Organic field peas cultivation guide
Organic field pea cultivation: practices, pest control, and Swiss profitability
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Detail description
Field peas enhance soil fertility through nitrogen fixation and are ideal as a preceding crop in organic farming. This guide provides practical advice for organic cultivation across Switzerland, covering sowing, weed and pest management, harvesting, and market delivery. It includes economic data and sustainability practices tailored for organic farmers, with relevance for conventional farmers exploring field pea production.
Contribution detail info
- Project
- Location
- Switzerland
- Authors
- Hansueli Dierauer, Daniel Böhler, Jürg Hiltbrunner, Res Schmutz, Willy Kessler
- Purpose
- Other, Support decision-making and strategic planning
- File type
- document
- Created on
- Apr 03, 2026
- Origin language
- German
- Official project website
- OK-Net EcoFeed
- License
- Other
- Keywords