Agroaldea
The decision has been taken after the extraordinary acceptance of organic bananas in all markets.
The agricultural cooperative COAGRISAN unstoppable continues. To its continuing upward progression in terms of volume and quality of their production, it accumulates in recent years consecutively, Add your commitment to entering a new market through the transition from their crops to ecological.
The cooperative headed by Juan José De el Pino, After taking the initiative of the green banana and given the excellent results, It has decided to bet on the production of organic tomatoes, After having studied by the Governing Council and submit it to the analysis of the technical team.
Pine adds that the decision is endorsed by be the customers of the entity who had committed a requesting to COAGRISAN these crops.
The director-general, Jacinto Godoy, explains that the current production model is based on sustainability and respect for the environment, with the 100% its surface cultivated using biological control techniques, using the minimum of active substances, i.e., plant protection products, coconut fibre and rock wool substrates, using the recirculation and applying, a very high percentage of the surface, zero residue model. To this must be added that we produce between nature reserves and biosphere reserve of Gran Canaria, aims Godoy.
In addition, We carry two years trying to incorporate plant residues, using the technique of composting, crops. However, bureaucratic, authorities, they have prevented that it will still operate the treatment plant for producing compost as necessary, indicates the director-general.
Jacinto Godoy explained that "our idea is planting a reasonable amount this year, by way of trial, in the greenhouse of r & d of COAGRISAN, to see how the culture responds, the market and its customers, they are those who have been asking us we cultiváramos organic product for some time".
[quote]The director-general of COAGRISAN, Jacinto Godoy says that It is time to take the firm step to produce a Green Tomato of extraordinary quality.[/quote]
Then, on the basis of that response, that we ventured already to be very positive in the light of the results of organic banana cultivation, the initial forecast will be among the 30 and the 40% organic tomato surface in the coming years, up to 100 percent in a period more measured as possible or according to market demands., says the director-general, Jacinto Godoy.
They COAGRISAN is clear that organic farming is on the rise, as ever is most demanded by society, and it will continue to increase in the coming years. For this reason, its objective is to position itself in this market as soon as possible.
The fate of this new production is export, with Europe as main buyer. Precisely, they have been customers of the Scandinavian countries, which are suggesting to cooperative ecological production of tomato in order of establish a more consistent and stable business alliance.
At last, the director general Jacinto Godoy concludes that, once overcome the pitfalls that they prevented the certification as organic production, It is time to take the firm step to produce a Green Tomato of extraordinary quality, as she has done with the traditional export.
In this way, the production model continues its consistent commitment to sustainability and environmental protection online, as well as innovation, offering maximum satisfaction to the demands of the most demanding markets.
European customers, always in search of excellence in the best productions requirements, next to the values of professionalism, prestige and reliability made of COAGRISAN the guarantor of the success of this initiative, ensures the director general Jacinto Godoy González.