The new company
Persian leads the project of 2,000 hectares of Tahiti Persian lime
(Citrus
Latifolia) in the state of Antioquia, Colombia. This 14-stage project is
led by
the firm Equilibria Agro from Medellin, wanting to establish the biggest
organic citrus operation in Colombia.
After a detailed
studied was carried out, seeking the match of the world citrus
demand and the
possible citrus crops that could successfully grow in the hills of
Antioquia,
the Tahiti Persian lime was selected as the optimum crop that met
the export
criteria and agronomical conditions of the region. Consumption per
capita of citrus
has been steadily growing in the USA and EU for the last decade. To
take
advantage of this market potential, Persian is being setup to a key
player in
the global lime production by 2025.
The Tahiti Persian
lime has culinary, medicinal and industrial uses. In the citrus
market, which
includes lemons, oranges, mandarins, grapefruits and a series of new
graft, the
Tahiti Persian lime plays an important role in its uses and
consumption since
it does not compete with other varieties.
Persian works with
two fundamental premises:
1.Produce organic
fruits optimum for consumption and of great value to the market.
2.Establish formal
and stable employment for Colombian farmers.
In the words of our
Managing Director, Juan Pablo Duque, “at Persian we work with the
premise of
sharing value so that we may be able to bring wealth to as many
farmers as
possible and in turn transform their lives.”
Today, Persian has
successfully completed their first three stages by creating a strong
team that
managed to obtain the organic certification for the first 75
hectares that will
produce approximately 100 Metric Tons of organic lime by the second
semester of
this year. Daabon is part of this new initiative by bringing this
product to
global markets via the international offices.
This project not
only does it seek to bring sustainable development to the region but
also offer
wellbeing and stability to the employees and the communities
affluent to the
farm. A principal that is shared in common with Daabon, were leaving
an
agro-industrial legacy is a heritage.