Intensive Agriculture in the Irrigated Perimeter of Tadla Between the Challenge of Increasing Yields and Preserving Biodiversity

Abstract

The beginning of the use of pesticides in the irrigated perimeter of Tadla, was since the second half of the 20th century by the integration of different new crops, especially those oriented towards industrialization and commercialization, such as beet, sugar cane, cotton, soft wheat, citrus, olive trees, vegetables and other types of fruit trees, fodder... This requires the use of phytosanitary products to protect them against pests, weeds, fungi and some diseases that contribute to the deterioration of agricultural products, therefore, the use of pesticides of different kinds becomes necessary for the farmer despite its contribution to the damage of the environmental system especially the biogenesis, Because a very interesting number of living beings that used to live in the irrigated perimeter of Tadla are experiencing a very interesting decline or/and a definitive disappearance due to the intensive use of phytosanitary