Immature compost can be toxic for plants. This is why researchers of the Institute of Natural Resources and Agrobiology of Seville have counted on the collaboration of the University of Huelva to develop a device test the quality of compost before applying it over a crop. It is an electronic nose that uses smell to […]
agriculture
Blanca Landa del Castillo, agricultural research to prevent crop diseases
Blanca Landa del Castillo always knew that she wanted to be a researcher. When she was little, she played with her older brother doing home experiments. Since 2010, she has worked at the Institute for Sustainable Agriculture-CSIC, where she is currently involved in research on how to prevent the spreading of Xylella fastidiosa bacteria, which […]
Miguel Ángel Tamarit, internationalization of Andalusian aviation at the service of crops
Since 2000, Miguel Ángel Tamarit is the president of FAASA Aviation, a company created in 1966.He started working there as a pilot but in the 80s he begun to take management responsibilities. This company was created in response to the demand of Spanish agriculture, which needed the assistance of planes in fertilization and fumigation tasks. […]
Paqui Ferrer, reclaiming the value of thinking minds in Andalusian agriculture
The vocation of Paqui Ferrer to know the world of agriculture, in and outside the crops, has taken her to become the first woman entering the Parquenat Governing Council in the 21 years of history of this cooperative from Almería. She entered there in 2003 as a collaborative partner and after 11 years of effort […]