Agricultural Management of Chickpea and Lentil Cultivation in the Southwest

Combining theory and hands-on experience, this training program provides you with the technical know-how to successfully grow lentils and chickpeas in the Southwest and ensure a reliable harvest. It’s a powerful tool for diversifying and enhancing your crop rotation.
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Agricultural Management of Chickpea and Lentil Cultivation in the Southwest
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Incorporating lentils and chickpeas into your crop rotations: a strategic agronomic
choice Lentils and chickpeas, cost-effective and high-yielding crops, improve soil fertility, break pest cycles, and offer reliable market opportunities. Tailored to the soil and climate conditions of southwestern France, this training program combines theoretical instruction with field visits to help you master cultivation techniques and integrate these legumes into your farming system in a sustainable way.

 

On the agenda:

1. Introduction to legumes: 

  • Definition of legumes and how they work,
  • Role of legumes in soil fertilization and crop rotation.

2. Growing lentils in the Southwest

  • Agronomic characteristics: spring variety, low-input crop
  • Varieties (blonde, coral, green) and market opportunities
  • Adapting the cultivation plan to regional constraints: soil types, water availability, temperatures
  • Planting, variety selection, crop management, fertilization, protection
  • Harvest: optimal conditions, equipment adjustments

 3. Chickpea Management in the Southwest

  • Agronomic, environmental, and economic benefits
  • Regionalized technical guidelines: selection of sowing dates, planting densities, management under dry conditions, harvest, storage, and contract farming
  • Management of pests specific to the region

 4. Focus on organic farming

 

Training conducted in collaboration with FILEG (free for their members)

By the end of the training, participants will be able to:

  • Explain the agronomic principles of lentil and chickpea cultivation
  • Identify the agronomic, economic, and environmental benefits
  • Select species and varieties suited to the soil and climate conditions of the Southwest
  • Implement sustainable crop management practices: planting, fertilization, weed and pest management
  • Diagnose major crop problems
  • Apply best practices for harvesting and post-harvest handling
  • Integrate the specific requirements of organic farming into the local context

In-person format:

  • Classroom instruction: lectures, case studies, interactive discussions

  • Hands-on fieldwork: plot visits, crop observation

Active learning methods: Illustrated presentations, discussions, Q&A sessions, feedback

Assessment: Quizzes, Q&A sessions, application exercises, individual satisfaction surveys, self-assessment

Theoretical materials: Lectures, visual presentations, written materials provided to participants

Field visit: Analysis of lentil and chickpea crops under real-world conditions, identification of key technical points

Exchange of best practices: Feedback on field experiences and group discussions with the trainer

Quizzes, Q&As, practice exercises, individual satisfaction surveys, self-assessment

If you need any accommodations to help you succeed in your program, please contact the disability coordinator:

Christel CARO

Phone: 01 30 79 95 09

Email: formation@terresinovia.fr 

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