ORGANIC FARMING IN ALMERIA, SPAIN
- The agricultural yield of Almeria accounts for 23% of the total vegetable output of Andalusia and 8% of the Spain's total yield.
- Almeria produces around 3.5 million tons of fruits and vegetables.
- These crops were mainly grown from 30,200 acres of cultivated area.
- Over one million tons of tomatoes are produced by Almeria.
- Almeria also grows pepper with a total production yield of 665,000 tons.
- Other crops of the province include cucumbers, zucchinis, and watermelons with a yield of around 430,000 tons each.
- In 2017, a campaign pushes for the use of 8,310 hectares for watermelon and 2,340 hectares for melon.
- Over 540,150 tons of watermelon and 105,300 tons of melons are expected as a result of the campaign.
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Almeria is known for its significant work in biologically controlling pests.
- It applies these bio-based pest control solutions in over 26,500 hectares of land, more than any other similarly-treated areas in the world.
- The province employs around 95,000 people.
2019 CAMPAIGN
- For its fiscal year 2019/20 campaign, Almeria aims to allocate 11,570 hectares to grow pepper.
- Meanwhile, this current campaign will target 8,790 hectares for growing tomatoes.
- For zucchini, the target is to use 8,034 hectares to cultivate the vegetable.
- In the case of cucumber, the plan is to use 187 hectares more to allocate a total of 4,864 hectares.
- In the case of the eggplants, the planned allocation is 2,207 hectares.
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