Agroaldea
This is one of the conclusions that were reached at the conference on 'Crop Management', organized by COAGRISAN.
Almost a hundred technicians and farmers attended the three papers that had the Day, which took place in the halls of the cooperative.
President of COAGRISAN, Juan José de el Pino, thanked the participants and the speakers of displaced people from the mainland and Germany to share their experiences.
Then, He moved the word to the mayor of La Aldea, José Miguel Rodríguez, who announced the early submission of a feasibility plan for agriculture export Village.
The first presentation was given by the company technical sales Ispemar, Antonio Alba Rodríguez, which he focused on the management of coir substrate.
Alba explained, in detail, the evolution that has occurred with this material in the last fifteen years. Like this, He delved into techniques for obtaining and various derivatives.
Antonio Alba stressed the importance of the functions of irrigation, as well as possible to keep as healthy root system, and it is vital to ensure the absorption of calcium to the plant.
The COAGRISAN cooperative has a 'logger', a station that collects and analyzes data such as temperature, humidity, conductivity and number of irrigations. The information we are getting is possible to know further cultivation and correct excesses and defects, Alba said.
The director of Grodan in Europe, Ben Nika, He spoke on rockwool substrate in which, the group of companies which include Grodan, are world leaders.
Nikaj explained that her figure in the company has allowed him to travel almost the entire planet and so, to know what on agriculture is practiced in almost every corner. So here he noted that it is doing the right thing.
Stone wool is a natural and sustainable product obtained from basalt rocks, heated to 1600 ° C to which, later, They are projected silicon particles which give it the characteristic yarn. The process is very similar, bridging the gap obviously, cotton to sugar, He recalled Nikaj.
Ben Nikaj also stressed the importance of the proper use of irrigation, drains and measurements, as key to getting the best performance of the plant success factors guaranteeing production.
The third presentation was given by the head of KOPPERT Spain, Antonio Jimenez, who, before starting, He stressed the importance of the transfer that is generating COAGRISAN to the productions of the peninsula.
Jimenez addressed the 'zero waste' crop, clarifying that there is no ready recipe in this field to apply.
The 'zero waste' is a system or a model in which respect the environment are enshrined, good appearance and product quality and decent working conditions. management and manipulation also become important.
From KOPPERT they have been working for several years on a range of products, under the trade name NatuGro, serving health of the roots and the substrate as well as proper plant nutrition.
Jimenez said that one could say that COAGRISAN is a pioneer in the application of this model that has given very good results in the release of Nesidiocoris seedbeds, the application of cultural measures, pest control widely and preventive treatments, among others.
While it is not yet mandatory application, EU guidelines provide for an adjustment period for implementation. However, the consumer is ahead and demands, increasingly, productions respectful with the environment.
This demand is what is forcing companies to be supplied larger quantities of products obtained under this model, that is generating greater marketing opportunity.
