05/30/2005

Visit to Villaconejos, the most famous melon growing village in the region of Madrid.

 Export promotion and international marketing strategies of Spanish melon producers

Within laboratories of the CSIC with the Dr. Antonio Bello

05/31/2005

Visit the Scientific Center of CSIC, Workshop about:

“Soil born pathogens of Melon and Cantaloupe cultivation. Forms of Treatment, IPM strategies

  Plant production of melon in the Coop. CERESCO

The group in Manzanares

CERESCO's and JCM's representative with de group            Land lot upgrade El Chaparrillo, with 30 melon's varieties

06/01/2005

Traveling by autobus to Ciuadad Real, Visiting Ceresco and El Chaparrillo in Castilla La Mancha

José Luís Griñán at the Watermelon side of Kernel group

Amr and José Luís Griñán with Iceberg at the organic Farm                    Visit to the narrow streets of Toledo               

                              "La Mision"

06/02/2005

Leaving Toledo towards Valencia. On the way Visit to the Factory of Kernel (cortijo del Fraile) en Caudete. Experts in melons and cantaloupe

                 At the Head office of the SEAE                                                                     Presentation of  IFOAM

The official photo with the Director of the Training Center                     Museum of traditional housing in Catarroja.

                                  Catarroja   

Eduardo Sánchez and his former Professor Vicente Borrás

06/03/2005

The Agricultural Trianing Center of Catarroja in the Province of Valencia

                                  Galia Melon                                                                                                        Watermelon

              Reference point of maduration in Cantaloupe                                Cantaloupe 10 days before its optimal ripening stage

                                         Galia Melon                                                                José Antonio from Intercrop showing his farm

      José Luís showing galia in the farm of Kernel group                            Héctor from biocampo shows one of his small type

                                                                                                                                         watermelon to Amr from Daltex

     The female and male (yellowish) flower of watermelon                                 Farm with Watermelon near Valencia

Prof. Molinera explains the difference between Cantaloupe and Galia melon

06/04/2005

Visit to the Area of Murcia. Farms of Kernel, Biocampo and Intercrop Iberica

06/06/2005

Workshop at IMIDA and Visit to research stations, packing houses.

Visit to Melon and Table grape Farms

Seminar about Export quality assurance

Meeting with HERO Spain, major processor of fruits in Spain.

Evaluation of cooperation possibilities