GRIS Canada welcomed Mauro, President of El Torreon Exports in Chile, to British Columbia as part of our Global Connect program.
Over his visit Mauro walked farms with local growers and talked through the problems both countries share: water that arrives late, heat that shifts the calendar, and labour that is harder to find every year. Chilean fruit growers have farmed through all three, and his advice was practical and easy to test on a BC operation.
The exchange went both ways. Growers here shared what they know about cold climate storage and season extension, and talked about how BC fruit could reach new export markets.
Visits like this are what Global Connect is for: farmers learning from farmers, across borders, with no slides and no podium.
