Vasco Cortes Martins (izquierda), director ejecutivo de Nutrifarms, y Alejandro de las Casas Pérez, director ejecutivo de Kimitec, se dan la mano después de firmar un acuerdo con MAAVi Lab para superar los desafíos agronómicos y de sostenibilidad en el cultivo del olivo.
Vasco Cortés Martins, director general de Nutrifarmas, and Félix García, CEO of Kimitec’s Centro de Innovación MAAVi, han firmado recientemente un acuerdo de colaboración estratégica destinado a superar los principales retos agronómicos a los que se enfrenta el olivar y aumentar la sostenibilidad.
“We believe that this agreement with MAAVi Innovation Center will accelerate the research and development of new natural solutions specifically for olive trees, which imply a new step forward on our path towards sustainability. I am sure that, as a result of this alliance, we will obtain advanced solutions that can benefit the entire agricultural sector by solving different agricultural challenges,” said Cortes Martins, the CEO of Nutrifarms, at the contract signing event.
Specifically, Kimitec’s MAAVi Innovation Center will research and develop customized solutions adapted to Nutrifarms’ agronomic needs in terms of pest and disease control during harvest, environmental stress reduction, efficient water management, and increased crop production and quality.
“Our goal is to walk hand-in-hand with Nutrifarms throughout their transition towards residue-free production over the next few years,” says Kimitec’s García.
Reducing the use of synthetic chemical products and mineral fertilizers while maximizing the crop’s genetic potential is a priority for olive growers.
To this end, MAAVi Innovation Center has created its MAAVi Labs, making its R&D&I center, the largest in Europe dedicated to natural products, available to farmers, where they develop sustainable and productive solutions to the main challenges of today’s agriculture. These strategic alliances start with active listening, understanding the challenge and end with the product.
¿Qué es un laboratorio MAAVi?
Un MAAVi Lab es nuestra manera de centrarnos en un problema concreto en los campos de la agricultura, ganadería, acuicultura, agroindustria, cosmética, etc., y establecer una colaboración para el desarrollo de soluciones innovadoras y sostenibles. Con el objetivo de reducir pérdidas, aumentar la producción, poner al servicio del mercado nuestra experiencia en biotecnología y todos los recursos disponibles en nuestro centro de investigación, lograr el residuo cero y la sostenibilidad en los procesos industriales, y encontrar moléculas naturales capaces de sustituir sustancias químicas, estos estratégicos Los proyectos están liderados por el MAAVi y dirigidos a cualquier empresa comprometida con el cambio.
A change in the way food is produced, replacing synthetic chemicals with natural solutions: That is Kimitec’s challenge, the reason why we opened our MAAVi Innovation Center, Europe’s largest biotechnology center for natural agriculture, in 2019, and the mission of our team of over 80 scientists and researchers, who work daily with and for any partner willing to align with our vision.