and to design his planting to follow the slopes and contours of the mountain to avoid erosion and provide greater comfort for the workers. Cruz points out that by establishing his coffee under shade, it has improved its yield, vigor and flowering compared to other neighboring farms with coffee under full systems. In addition, Cruz mentions how the Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS) agency supported him in acquiring native trees for establishment as windbreaks. The windbreaks not only helped him with the wind, but have also increased the biodiversity of the native flora and fauna. The USDA Caribbean Climate Center developed the Climate-Smart Caribbean project to provide the agricultural community with information on sustainable management practices that help reduce the risks and vulnerabilities of climate change in agricultural production.
Transcript
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Mi nombre es José Miguel Cruz estamos en
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el barrio indier baja de maricao y les
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presento el proyecto finca Cruz que
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consta de cultivos de café eh bajo
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sombra con variedades de de frontón y li
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maní esta finca cuenta con 11.6 cuerdas
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de de espacio las cuales 11 ya están
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sembradas de
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café sembramos café de esta forma bajo
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sombra ya que hemos visto las
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consecuencias del cambio climático en
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otra
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finca las prácticas que hemos utilizado
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aquí que hemos hecho en la finca Cruz es
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práctica simple dejar el bosque que ya
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estaba establecido limpiar abajo y
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sembrar el cultivo de basa sombra
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lugares donde no había sombra sembrarle
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sombra siembras al contorno para evitar
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o mitigar un poco la erosión del
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terreno hemos hecho barreras de viento
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hemos sembrado plantas con flores para
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traer biodiversidad a la
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finca no hemos arado el terreno lo hemos
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hecho sin labranza este tipo de práctica
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que ha hecho que como resultado tengamos
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una producción muy buena planta Saluda y
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terreno
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vivo hemos contado con asistencia
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técnica de parte de extensión agrícola
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el departamento de agricultura Federal
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departamento de agricultura Estatal con
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el ago de área
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anar estar aquí trabajando muchas horas
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bajo una som dural de los árboles es muy
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bueno podemos dedicarle mucho más tiempo
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a la finca pero con mucho menos gastos
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en cuestión del control de maleza
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fertilizante muchos menos gastos y mucho
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más tiempo en la finca realmente pues es
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beneficioso para la persona para la mano
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de obra como tanto a la
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plantación llevarlo hasta el empaque o
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mucho más allá hasta la taza ese el el
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futuro de nosotros pero lo queremos
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hacer de forma inteligente de forma
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ecológica secado al sol el café después
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procesado si se pudieran usar aguas de
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lluvia para despulpar como mencioné para
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traer un mejor beneficio a la naturaleza
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menos gasto al agricultor y mucho mejor
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calidad para para el cliente que compra
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el
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