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Fruticola
Viconto was founded in 1986 as a result of the division of Viña
Concha y Toro that initiated their fruit production in 1975.
Fruticola
Viconto was founded to meet the need of having an autonomous company aimed
mainly at the explotation, development and increase of agricultural activities
in the area of fruits and fresh vegetables production for exporting, in
view of the boom experienced by these products in foreign markets, specially
in those located in the northern hemisphere, where they are produced or
located off-season.
At
present Viconto is dedicated to the production, marketing and exporting
of fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables, and for this purpose it owns
500 hectares of fruit plantations, located in the central region of Chile,
the most important and fertile agricultural area of the country.
Using the most modern technology in its agricultural activities, Viconto´s
main source of produce supply comes from its own 500 hectares and its
direct control over 800 hectares. These are destined to the production
of several species and selected varieties conceived on the basis of programs
rigorously and carefully planned and designed, from the development of
the material in the nursery garden up to its subsequent planting. To this
effect it uses the most efficient crop methods in the best and most appropriate
lands and production areas for such species and varieties, achieving its
objective of establishing them where they find their most perfect natural
habitat.
Viconto´s highly specialized agricultural professionals constantly
go over and supervise in the field each of the productive process stages
to ensure that the production, sanitary conditions and quality of the
produce de of the highest level possible at harvest time.
Throughout
its agricultural development, Viconto has been a pioneer in the introduction
of new varieties of stone and pomaceus fruit. Thus, it has licensed varieties
under a controlled production, such as sweetheart and sweetdelight plums,
trazee peaches and Yataka Apple among others, which are be in production
since with the 1993 season.
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