My clients are turning over enormous volumes of produce sustainably and economically. Read what they're saying about Fruitech. 

"We asked Faruk Ghumra to be our advisor because he has a long experience of several decades in the cultivation of citrus fruits in many countries.

He has been supporting us since the start of the project in 2018 in the establishment of our farm with regular farm visits followed by in-depth reports. On the strength of these exchanges, we have particularly appreciated: - his knowledge of the field: possibility of establishing a rapid diagnosis of the culture by observation (colour, shine, leaf shape for example). An example of his knowledge from other countries was this:

We had unusual symptoms on our leaves. He diagnosed these as being caused by the fungus Amycosphaerella africana which causes Greasy spot. This was the first known report of this disease in Portugal. His recommendations on controlling this disease, again based on scientific knowledge, has reduced it to a non-significant level.

His excellent sources of information: professional network, scientific bibliographical sources which make it possible to deepen the field diagnostics and the results of laboratory analysis (soil, leaves, sap and water for example). Due to our soils being very heavy he suggested that growth could be improved if we had more oxygen in the root area. He has introduced us to Moleaer whose nanobubble technology does exactly that.

His excellent ability to analyse, interpret laboratory results and base his recommendations on them, as well as his analytical mind. He has a scientific approach to answering questions, providing to each problem the proposed solutions always supported by precise numerical analyses as well as by very well-informed scientific documents. He is able to think outside the box. For example he introduced us to the Wignest from Russell IPM which is meant to attract earwigs into the field. However, he converted it’s use to attracting those insects that were already in the field , away from the plants and into these Wignests from where they could be disposed of without using chemicals.

His great knowledge of existing products on the market for use in organic farming: following a diagnosis, he is able to orient on the existing product(s) that will provide the desired response. We have had very good guidance on nutrition of the plants based on soil and leaf analysis but he has recently moved us to work with plant sap analysis as the results from such an analysis reflect the current situation within the plant - unlike leaf tissue analysis. We are already seeing the benefit of doing this.

In summary, Faruk Ghumra provides us with reliable regular support and advice extremely reassuring and solid. On top of that, he is easy to work with and that makes these joint work sessions greatly appreciated by all the employees.