Biodynamic agriculture: soil remineralization through rock octopus and biological nitrogen fixation

Abstract

The indigenous historian Luis E. Valcárcel maintains that the Andean civilization "had converted a country inoperative for agriculture into an agricultural country, in a tremendous effort that did not disappear during the Spanish dominion and that has not disappeared today. There is, therefore, a very rigorous link between Ancient Peru and Present Peru. One of the techniques used to re-mineralize or only involves the association of intermediate doses of rock dust with higher doses of cattle manure. Another well-accepted strategy in the literature to improve food production is biological nitrogen fixation in rhizobia, which occurs mainly in the root or stem and is induced by bacteria present in leguminous plants. Providing a new perspective to the existing literature, this article presents a Culture - Knowledge - Intelligence - CCI model that explains the impact of culture on knowledge and intelligence and then understands how to convince farmers to become more independent through agricultural cooperatives that aim for the long term. The study concluded that Inca biodynamic agriculture is necessary for small farmers to be open to learn modern farming practices, cooperatives and business language.