Evolution

Evolution

Progress

The Agromais project’s development strategy has two main components:

  • - The acquisition, implementation, and expansion of facilities for drying and storing corn, as well as for storing and processing vegetables, at the Riachos, Chamusca, Azinhaga, and Pinheiro Grande hubs;
  • - The incorporation of the companies Agromais PLUS, S.A. and PLUS ALQUEVA, S.A., and the construction and adaptation of their respective facilities for the storage and marketing of farm inputs in Golegã and Ervidel-Aljustrel, respectively.

The creation of facilities for receiving, processing, and storing products—as a means of adjusting to and mitigating the impacts of fluctuations in the supply and demand of agricultural production—has been, from Agromais’s perspective, a fundamental priority for the pursuit of its objectives.

Similarly, investment in facilities for the storage and marketing of farm inputs aimed to address the need to ensure the controlled and balanced use of fertilizers and pesticides, guaranteeing strict compliance with the quality specifications of the final agricultural product.

The marketing of farm inputs to farms in the region has thus become a means of ensuring the exclusive use of approved active ingredients, developing cultivation practices and production and management techniques consistent with environmental protection and residue control, and utilizing state-of-the-art technology in the application of pesticides.

We thus complete an entire cycle ranging from the planning and planting of various crops to their harvest and placement on the market, including specialized technical support for farms.

Since its inception, Agromais has invested more than 25 million euros in fixed assets—primarily buildings, structures, and equipment—across its range of activities.

 
  • 1987

    Agromais began operations.

  • 1988

    Acquisition of grain drying and storage facilities and construction of the cooperative’s headquarters in the Riachos Industrial Zone.

  • 1989

    Acquisition of corn drying and storage facilities in Azinhaga.

  • 1990

    Acquisition of corn drying and storage facilities in Chamusca.

  • 1992

    Expansion of the corn drying and storage facilities in Riachos.

  • 1995

    Acquisition of a produce warehouse in Pinheiro Grande—Chamusca, followed by renovation and improvement work.

  • 1999

    Incorporation of AGROMAIS PLUS, S.A., and acquisition of the corresponding facilities for the storage and sale of farm inputs in Golegã.

  • 2004

    Renovation and expansion of the storage facilities in Pinheiro Grande and acquisition of equipment for receiving, preparing, grading, and packaging vegetables.

  • 2009

    Acquisition of a packaging line for vegetables intended for large-scale retail distribution.

  • 2010

    Expansion of the corn drying and storage facilities in Azinhaga.

  • 2011

    Expansion of the corn storage facilities in Alpiarça.

  • 2012

    Incorporation of PLUS ALQUEVA, S.A., and expansion of the onion storage facilities in Pinheiro Grande.

  • 2013

    Incorporation of PLUSALFUNDÃO, S.A., and construction of corn drying and storage facilities at the Penique Agroindustrial Park in Ferreira do Alentejo.

  • 2014

    Expansion and renovation of the corn drying and storage facilities in Riachos, Azinhaga, and Chamusca.

  • 2016

    Construction of PLUS ALQUEVA’s storage and marketing facilities for agricultural inputs in Ervidel.

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