Juan Ramos Capllure comes from a family where agriculture plays a central role. After studying as an agricultural technician in the town of Villareal in Castellón, he took over the management of his father's rice farms and gradually acquired new fields. One day, he met the technical director and manager of [unclear - possibly "the company" or "the company"]. EDYPRO, Vicente Puchol, who had also been a classmate. And from this moment on, he began to use the biotechnological solutions of EDYPRO which he has continued to use ever since.

• As a rice farmer, what particularities do you observe in Valencian agriculture compared to other regions?

Here, crops are primarily grown in very small fields. But in Seville, for example, rice cultivation is very different, with much larger fields and estates. There are also large fields in the Ebro Delta, but what impressed me most was Seville because the cultivation there is so well-structured.

• Are there any areas for improvement in Valencian rice?

To improve cultivation, we would have to reduce margins because the fields are very small, and this way we could cultivate larger areas. Working a small field is not the same as working a large one, and we need to take advantage of synergies and cost savings. Larger fields allow for much better use of machinery and labor.

• Where do you think the trends in rice cultivation are heading at the national level?

The market is stable. Currently, the most profitable crop is the J. Sendra variety, and distributors also prefer this type of rice because it's performing well for them and is what we're primarily growing. Personally, I grow J. Sendra and Bomba rice.

The Bomba crop depends on the time of year and the market; its acreage is small, although it is still profitable. If production remains low, it does well, but if the area under cultivation increases, the price falls.

The other varieties we have tested so far have not performed satisfactorily.

I have fields in El Perellonet, El Palmar, Sueca, but above all in Pinedo (Valencia) and there the variety that is having the most success is J. Sendra.

• How long have you been familiar with EDYPRO's biotechnology solutions?

It was quite a few years ago. Although I had a relationship with Vicente Puchol during our student years, I later reconnected with him after we met at a talk he was also giving. EDYPRO through Valencia. And from that moment I began to test the biotechnological solutions of EDYPRO.

• What do you value most about them?

EDYFRUIT RICE It works very well for me with the Bomba variety. In fact, one year I tried not treating the field with it to see what would happen, and without hesitation, I applied it to the crop again the following year.

I also notice that even though I don't add fertilizer, with EDYFRUIT RICE The harvest is progressing very well. It's producing excellent yields in terms of tillering, ear development, and all the other stages.

REGENERATION PLUS COUPÉ It works very well for me too. I've been using it for two years now, mainly on the Bomba variety, because of the fertilizer (it replaces chemical fertilizer) and also because, since many products are being restricted now, I don't use base fertilizer, and I spend less because of the rice blast. REGENERATION PLUS COUPÉ, It prevents the plant from being sensitive and susceptible to this fungus, and the difference is very noticeable. I tried it two years ago and I'll buy it again because of the great results.

• Which ones have you used most for the type of crops you grow, and what benefits do they provide to your crops?

Where I use biotechnology solutions most is EDYPRO It's the Bomba variety, and that's where they buy my rice; they tell me it's excellent in terms of quality and finish.

He REGENERATION PLUS COUPÉ I started using it to avoid using conventional chemical mineral fertilizers, and therefore conventional nitrogen. I don't use base fertilizer, but I do REGENERATION PLUS COUPÉ And it's working very well for me because it generates a magnificent transformation of the organic matter in the soil, and this activity provides the crop with plenty of organic nitrogen for its optimal development. I incorporate it into the herbicides, and depending on the vigor of the plant, I use more or less of it.

• With the use of EDYPRO's biotechnological solutions, have you noticed a before and after in your crops? Have your solutions saved you from any critical moment in your harvests?

Yes, especially with the Bomba variety, which produces fewer kilos per hectare than the others, I did notice a big difference at the end of the harvest in terms of both quality and quantity. I tried not applying it in some fields and noticed a difference there too, which is why I've gone back to it.

• What does a company like EDYPRO currently contribute to agriculture?

I really appreciate the fact that it has organic products that can be used for rice blast, such as PODIUM RICE. And also, since we have a limit on the number of nitrogen units per hectare for fertilization, we have to resort to other products that EDYPRO Yes, it does. If we limit the nitrogen units and don't add anything else, we wouldn't be able to produce the harvest we're currently producing. And it's a very good supplement that other companies don't offer.

• Is COVID-19 changing the way farmers do things?

For now, in the rice crop I work in and the area I work in, things haven't changed because the work being done with rice right now is all done with agricultural machinery. When the manual labor of weeding and transplanting comes back, we might notice a difference, but not yet.

Since this labor process will take a month or more, depending on when the water release takes place, we haven't yet agreed on any measures. We're waiting to see what happens.

• This is a time when COVID-19 is demonstrating that agriculture is an essential and vital activity, and the need for domestic production. How will this fact affect agriculture in the future?

I think that if things don't change from the top down, everything will stay the same. Right now, with the whole COVID-19 situation, we're seeing the work being done in the agricultural sector, but when this is over, we'll still be in the same situation with the free market.

People will buy the cheapest things and everything will stay the same. If governments don't impose tariffs and stricter controls on imported goods, I think everything will stay the same.

But I think the most important thing is that we all come out of this process well and that national agriculture can continue to grow.