This is the itinerary for our 8- day trip.....click here.

ANTEQUERA

LA CONCEPCION

SIERRA NEVADA

AGUILAS

CABO de GATA

ALMUNECAR

PALM NURSERY

*The Mediterranean climate.

*Natural vegetation patterns of the Mediterranean.

*The region and its history of Andalucia.

*Agriculture in Spain.

*Important crops in Spain.

*Soil problem in Spain.

*Problems of tourism, labour and irrigation system.

*Plasticulturas.

18/Mar

We left for ALMERIA region where many tomatoes are grown under plastic. We visited a company which packs vegetables and holds wholesale auctions. After that, we head for EL EJIDO to visit Humber Growers, an UK company establishing a new tomato house.

We left for Almeria region to visit a company which packs vegetables and holds wholesale auctions.
 

Almeria, which is the capital of the province of the same name, was called Portus Magnus by the Romans, and Al-Mariyya (mirror of the sea) by the Arabs. Surrounded by three mountain ranges. The area is reckoned to average 322 days of sun per pear.....Click here

Humber Growers built new 2ha greenhouse. The area will be extended to cover 16ha. 

There are some problems are faced by growers in Spain, such as the whitefly Bemisia tabaci and tomato yellow leaf curl virus. The other problem for Spanish nurseries is water supply.

Humber Growers has solved the problems of water and disease.....Click here