Demonstrate, quantify, and validate the effectivesness of compost as soil amendment to manage nutrients and important pest vegetable production systems in Puerto Rico

Between 2016 and 2018, the Agricultural Extension Service from the University of Puerto Rico worked in partnership with the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) Conservation Innovation Grant and two farms in Puerto Rico to gather data, create educational materials and demonstrate in field how to utilize compost and maintain healthy vegetable crops in small farming systems on three geographical regions of Puerto Rico. The purpose of this project was to demonstrate the effectiveness of a single application of various types and quantities of compost in vegetable crops and validate the impact it can have in important pests, yield, and soil chemicals proprieties in Puerto Rico.