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Agrobío |<br />
Record time<br />
today, agrobío is an international bench mark in<br />
biological control in a record time. research, human<br />
resources and effort are the main points of growth.<br />
Record time. With these<br />
two words is defined the<br />
development of this company<br />
from Almería with the<br />
biological control.<br />
Agrobío has made a strong<br />
commitment in developing<br />
of a new line of products<br />
for integrated pest management.<br />
In fact, until recently,<br />
this company was known<br />
by marketing of bumblebees<br />
for natural pollination,<br />
while currently, it has<br />
numerous products for biological<br />
pest control.<br />
Through Agrocontrol, this<br />
company sells Amblyseius<br />
swirskii, Orius laevigatus,<br />
Nesidiocoris tenuis, Nabis<br />
pseudoferus ibericus and<br />
‘plantas reservorias’, among<br />
other products.<br />
Investment. Another<br />
strength of the company<br />
is a constant investment<br />
in research. “In our case<br />
we have human resources<br />
and research that allows<br />
us to be in the vanguard in<br />
auxiliary fauna in order to<br />
control pests which affect<br />
the different crops, horticulture<br />
and fruit”, says José<br />
Antonio, manager of the<br />
company.<br />
The company promotes the<br />
use of Nesidiocoris tenuis<br />
in seedbed and field to control<br />
whitefly and Tuta absoluta<br />
in tomato. In addition,<br />
the company is making a<br />
research work and develop<br />
new protocols in cucumber<br />
in order to get the best results.<br />
These new developments<br />
are the result of differents<br />
research programs carried<br />
out by Agrobío with the<br />
Institute for Research and<br />
Training in Agriculture of<br />
Junta de Andalucía (Ifapa).<br />
With regard to expansion<br />
strategy as a company that<br />
is dedicated to the production<br />
and marketing of beneficial<br />
fauna, Santorromán<br />
stands out the advantage<br />
of Agrobío with respect to<br />
other firms. “Agrobío is a<br />
company from Almería and<br />
we have always had as pri-<br />
<strong>Companies</strong><br />
mary objective the market<br />
of Almería”.<br />
In other words, we have<br />
never sought out to go out<br />
of this area without consolidate<br />
our position in the<br />
market. It does not mean<br />
that Agrobío is not known<br />
to international level,” explains<br />
Santorromán. In<br />
fact, the company already<br />
operates in more than a<br />
dozen countries between<br />
Europe, Africa and South<br />
America.<br />
Fruit Logistica • February 2013<br />
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