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Abstract
This article was developed with ten farmers from Villa de Leyva, Boyacá
establishing information on agrochemical’s damages, benefits, and
Agrochemical’s Impact on economic effects on tomato crops.
The research focused on the damage that agrochemicals can cause to
Tomato Crops tomato crop soils in different fields, whether in health, environment, or
in Villa de Leyva, Boyaca economy. In order to collect the information, a series of surveys and
interviews were conducted to determine their knowledge of the subject
Heidy Biviana Hortua Sierra and to provide them with information on this topic. Finally, it was
sierrahortuaheidy14@gmail.com
Languages Department, Dulce Corazon de Maria School possible to identify their opinions on damage and in general their
Villa de Leyva, Boyaca knowledge, concluding that over time the soils of tomato crops have
changed due to the frequency with which these products are applied year
after year or crop after crop.
Keywords: Agrochemicals, Soil, Tomato, Affectation, Soil Damage
Resumen Introduction
Este artículo se desarrolló con diez agricultores de Villa de Leyva, In order to publicize the different damages, the following was carried out
Boyacá, estableciendo información sobre los daños, beneficios y efectos that agrochemicals can cause in different aspects, research that mainly
económicos de los agroquímicos en los cultivos de tomate. benefits farmers, these agrochemicals bring benefits to tomato crops
La investigación se centró en los daños que los agroquímicos pueden such as the elimination of pests that may have and that can get these
causar en los suelos del cultivo de tomate en diferentes ámbitos, ya sea crops over time. On the other hand, as a result of the damage caused by
en la salud, el medio ambiente o la economía. Para recabar la agrochemicals, there has been a great change in crop production; some
información, se realizaron una serie de encuestas y entrevistas para time ago these crops had higher production than they have today.
determinar sus conocimientos sobre el tema y proporcionarles Also, from these crops, there is an economic problem that affects farmers
información sobre el mismo. Finalmente, se pudo identificar sus because if the price of the product in the market is very low farmers will
opiniones sobre los daños y en general sus conocimientos, concluyendo not have profits and will not be able to pay for another harvest since a
que a lo largo del tiempo los suelos de los cultivos de tomate han harvest also brings expenses such as agrochemicals, labor, among others
cambiado debido a la frecuencia con la que se aplican estos productos and they will not have any profit, on the other hand, if this changes and
año tras año o cosecha tras cosecha. the price of the product is good or high, they will be able to pay all the
Palabras Clave: Agroquímicos, Suelo, Tomate, Afectación, Daño al expenses already mentioned and will have profits.
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