{"id":12561,"date":"2023-01-26T17:30:14","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T16:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/remei.ch\/?post_type=stories&#038;p=12561"},"modified":"2023-01-31T17:03:10","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T16:03:10","slug":"the-organic-cotton-farmers-control-pests-with-natural-methods-molasses-traps-prove-to-be-particularly-effective","status":"publish","type":"stories","link":"https:\/\/remei.ch\/en\/stories\/the-organic-cotton-farmers-control-pests-with-natural-methods-molasses-traps-prove-to-be-particularly-effective\/","title":{"rendered":"<em>The organic cotton farmers control pests with natural methods: molasses traps prove to be particularly effective<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container wp-block-remei-right-image block-section \" style=\"margin-bottom: \"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"right-image-image col-md-6\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/remei.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/20230123_112352_HDR-560x600.jpg\"><div class=\"featured_caption\">When inspecting a molasses trap together, it proves to be effective. Pictured from left: Marco Paul (Co-CEO Remei Tanzania), Jisena Maire (Supervisor Remei Tanzania), Markus Kunz (Remei Supply Chain Manager fom Switzerland), Charles Mabuga (Co-CEO Remei Tanzania), Omary Hamisi (Contract farmer cooperating with Remei Tanzania)) and John Bulawayo Landa (Production Assistant Remei Tanzania). Photo: Remei<\/div><\/div><div class=\"right-image-content col-md-6 wlp\"><h3>The organic cotton farmers who work with Remei Tanzania control pests with natural methods: molasses traps prove to be particularly effective<\/h3><p><p>The molasses traps mainly attract the cotton moth and prevent it from laying its eggs in the cotton buds.<br>\u00a0<br>Another preventive measure is to plant sunflowers between the cotton plants. The sunflower attracts insect pests and thus keeps them away from the cotton plants.<br><br>In addition to preventive plant protection measures against pests, the organic cotton contract farmers cooperating with Remei also spray with natural plant protection products.<\/p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container wp-block-remei-right-image block-section right\" style=\"margin-bottom: \"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"right-image-content col-md-6\"><h3>For pest control with organic pesticides, Remei Tanzania has purchased 240 new spray pumps for cooperating cotton farmers<\/h3><p><p>The additionally purchased useful equipment can be borrowed by the farmers from the local Remei Tanzania offices in the villages in the cultivation area.<br>\u00a0<br>The organic pesticides for filling the pumps are also given locally at the village offices. Some of them are produced directly on site.<br>\u00a0<br>One example of an organic pesticide is a mixture of extracts from the neem tree, which is common in Tanzania, and the urine of cows. As a frassing poison, the neem tree extract unfolds its effect in the intestines of the insects.<br>\u00a0<br>Remei Tanzania works participatively with around 2,200 organic cotton farmers at the beginning of the Remei supply chain for organic cotton textiles in the Meatu and Maswa regions.<\/p><\/p><\/div><div class=\"right-image-image col-md-6 wlp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/remei.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/spray-pumps-Remei-India-1-560x600.jpg\"><div class=\"featured_caption\">Newly acquired spray pumps for natural crop protection with organic pesticides. 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