{"id":42769,"date":"2026-07-28T15:49:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T13:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biocontroltechnologies.com\/t34-biocontrol-in-almeria-success-stories\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T11:23:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T09:23:47","slug":"t34-biocontrol-in-almeria-success-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/biocontroltechnologies.com\/en\/t34-biocontrol-in-almeria-success-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"T34 Biocontrol\u00ae in Almer\u00eda \u2014 Success Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\n\n \n Success Stories \u00b7 Almer\u00eda\n <\/span>\n\n

\n T34 Biocontrol\u00ae Success Stories<\/sup>\n\nin Almer\u00eda<\/span>\n \n <\/h1>\n\n

\n Four professionals share their experience with T34 Biocontrol\u00ae <\/sup>across a single production chain.\n <\/p>\n\n

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\n From the nursery to the field and technical distribution, four voices explain how they integrate T34 Biocontrol\u00ae<\/sup> into disease management for Almer\u00eda horticulture.\n <\/p>\n\n

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\n\n \n33.787 ha\n<\/span>\n\n\nProtected growing area mapped in the province in 2024\n1<\/sup>\n<\/span> \n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
\n\n \n2,5 Mt\n<\/span>\n\n\nExported in the 2024\/2025 fruit and vegetable season\n2<\/sup>\n<\/span> \n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
\n\n \n4.434 ha\n<\/span>\n\n\nOrganic greenhouse area registered in 2025\n3<\/sup>\n<\/span> \n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
\n\n \n29.519 ha\n<\/span>\n\n\nHorticultural area under biological control in 2024\/2025\n2<\/sup>\n<\/span> \n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n
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\n\n \n Protected Horticulture \u00b7 Almer\u00eda\n <\/span>\n\n

\n The concentration of greenhouses in Almer\u00eda forms a territorial footprint recognizable even from satellite imagery.<\/strong> On that foundation, one of Europe’s largest concentrations of intensive, technified, and specialized horticulture has taken shape.\n <\/p>\n\n <\/figcaption>\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n

\n\n \n Origin \u00b7 Production System \u00b7 Biological Control\n <\/span>\n\n

\n A Model Built From Scratch, Now a Benchmark in Biological Control\n <\/h2>\n\n
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\n How Europe’s largest concentration of protected horticulture was built, and why the region has taken biological control further than almost anywhere else.\n <\/p>\n\n

\n Almer\u00eda’s horticultural system was built starting in the 1960s on semi-arid land with limited agronomic potential. It didn’t grow around large estates, but around small family-run holdings of just a few hectares, <\/strong>many still run today by the second or third generation. On that foundation, Europe’s largest concentration of protected horticulture has been built, supplying the European market throughout the winter window. \n <\/p>\n\n

\n Along with it, the region has built its own management model. Almer\u00eda is today the European region that has taken biological control furthest i<\/strong>n protected horticulture: nearly nine out of every ten hectares of horticultural land are managed with beneficial organisms and biological solutions. What remains an alternative in other markets is already the standard practice here. \n <\/p>\n\n

\n That level of adoption is no coincidence. It reflects a production system with very high technical and commercial demands, along with specific conditions \u2014 climate, crop cycles, and soil \u2014 that make preventive management a profitable decision rather than merely a precaution. \n <\/p>\n\n

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\n Nursery, organic production, and technical distribution, across a single production chain.\n <\/p>\n\n \n What you will find\n <\/span>\n\n <\/article>\n\n\n

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\n Agronomic Context\n <\/h3>\n\n

\n The real conditions of Almer\u00eda greenhouses and the practices used to manage them today.\n <\/p>\n\n \n What It Explains\n <\/span>\n\n <\/article>\n\n\n

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\n European Benchmark\n <\/h3>\n\n

\n Nearly 30,000 hectares of horticultural land managed with biological control \u2014 one of the highest adoption rates in Europe.\n <\/p>\n\n \n The Context\n <\/span>\n\n <\/article>\n\n <\/div>\n\n<\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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\n\n \n Climate \u00b7 Cycles \u00b7 Soil \u00b7 Market\n <\/span>\n\n

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\n The conditions of Almer\u00eda greenhouses and the practices the sector uses to manage them today. None of these are new \u2014 all are part of the region’s standard management approach. \n <\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n

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\n\n \nStructural Advantage\n<\/span>\n\n\nSemi-Arid Mediterranean Climate\n<\/span> \n\n <\/div>\n\n \n High solar radiation, mild winters, and very low rainfall make it possible to grow without heating throughout the entire European winter window. It’s the foundation the whole model rests on. \n <\/span>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
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\n\n \nCompetitive Advantage\n<\/span>\n\n\nEstablished Biological Management\n<\/span> \n\n <\/div>\n\n \n Scheduled releases of beneficial organisms and biological solutions are the standard across most of the province’s horticultural area, not a minority practice.\n <\/span>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n
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\n High solar radiation, mild winters, and low rainfall make it possible to sustain horticultural production throughout the European winter window.<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n\n <\/figcaption>\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n \n\n

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\n\n \nMarket Level\n<\/span>\n\n\nCommercial Demands\n<\/span> \n\n <\/div>\n\n \n Major European retailers don’t just buy volume \u2014 they require uniform sizing, finish quality, traceability, weekly supply continuity, and residue profiles that, under many private protocols, are stricter than the legal limit.\n <\/span>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
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\n\n \nAdapted Management\n<\/span>\n\n\nSoil Diversity and Water Quality\n<\/span> \n\n <\/div>\n\n \n Sand-mulched soil (“enarenado”), natural soil, substrate, and hydroponics all coexist in the province, each with its own management approach. Where water conductivity is higher, irrigation and fertigation scheduling make it possible to work within those parameters. \n <\/span>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n
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\n\n \nOngoing Adaptation\n<\/span>\n\n\nExtreme Weather Events\n<\/span> \n\n <\/div>\n\n \n Torrential rain concentrated in just a few hours, out-of-season heat spikes, and sharp temperature swings are no longer the exception. The capacity to adapt \u2014 of the structure, the program, and the plant itself \u2014 now carries as much weight as potential yield. \n <\/span>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n\n
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\n Irrigation and fertigation scheduling makes it possible to adapt management to different cropping systems, substrates, and water quality conditions.<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n\n <\/figcaption>\n\n <\/figure>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/section>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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\n\n \n Nursery \u00b7 Field \u00b7 Technical Distribution\n <\/span>\n\n

\n Four Ways of Working Under the Same Conditions\n <\/h2>\n\n
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\n A nursery technician, two growers, and a technical distributor explain how they work and what they’ve observed since adding T34 Biocontrol\u00ae to their program.\n <\/p>\n\n

\n The testimonials follow the order of the production chain. They start at the nursery<\/strong>, where the crop originates, and end with technical distribution<\/strong>, where insight from a large number of farms comes together. Each case represents a different crop, scale, and set of demands. \n <\/p>\n\n

\n Each one offers a different perspective on the same production system: from the start of the plant’s life through field management and the supply of technical solutions to farms.\n <\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n