PILOT CASE 05
EKOOWOC, ORGANIC FRESH & PROCESSED FRUITS (POLAND)
The Association of Polish Organic Fruiters of Poland EKOOWOC [Stowarzyszenie Polskich Sadowników Ekologicznych POLSKI EKOOWOC] was established in August 2018 and in January 2019 it obtained registered in the National Court Register. The founders are 18 certification organic planters from the “Polish fruit basin” – the vicinity of Biała Rawska- Grójec – Warka. They manage more than 600 hectares of organic orchards and plantations in the area (Orchard surface per farmers ranks from 15 to 140 Ha). Every year they collect about 30,000 tons of organic fruits.
The Association aims to develop regenerative agriculture – an environmentally friendly, biodiversity-based plant crop method, restoring the plants with natural vigor and resilience. Plants giving birth to healthy, full-fledged fruits from live soil.
VALUE CHAIN REPRESENTED
- STEP 1:
INPUTS for PRIMARY PRODUCTION (Fertilisers: Bioilsa (IT) Azocor 105 (fermented beak and plume pens), rock butterflies e.g. USA Adesil (earth of silicone), probiotics are Polish (Probiotics Polska sp. Z oo). Seedlings are only organically certification from Polish or Italian breeders (mostly Italian))
- STEP 2:
PRIMARY PRODUCTION (18 Farmers founded Ekoowoc (600Ha of Orchards): Apples 80%: Gala, Golden Delicious, Szampion, Topaz, Idared, Jonagold. Old cultivars: Golden Reneta, Antonówka, Chopin. Pears 15 %, Sour cherry & Sweet cherry, plums, 5%. There are 18 manufacturers/ founders of the association, in that 3 farms are most important.)
- STEP 3:
PROCESSING (EKOOWOC Plant located in Sandomierski (Frosted Fruit Cubes production). A drying plant in one of the farms (Dried Fruits) Collaboration with Sokpol Co. located in Lublin (Production of organic fruit juice & concentrates & Org. Fruit Purees))
- STEP 4:
DISTRIBUTION (Distribution Polish external transport companies complexioned ecologically – eg. Kamila (Kazimierz Dolny), Agroqueen (Grójec) – Bio only)
- STEP 5:
RETAIL (Ekoowoc sells directly and locally 20% of fruits. 30 % to big trade networks and 50 % to the industrial factories for juices, etc.– Biedronka, Netto, Carrefour, Lidl. The sell is all over Poland via retail groups, mainly Rajpol)
PILOT CASE FOR DEMONSTRATION ACTIVITIES
Frosted Fruit Cubes & Org. Fruit Purees
VALUE CHAIN
Probiotics Po. > EKOOWOC 3 Farms (15-50-30 ha) > Sokpol Co > Kamila Co > Rajpol Co > Consumers