A pioneering company AGRIOP is an Apulian company that deals with the production, conservation and marketing of fruit and vegetables. The business is spread over an area of approximately 20,000 square meters . The company has lines for the processing, calibration and packaging of the treated products. The constant attention to the evolution of the markets and the particularly efficient organizational structure make it possible to meet, with precision and effectiveness, the stresses of Italian and foreign demand. The company has about 100ha owned by members and can count on about 400haowned by associated producers, all invested in intensive cultivation aimed at the cultivation of selected products also with integrated pest management methods and systems, in order to satisfy the growing demand for quality that the market is experiencing. All this made it possible to reach an important agreement with a global giant of large-scale distribution for the creation and implementation of the "table grape" quality chain. Peaches and nectarines, also partly controlled in the production, have seen the company engaged for some time in making local production known in Italy and throughout Europe, trying to enhance the organoleptic characteristics of the local product, which has an important role in the economy of S. Ferdinando di Puglia. Grapes represent the flagship product ofAGRIOP which directly or through associates controls 50% of its production, in an integrated pest management regime. The varieties treated are among the most requested by the market: Vittoria, Italy, Red Globe, SugarOne, Crimson. The company is increasingly striving to give the final consumer, through the GDO, the total traceability of the product, an essential element for food safety. The product is exported to all European countries. Citrus fruits with lettuce and artichokes represent the company's winter products. With the escarole endive, the company plans its business, adopting a precise sowing schedule for the individual varieties, having important contracts with fresh-cut companies. Last Updated on Tuesday, 26 July 2016 08:04