"Les Vergers du Soleil" is a farm dedicated to the production of table grapes. The climate, soil, availability of labour and important easy access by road to the three main Moroccan ports led to the clear choice of this site in Marrakech.
Over the years the farm has developed an excellent reputation for supplying high quality good tasting grapes to the market place. This has naturally led to increased demand, encouraging the company to expand its production base southwards to Taroudant and to the North in Portugal. This will allow us to supply our clients with not only increased quantity but also, importantly, over a greatly extended supply window.
"Pomares do Sol" is situated in Portugal’s Alentejo region 250 km from Lisbon. Due to a huge investment by the EU this previously undeveloped region now has guaranteed filtered water available under pressure at farm level. The Alqueva currently has 120 000 ha of irrigated land available with approval pending from the EU for another 45 000 ha.
"Pomares do Sol" has 38 ha of table grapes and a state of the art packhouse close to the farm, ideally located next to the national road to facilitate deliveries. The packhouse has all the installations necessary to accommodate not only the grapes from "Pomares do Sol" but also different products from producers around the region.
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Site | Type | Variety | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | |
Morocco | Seedless | Early Sweet | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sugraone | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Arra Sugar Drop™ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Timpson | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ivory | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Arra Passion Fire™ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Krissy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Midnight Beauty | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeded | Cardinal | |||||||||||||||||||||
Prima | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Portugal | Seedless | Sugraone | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ophelia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Crimson | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Scarlotta | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Timco | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeded | Italia Rubi |
Preparations start in late December until harvest starts in May and continue until October. We employ around 500 people during this period and maintain a strong permanent workforce throughout the year. All employees, permanent and seasonal, are protected by contributions towards pension, medical care and unemployment fund. We strive to provide a safe and friendly working environment. Development, training, equal opportunities for advancement and a strong social commitment to our local community are the "raison d'être" of our farms.
Our know-how, good agricultural practices, traceability system and social responsibility has earned the following certifications