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Our Company 70´s Primaflor Flowers -Vegetables 80´s Consolidating as an Horticultural Company 90´s Expansion to European Markets 00´s Consolidating as the market leader
Our Company 4 different areas of production hectares of cultivation 55 different products The turnover is divide: 55% International Market 50% National Market We represent in Spain: 18% of Fresh sale 16% of Salads ( tons) We represent 10% of Spanish Production * Tonnes Iceberg/Year *55 Tonnes of the rest of products
Turnover Evolution (M€) Forecast 2011
OUR CLIENTS
Range of produce. Season 10/11 Little Gem : Iceberg : Escaroles : Continentals : Cos Romain : Onions: Celery : Spinach : Baby Leaf : Chinese Vegs: Various : Distribution of Volume per Crops. Whole Season Winter & Summer
Produce Range. Season 10/11 Little Gem : 343 has Escaroles : 287 has Continentals : 180 has Cos Romain : 140 has Onions : 154 has Celery : 82 has Spinach : 242 has Baby Leaf : 205 has Chinese Vegs: 66 has Various : 180 has Distribution of Growing Areas per Crops. Whole Season Winter & Summer Iceberg : has
Our Certificates GENERAL CERTIFICATES - TESCO NURTURE - FIELD TO FORK - LEAF MARQUE CLIENT’S CERTIFICATES - ISO GLOBAL GAP - I.F.S - B.R.C - PRL - GUÍA BPM ENSALADA - ECOLÓGICO
Partner in an European Iniciative for Avoid Climate Change : “veg-i-trade” It is funded under the Seventh Framework Program of the European Comission Our Environmental Policy
Farm Situation & ALMERIA Águilas GRANADABaza Pulpí Growing Areas MURCIA
Avoiding Biological & Chemical Risks RESIDUE MICRO Soil Irrigation Water (WRA) Raw Material (Micro & Residue) Cold room surfaces Hidrocooling water & Refrigeration machinery Use authorised UE Active Ingredient New European directive 91/414/EEC (Maximum Residue) Biological products
Raw Material Micro-Organic Testing EXTERNAL TESTING (ACCREDITED LABS) INTERNAL LAB (PCR) Analyze 100% Salmonella Absence 100% Lysteria Absence 100% E.Coli 0157H7 Absence Analyze 100% Salmonella Absence 100% Lysteria Absence 100% E.Coli 0157H7 Absence
OUR POLICY Homes, Trips & Sport Activities(FR) SEDEX (UK) & SA-8000 Bet on Sustainable Agriculture Creation of Green Areas Residues Management Environmental Integration Plan Ethical good practice Average of 1600 workers
- Planting Mechanization (95% of total) - Little Gem - Iceberg - Others -In establishment period of new machines to automatic harvest Agronomical Improvements
Test-Plots: Studies of resistance to fungi and insects through Breeding Programs and new varieties - Bremia resistance stumps 1-16 to Nasonovia resistence: period from March to May - Tip Burn resistence - Improved size and weight Introduction of new varieties - Multi-Leaf (20 different varieties) - Baby Leaf Selection of varieties for the 4 areas of production Agronomical Improvements
- Soil Preparation: - GPS Guiding in Tractors - New Machinery: bigger and better crop table. - Weed Control: - Automatic Machinery - Optimization of Herbicides: Pre-planting. Agronomical Improvements
- New strategies to avoid diseases and insects developed and focused on residue levels under L.o.D., in Colaborations with Chemical Companies (D’upont, Bayer, BASF) - Efficiency to Use of Water and Fertilizer: - Automatic control based on irrigation plans for every crop/area - Soil Moisture and control - Control of consumption in Farms - Improvements in Hydroponic System Agronomical Improvements
Hydroponic Crop: – Increasing of uniformity of production – Efficient using of water and nutrients – It is not necessary to use herbicide – Improved cleanliness of the product (no contact with the ground) – Different managements of Continentals & Multi-Leaf – Develop of new varieties for this system Agronomical Improvements
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