Features
Strict selection of species taking into account:
- Their vegetative cycle so that they don't compete with the olive grove for water
- Soil and climate characteristics
- The demands of culture
- The needs of each farmer
Reasons to sow
Effective control of erosion phenomena
An exponential increase in total biodiversity through the introduction of targeted plant biodiversity
- Greater balance in insect populations, preventing the development of pests such as the olive fly and the olive moth
- Greater diversity of soil micro-organisms, resulting in healthier and more fertile soils
- Greater global diversity of macro and microorganisms, reducing the need to apply phytopharmaceuticals
Better and easier transit for machines and people
- Facilitates the movement of machinery and implements required for processing and harvesting operations
Greater resilience of olive groves to climatological phenomena
- Soil that is covered and richer in organic matter has a better infiltration and water retention capacity, reducing water stress in times of drought and reducing periods of waterlogging.
Valuing the landscape
Fixing atmospheric carbon and nitrogen
- Less dependence on chemically synthesised fertilisers
- A truly regenerative agriculture that improves all environmental compartments: soil, aquifers and atmosphere
- Essential in carbon footprint neutrality programmes
Effective weed control by competition
Economic gains by reducing fertiliser, phytopharmaceuticals and soil tillage
