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AILIMPO - European lemon, an example of sustainability at every level
The fixation of greenhouse gases results from the techniques applied in the production of this citrus fruit. Thus, the since 2012 has helped to reinforce CO2 capture. "Apart from that, this type of crop comes from an by encouraging the planting of plant species and eliminating synthetic products that affect both the fauna surrounding the farms and the food chain," says José Antonio García, director of the
In addition, since it has managed to increase productivity in the last 30 years by 274% in farms while reducing its by 39% to This is well below other fruits such as avocados (600 m3/t), bananas (790 m3/t) or peaches (910 m3/t) produced in Europe .
The water footprint is an indicator of the use of fresh water to obtain a product or service, which considers For this, three factors are taken into account: the blue water footprint, which is the water extracted from surface water and groundwater; the green footprint, derived from the rainfall assimilated by the crops themselves in the field; and the gray water footprint, which corresponds to the water used to avoid altering the blue water.
But the sustainability of lemon produced in Europe is not only aimed at the environmental sphere, but also encompasses the other two aspects involved in this concept, i.e., economic and social.
In this way, the sector relies on model contracts with the aim of for all its members, considering market conditions and economic justice, which also influence the community of which they are a part of. Likewise, it has an impact on which has to do with key aspects such as human resources management, occupational health and safety, training and labor development of workers.
These characteristics of the lemon with European origin are disseminated by in the information campaign , with the support of the European Union, with the aim of promoting its consumption among the new generations of U.S. and Canadian consumers; and that they value and appreciate more differentiating properties, for example, its compared to non-EU lemons.
is a Spanish interprofessional, based in Murcia, officially recognized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of Spain and the European Commission, which represents the economic interests of producers, cooperatives, exporters and the industry of lemon and grapefruit. A sector in which Spain is the world leader in fresh exports and ranks second as a processing country, with an annual turnover of 700 million euros , generating 20,000 direct jobs and transferring more than 250 million euros to ancillary industries.
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Luis de la Osada
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