On the occasion of the Oleotec-2019 fair that is held in Zaragoza from February 26 to March 1, we are going to study the vine and the olive grove in Aragon .
The olive grove in Aragon is centenary, with 27 municipalities that offer routes to visit them. The province with the most hectares of production between dry land and irrigated land is Teruel, although the largest olive farm is in Zaragoza, in Campo de Belchite.
Areas and varieties of the olive grove in Aragon
The olive grove in Aragon is in its three provinces, but it is Lower Aragon that stands out in terms of number of hectares and in production, especially oil from the mill. It is important to note that there are 104 oil mills that last year have achieved a virgin oil production of 12,000 tons according to data from the Ministry of Agriculture.
- Somontano en Huesca: variedades “Arbequina” , Alqueracerana de la zona de Alquezar, Verdeña y otras variedades.
- Bajo Aragón en Teruel y Zaragoza: la variedad es “Empeltre” autóctona de esta zona. Olivos centenarios en tierras calizas y secas. La denominación de origen “Aceite del Bajo Aragón” garantiza su calidad. También encontramos la variedad Arbequina.
- Belchite en Zaragoza: variedad “Empeltre” con producción de aceite virgen extra. Tiene ruta turística para ver muchos olivos centenarios.
- Sierra del Moncayo en Zaragoza: con variedades Arbequina, Verdial, Empeltre, Negral y Royal. Con la denominación de origen “Sierra del Moncayo”.
The most productive areas of the olive grove in Aragon are:
Vineyard areas and designations of origin
Aragon is a land of vineyards with more than 36,000 hectares of cultivation and its four denominations of origin:
- Cariñena: en el valle del Ebro y con 16.000 hectáreas. La variedad más común la “Garnacha tinta” para tintos con unas 15.000 hectáreas y la “Viura” para blancos. También la Cabernet Sauvignon, rica en taninos y muy apreciada para tintos.
- Calatayud : in the southwestern part of Zaragoza with about 5,400 hectares where the Tempranillo variety stands out.
- Somontano : located in Huesca with the red grape variety Cabernet Sauvignon.
- Campo de Borja : northwest of Zaragoza with 7,400 hectares, highlighting the Tempranillo variety.
The varieties of Macabeo, Garnacha blanca and Chardonnay are also important for white grapes.
Oleotec 2019 objectives
Oleotec 2019 in Zaragoza is a must for professionals in the wine and oil sector, agents of the olive and vine market and professionals who present the latest developments in technology and logistics.
Different workshops are offered:
- How to deal with climate change.
- New materials to preserve and bottle wine.
- Applications of drones to agriculture.
- Crop water stress.
- On-line commerce.
Plantae will be present at this fair, attracting new customers and making the vine and olive grove sector in Aragon known the humidity sensors for irrigation control.
In addition to the olive grove in Aragon there are other crops with precision irrigation
Plantae technology has already reached this Community. We have installed sensors to olive, alfalfa and almond trees .
In alfalfa, sprinkler irrigation controlled by humidity sensors is very profitable in the short term, because it saves much more water than with traditional edge irrigation. In addition, the amount of humidity it has at all times is controlled and production increases. Alfalfa endures drought but its production decreases considerably.
In almond trees irrigation is very important in the growing season of the almond.
All irrigated crops increase their production with controlled irrigation. But the great advantage is the intelligent saving of water provided by the sensors, because we only use what the crop really needs.
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