Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Chapter4
Sigatoka, Science, and Control
ThescientificmethodsusedtocombattheSigatokaepidemic
requiretheinterventionofexpertsinplantpathology,experts
whocarryouttheirworkwithgreatcareandthoroughness.
diariocomercial,san pedro sula, 1938
Asmorescientificmethodsof bananacultivation,including
protectionagainstdisease,havecomeintogeneralvogue,the
smallproducerhasbeenplacedatanincreasingdisadvantage.
Theadoptionof irrigation,dusting,andothermodernmethods
ofbananacultivationbytheindependentgrowerisoutofthe
questionbecauseof hislackof largefinancialresources.
antonio certosimo, tegucigalpa, 1941
Thespray.Theeffectthatithadonapersonatthattimescared
me.Ididn'tlikeit.Itwasthehardestjob.
feliciano núñez, el progreso, 1995
In late October 1935, a powerful storm struck the Sula valley. After three
consecutive days of heavy winds and torrential rains, the Ulúa and Cha-
melecón rivers overflowed their banks, destroying crops, drowning live-
stock, and washing out villages, laborcamps, and bridges.Waterand elec-
tricity were temporarily cut off in urban areas such as San Pedro Sula
and El Progreso. An eyewitness from one of the Tela Railroad Company's
farms reported that floodwaters had carried off theworkers' barracks like
''match boxes,'' leaving more than 150 families without basic necessities.
As part of the relief efforts, the companyevacuated workers from flooded
camps, set up relief kitchens, and provided potable water for people left
