The University of Cordova has a developed a precise irrigation system which allows for a considerable amount of water to be saved in strawberry farming in Huelva. The initiative is carried out through a water saving mobile phone app: Irrifresa. The app allows you to accurately calculate the watering times whilst considering different factors. It’s […]
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Cultivating strawberries without soil to supply Dubai and Switzerland all year long
The company Hazafresa, headquartered in Villanueva de la Reina (Jaén), saw an available business niche producing high quality strawberries outside the normal production season thanks to hydroponic cultivation. Their first harvest has sold in the national market and has even brought strawberries directly to Dubai. The next harvest starts in April and they are […]
Biosolarization: a new agricultural technique to avoid chemicals in strawberry cultivations
It is an innovative and ecologic technique. The Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research and Training in Andalusia has tested it in strawberry fields in Huelva. Biosolarization permits disinfecting soil using natural manure, water and a plastic that covers the ground hermetically for four weeks. Gasses emitted by mature and high temperatures erase fungi and weed, as manure enriches […]
José Antonio Gómez, the union of Palos’ strawberry producers to be the first in the world
José Antonio Gómez is the Vice President of the Santa María de la Rábida Cooperative, which commercializes its production under the name ‘Fresón de Palos’. After the Brand ‘Fresón de Palos’ are the stories of 150 producers, all of them have joined this cooperative that takes the taste of Huelva’s strawberries around the world. Their past […]