{"id":156,"date":"2014-04-08T09:25:16","date_gmt":"2014-04-08T13:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/groupvegco.com\/WP\/?page_id=156"},"modified":"2023-09-22T10:26:16","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T14:26:16","slug":"research-and-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/groupevegco.com\/en\/expertise\/research-and-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Research and Development"},"content":{"rendered":"

Research and development is an essential part of Groupe Vegco\u2019s mission.\u00a0Every year, we invest in modernizing our equipment, optimizing our harvesting methods and developing innovative strategies to combat vegetable diseases.\u00a0Our aim is simple: to increase performance and reduce losses.<\/p>\n

All of our growers practice crop rotation in their fields.\u00a0And we are constantly testing new harvesting methods to ensure better conservation of the vegetables.<\/p>\n

In our packaging centers, we continually optimize our vegetable handling methods to keep them fresh and flavorful longer.\u00a0We regularly update our equipment to stay ahead of the most efficient, high-tech methods.\u00a0We also practice the recovery of raw materials.<\/p>\n

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Two innovations resulting from our R & D:<\/b><\/h2>\n
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  1. In 2011, we introduced an innovative and environmentally friendly method of curbing the onion maggot.\u00a0The principle is to release sterile flies into the fields; these are easy to recognize, being pink.\u00a0The sterile flies mate with onion maggot flies, which then lay empty eggs.\u00a0Result: no larvae can develop.\u00a0This innovative method was developed by\u00a0<\/span>PRISME Consortium<\/b><\/a>.
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  2. We collaborate with seed companies to test specific seed cultivars in field plots dedicated to R & D.\u00a0The development of a new seed variety can take up to 10 years.\u00a0Through various tests, we find seeds that are better adapted to different growing and storage conditions.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Research and development is an essential part of Groupe Vegco\u2019s mission.\u00a0Every year, we invest in modernizing our equipment, optimizing our harvesting methods and developing innovative strategies to combat vegetable diseases.\u00a0Our aim is simple: to increase performance and reduce losses. All of our growers practice crop rotation in their fields.\u00a0And we are constantly testing new harvesting […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":794,"parent":144,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-156","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/groupevegco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/groupevegco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/groupevegco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/groupevegco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/groupevegco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/groupevegco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/156\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9429,"href":"https:\/\/groupevegco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/156\/revisions\/9429"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/groupevegco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/144"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/groupevegco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/groupevegco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}