This year it is strengthening its commitment to certifications in addition to that of Ecological Agriculture with a “much larger” surface area certified by Naturland and Biosuisse in avocados, mangos, and cucumbers, the Manager, Fernando Martín, explains.
Additionally, they are diversifying their portfolio, incorporating new references: Italian sweet red peppers, vine cherry tomatoes “with an excellent flavour” and snack cucumbers. “We are going to start out on a small scale with full greenhouses and all the certifications.”
Its catalogue contains Dutch and French cucumbers, avocados, mangos, tomatoes of all types (vine, plum, Marmande, beefsteak), courgettes, aubergines, beans, and California peppers.
The team will be at Fruit Attraction (stand 9B10) to show their new developments and to go over the final details of the campaign’s programming.
This year, they will produce around 10 million kg, amongst all their references, in spite of the fact that there will be 30% less than a normal year in mangos and avocados. “Although there is water in our region, the weather conditions are affecting flowering, and we have produced less volume with more surface area over the past 3 years.” The increase in hectares is moving forward “little by little, but it is continuous. We are an OPFH (fruit and vegetable producer organisation)”. Its most important area lies in the Granada Costa Tropical; in Cadiz, they have new associate farmers in avocados; in Axarquia, in mangos; and in Almeria, in vegetables.
