João Sena Janeiro, our Project Manager, presented the project’s progress during FoodLab-CTAEX’s Demo Day: “Post-harvest protocol for reducing aflatoxins in pistachios and tree nuts”

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Innovation in agriculture is not simply about increasing production. It is about addressing the challenges that determine market access, profitability, and sustainability throughout the entire value chain.

This initiative addresses a real and growing challenge within the sector. The rapid expansion of pistachio cultivation in the Iberian Peninsula and other international markets calls for increasingly effective solutions to ensure food safety, reduce commercial risk, and facilitate access to the most demanding export markets.

At Bolschare, we are developing post-harvest protocols aimed at:

  • Reduce the risk associated with aflatoxin contamination.
  • To enhance food safety and the final product quality.
  • Minimize economic losses for both producers and processors.
  • Strengthen the sector’s competitiveness and export potential.
  • To facilitate the integration of innovative solutions into existing industrial processes.

This project embodies one of the strategic pillars driving Bolschare Agriculture: combining agricultural management, technical expertise, applied innovation, and market-oriented research to generate tangible value in agri-food assets.

The future of agriculture will not be defined solely by producing more, but by producing better… with greater traceability, improved food safety, and a strengthened ability to meet constantly evolving international standards.

We would like to thank CTAEX (Extremadura National Agri-Food Technology Center) and the FoodLab program for providing a platform that enables the development of projects that contribute to the advancement and professionalization of both agriculture and the agri-food industry.