The department of Quindio is an area with great avocado potential in Colombia. Currently, it has approximately 3,000 hectares planted with Hass avocado and about 1,500 hectares of Tahiti lime.
Due to this, Green SuperFood, the producer and marketer of fresh fruit, inaugurated on January 28 a high-tech packing plant for the export of Hass avocado in Quindio, in the municipality of La Tebaida.
According to Mauricio Lopez, the commercial manager of the company, the opening of this plant will help disseminate the knowledge regarding the post-harvest treatment of the fruit for export purposes in the region.
“The plant, which has an area of 3,500 m², is equipped with state-of-the-art technology equipment with the capacity to process 18,000 tons of fruit per year, cold rooms, and storage capacity for 10 containers,” Lopez added.
The opening of the packing plant will also bring multiple benefits for the producing area, the farmers, and the economy of the families of Quindio, as it will generate 235 direct and indirect jobs, both in the plant and in the farms, which will improve the quality of life of many families.
Cutting edge technology from New Zealand
With the aim of becoming one of the leading companies in the production and commercialization of Hass avocado in Colombia and South America, the company has installed cutting-edge technology both in its new plant and in its crops.
"This new plant will have a Compac calibrator, which, in addition to granting weight calibration, has selection systems that ensure the packaging process," says Sebastian Londoño, manager of Agrosermaq, a Colombian company that represents Sienz and Compac in Colombia, and that is responsible for designing and manufacturing selection lines in the domestic market and in post-harvest plants.
Thanks to this new plant, which guarantees have an excellent post-harvest process, the region's avocado sector will continue to work hard to reach international markets.
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