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Caparrós has gone from a fresh product small local company to control farming, production, transformation, packaging and commercialisation processes of fresh products and IV and V range throughout Europe and Eastern countries. We currently have 20,000 sq m of modern premises to select, handle and pack fresh products to deliver our clients.

Improvements we work
continuously on

Innovation as
a future tool

All of this is possible thanks to the innovation focused as a tool for the future and which allows traditional cultivation techniques to be combined with the most advanced technology available.

Tunnel-type greenhouses

CAPARRÓS NATURE nowadays has a large number of multi-tunnel greenhouses, which allows them to be more airtight and to be able to adequately manage the climatic conditions.

To this end, they have zenithal and lateral ventilation systems that provide a useful ventilation surface capable of mitigating the effects of the area’s high temperatures in the most unfavourable months. In turn, these greenhouses have automated climate control systems, which, based on temperature and humidity sensors inside the greenhouses, as well as outdoor weather stations capable of recording maximum, minimum and average daily temperature measurements, as well as records of relative humidity, wind speed and direction and incident radiation on the crop, make it possible to design climate control strategies capable of modifying the growing conditions inside the greenhouse and favouring optimum conditions for the development of the plantations.

Water footprint (WF)

The “Water Footprint” (WF) is an indicator that defines the total volume of freshwater used to produce a given product or service along the entire supply chain in a given place and time (directly and indirectly).

The objective of the use of WF in crops under plastic in Almeria, in the framework of the H32 cooperation project, is to adapt and implement the existing methodology for the measurement of the direct and indirect use of water resources.

Precision farming

The main objective of this project is to provide the fruit and vegetable sector with usable, efficient, simple and economical tools and means, designed directly for the first agent in the value chain, with which it can autonomously acquire immediate information on the crop and thus be able to influence decision-making related to irrigation, preventing its arbitrary management, resulting in water savings of at least 25%.

The planned plantations have been carried out on our farms, where we have been able to develop the methodology that allows efficient water use in intensive agriculture through technology, objectively measuring the Water Footprint and establishing corrective elements through precision technology to reduce this footprint, as well as the concentration of nitrates in the soil.

All developments will be collected in an adapted protocol for the calculation of the Water Footprint in intensive agriculture.

Andalusian Bioeconomy Observatory for the Agri-Food Industry Project

The creation of an Andalusian Observatory on Circular Economy arises from the need to measure the impact and progress of the bioeconomy with the Andalusian fruit and vegetable sector, compiling all the information on companies in the fruit and vegetable sector that carry out circular economy, collecting data on the evolution of the markets, the different regional, national and European policies related to the bioeconomy, as well as the capacity in the field of innovation and research, both with public and private investments. With these databases it will be possible to establish indicators on the economy, employment and innovation, as well as productivity, social welfare and environmental quality, which will enable us to increasingly realise a more sustainable agriculture.

The Observatory will be an instrument for:

Promoting the bioeconomy in Andalusia.
Provide specific information to those companies driving the development of the bioeconomy within the region.
To provide a platform for stakeholders interested in the bioeconomy in the horticulture sector and to facilitate the exchange of information.

ETIC4FOOF: ICT tools for smart labelling of sustainable fruit and vegetable production

The overall objective of the project is the creation of a product fingerprint integrated in an information platform between the producer and the consumer through a form of smart label, which will materialise the way to connect the final consumer with a set of valuable and personalised information in the fields of sustainability, safety, quality, corporate social responsibility policies and, in general, data to assure the final consumer of good practices and the promotion of healthy and environmentally sustainable food.

Objectives to be achieved:

To offer an innovative form of labelling to the agri-food sector.
To build customer loyalty through the information presented.
To make the company’s production processes and actions visible.
Complete the information available on the label.
Favouring the transition towards digitalisation of the sector, which will bring great added value and differentiation to the product.

Reinwaste proyect

The transition towards a more circular economy represents an essential contribution to the EU2030 Strategy and the UN2030 Sustainable Goals to develop a sustainable, low-carbon, resource-efficient and competitive economy. The REINWASTE project, funded by the EU under the Interreg MED programme, aims to make a concrete contribution to waste reduction by encouraging the adoption of more innovative concepts by agriculture and the food industry. REINWASTE will contribute to overcoming the lack of knowledge about available solutions and the diversity and fragmentation of waste prevention procedures.

This report is the result of this research initiative.

PHASE 1. Fifteen companies from the Andalusian fruit and vegetable sector took part in this first stage of analysis. The report is divided into two sections:

General foresight on technologies available on the market for packaging materials that could contribute to minimising the inorganic waste generated.
Personalised report on preliminary steps to be taken by your company so that you can continue to move towards near zero inorganic waste.

PHASE 2. Technological audits towards almost 0 inorganic waste.

R+D+i

Improvements we work
continuously on

New markets

Increasing demand

Client loyalty

Reduce competition

Increase the capacity of product handling

Brand positioning

Develop competitive advantages

Product added value

Innovation as
a future tool

Tunnel-type greenhouses

Water footprint (WF)

Andalusian Bioeconomy Observatory for the Agri-Food Industry Project

ETIC4FOOF: ICT tools for smart labelling of sustainable fruit and vegetable production

Reinwaste proyect

R+D+i

Improvements we work continuously on

New markets

Increasing demand

Client loyalty

Reduce competition

Increase the capacity of product handling

Brand positioning

Develop competitive advantages

Product added value

Innovation asa future tool

Tunnel-type greenhouses

Improvements we work
continuously on

Innovation as
a future tool