Sustentability

Also called mechanical control, it is a practice that involves perseverance and determination to prevent the development of the fruit fly. Among the activities that are carried out as part of this control are to keep the soil free of decomposed fruits, collecting them immediately, keeping the field clean, and carrying out sanitary pruning.

For this type of control, the behavior and life habit of the insect itself is taken advantage of for its control, in the case of fruit flies, the eating habits they have are taken advantage of, especially of females that ingest substances rich in proteins and feel attraction. towards nitrogenous – ammoniacal substances.

We mainly use physical stimuli to stop pests that we consider threats to our crops, such as attractive traps, including light traps and others with sticky substances, in the latter the location and height must be taken into account for optimal results.

We promote organic practices for pest management in our fields.

We use organic pesticides such as saponin and extracts such as cinnamon, garlic, pepper, citrus and sesame oil, as well as bacteria (Bacillus sp.) To control pests.

As a result, we are using fewer pesticides with fewer applications on our non-organic produce, thus reducing any residue on our fruit.

In the same way, only when our pesticides are not enough we have developed a policy for the appropriate use of “non-organic” pesticides in our fields, and to always protect our crops against weeds, pests and diseases, complying with our objectives of sustainable agriculture and protecting the environment.

There are various techniques that allow improving soil conditions, among them is the application of compost with which we seek to solve the nutritional imbalances of the soils and the negative effects of the use of fertilizers.

Compost is produced by composting agro-industrial waste, known for its great fertilizing power, even improving environmental quality. Compost is a solution full of live beneficial bacteria that interact with the roots of our crops in a positive way, providing a large proportion of nutrients to them.

At Montveg we use mandarin peels from those crops that are not designated for export, recycling them through the manufacture of Compost, thus taking advantage of the maximum value of the fruits.

We have a clear focus on waste management, that is why we practice in each of our operations the separation and segregation of solid waste for recycling or disposal.

As an elementary policy, we have installed ecological containers in each of our facilities, promoting in this way the practices of recycling, reuse, recovery, and reduction of our waste.

We know that agro-industrial waste has a high potential to be used in different processes that include a series of actions to be explored.

We are developing new measures and procedures aimed at ensuring responsible management of the solid waste generated by our processes, increasing our recycling footprint, and reusing waste to add value to products or create new sources of energy.

As one of our first measures to balance responsible water management was to implement our drip irrigation system (technified), which guarantees us greater efficiency in the use and exploitation of this hydrological resource.

Our irrigation systems allow us to uniformly control the amounts of water to apply and minimize water losses, optimally reducing overall consumption. Likewise, through its pipes we avoid losses due to evaporation and filtration.

To better manage our water use, we are developing a water management system that will allow us to assess actual daily use rates and adjusts automatically.

To create a sustainable business over time, another of the measures we are taking is to seek the fair and efficient use of freshwater resources, since according to UNESCO more than 70% of this is used in the Agriculture.

We know that we have a great responsibility, that is why we are committed to calculating our water footprint according to the guidelines indicated by the Water Footprint Network (WFN), a global platform that promotes the fair and intelligent use of water.

This calculation will allow us to know our consumption of fresh water per hectare of farmland and to understand our green, gray, and blue footprint in order to develop strategies that allow us to continue developing in an ecologically responsible way.

We pay special attention to the quality of the water that we use every day. We perform analysis of the water composition in authorized laboratories to prevent any contamination. The surface water of the reservoir is constantly monitored to see the water level and verify if any sediment has entered it or if there is the presence of algae.

To have an optimal management of the water we have specialized irrigation personnel, who make routine reviews of the system, verifying and solving any leak or unforeseen event that occurs to avoid its waste. Water management does not end with our crops as we have a plan to ensure that all the wastewater we discharge is managed responsibly with the environment.

Our objective of a green agriculture is reflected in the numerous investigations that we carry out to find new eco-friendly proposals at the level of fertilizers, which can be added to those that we have already been using successfully in our fields.

Among the fertilizers that we use mostly are, different types of organic fertilizer such as; the manure and guano of the island, Also, the compost that we ourselves produce with the waste of our own crops.

We protect natural resources and our crops, we value their importance to produce food both now and, in the future, that is why our goal is to improve the quality of our soil every year.

Soil maps of the earth are made to identify which areas are vulnerable to erosion and help us design the plantation structure for the farms and take the appropriate preventive measures and issue soil conservation recommendations based on this data.

One of the ways we tackle the challenges of soil erosion is through contour crops. Placing plantations as a kind of barrier to prevent the air from eroding the dune and it from moving.

So far and thanks to good IPM management, our plants are healthy. However, consistent with our philosophy of always being one step ahead, we have identified a way to control the presence of unwanted nematodes using an eco-friendly method.

Using a type of nematodes that can be used as a biological control agent, which would benefit not only the plants themselves but also the soils, stimulating root growth and good soil health.