For those who export or are related to the production of blueberries, they know that one of the most relevant factors that foods such as fruits should have, are always those related to the Product Quality. Flavor, size, color, everything that can make the consumer decide to buy the blueberry or, on the contrary, never buy it again.

However, many times they are not given the true importance of processes such as pollination, which have a real impact on the quality of the crop. The use of new technologies, such as precision agriculture or agriculture 4.0These are some of the ways that can help producers or farmers to optimize their resources and obtain better results.

Currently there are about 90 varieties of blueberries approximately that are commercialized in the world and technology allows each time to improve these foods more. As they are more adaptable to certain geographical characteristics of some countries, firmness or post-harvest life, among others.

Pollination in blueberries

The specialist in pollination in blueberries South Africans, Dr Keanu Martin, has devoted much of his scientific research to increasing the yield of commercial blueberries by improved pollination.

“Today there is a key factor that is frequently overlooked or not considered and that is pollination. This factor that is overlooked is one of the most contributing to having large calibers and good quality fruit”Says the specialist.

According to the biologist, the production of blueberries depends on the bees that pollinate, attributing to these insects a 85% performance. "Poor crops are the result of poor pollination," he adds.

Agriculture 4.0

The researcher at the Agricultural Research Institute (INIA), Paula vargas, was part, like the Dr Keanu Martin, of the day of International Blueberry Month 2021, in which he explained with his talk “Agriculture 4.0: sustainable technology to meet future challenges”Stating that this technology is here to stay.

The use of artificial intelligence in the fields of agricultural crops is increasingly frequent, since they offer producers and farmers modern tools that optimize their resources, being better and more efficient with them and without representing a greater expense in their costs.

International Blueberry Month 2021

Blueberries Consulting brought a new edition of its event during the month of August International Blueberry Month 2021. These trainings related to genetics and varieties, innovation, commercial talks, pollination and analysis of industries in different countries, among some of the topics, will allow attendees to know first-hand the knowledge and experiences of speakers from South Africa, Morocco, Chile, Mexico, Spain, Germany and the United States.

The talks will remain on the platform so that attendees can review them after the publication date and access a Discussion panel exclusive that will be carried out in an unprecedented way Wednesday, August 18 in English and its later Spanish version on Friday, August 20.

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