Almendras Llopis In harmony with the environment The almond is a product that has lived together with the natural environment during centuries. Our almond fields are thought to be profitable while being sustainable in the long term. In a way that trees are productive, the soil, the water and the resources used are always replaceable and the impact they cause can be assumed by the natural environment. The LLOPIS GROUP intends that all of its activities are economically profitable in the long-term, socially beneficial for the community and environmentally sustainable. Agricultural Facilities In the Low Alentejo, Portugal, we have our own facilities and agricultural holdings: LLOPIS PORTUGAL and SOCIEDAD AGRÍCOLA MONTES LANÇAS. In Spain we have the ALMENDRAS DEL GUADIANA agricultural holdings. There, Almendras LLOPIS has large almond fields where the most suitable varieties are grown and part of our annual production is harvested. This production is developed with the latest agricultural and irrigation technology, that allow us to control at all times the evolution of the almonds since their birth. Boosting the Local Economy LLOPIS PORTUGAL takes care of its workers by improving their training, the social facilities inside the company and boosting the recruitment of local staff. During this year a technical instruction regarding the training of workers has been implemented. The social facilities of the company have also been improved with a new canteen where workers can eat and rest. LLOPIS PORTUGAL recruits its whole staff in the production area, as well as the outsourcing contracts for the performance of specific tasks. Biodiversity Conservation In LLOPIS PORTUGAL we take into consideration the biodiversity of the environment where the agricultural holding is located. Therefore, a series of measures have been implemented, such as turning unproductive areas into places devoted to the preservation of the environment. By not using herbicides in the aforementioned areas, we allow the local flora to grow healthy and well, so that the whole area becomes an isle and corridor of biodiversity. Herbicides are also not used in the areas near riverbeds where the excessive growth of vegetation is controlled by a mechanical treatment. Thus, we obtain a vegetation cover that protects the soil and also becomes as a shelter for the fauna living in the agricultural holding. Conservation Agriculture and its benefits In LLOPIS PORTUGAL we develop conservation agriculture with a minimum tillage. This kind of agriculture brings a great environmental improvement without entailing a decrease in the production efficiency of the agricultural holdings. It would have no sense to allow its practice if it was not a viable production system from an energetic and economic perspective. Focusing on the environmental aspects, conservation agriculture brings clear benefits for the soil, air and water. Conservation agriculture is carried out in the holding by incorporating plant debris to the soil (remains of pruning, leaves and shells) and no tillage. Reduction of erosive processes Improvement in the organic matter contents Enhacement of biodiversity Improvement in the quality of surface water Reduction of CO2 emissions Inoculation of Mycorrhizas LLOPIS PORTUGAL has inoculated mycorrhizas in the almond trees. The intention is that the mycorrhizas keep symbiotic relationships with our harvest. The benefit produced by the mycorrhizas is a greater absorption of water and nutrients that get to the plant afterwards. The mycorrhizas increase the quantity of the dissolved minerals absorbed by means of the mobilisation of nutrients via the enzymatic activity (use of organic nitrogen and phosphorous, forms hard to assimilate) and by releasing organic acids (mobilisation of mainly calcium, magnesium and potassium). ALMENDRAS LLOPIS S.A.U. Ctra. de San Vicente-Agost, 104. P.O. Box 93. 03690 San Vicente (Alicante) España.+34 965 66 12 62 almendras@llopis.es LEGAL INFORMATION COOKIES POLICY