BIOVEGEN has participated as a jury member in the INNOVATION HUB AWARDS 2020 granted within the framework of the FRUIT ATTRACTION 2020 fair, dedicated to rewarding the most innovative products and services launched in the market between the year 2019 and 2020. The awards have two categories: FRESH PRODUCE and AUXILIARY INDUSTRY.
In this context, last week, the jury coordinated by FEPEX, which includes BIOVEGEN, selected the 10 finalist products from each category out of a total of 160 products. The defense of these finalist candidacies and the awards ceremony took place on Monday, October 26, in the Fresh Produce category, and Tuesday, October 27, in the Auxiliary Industry category.
FRESH PRODUCE Category:
In the category Fresh Produce, the product REDI from the company BEJO IBERICA has been awarded the winner among a total of 10 finalist horticultural products that competed for this recognition.
REDI is a vegetable with unique attributes that will add color and originality to any meal, an extremely healthy taste, uniqueness, and an eye-catching appearance thanks to the high levels of glucosinolate compounds that occur naturally. Redi is extremely healthy. Additionally, it features purple sprouts, which consist of tender stems that end in a small inflorescence. Its color contains more antioxidant compounds than normal broccoli, enhancing and potentiate its functional food power.
Defense of candidates and delivery of the Innovation Hub Award FRESH PRODUCE:
Category AUXILIARY INDUSTRY:
In the category F&V Industry, the project Certification Water Footprint (H3), from the company AGROCOLOR, has been recognized by the jury as the winner of this edition among the 10 finalists.
The project “H3 Precision Agriculture as a Competitive Advantage for the Andalusian Horticultural Sector” aims primarily to provide the horticultural sector with usable, efficient, simple, and economical tools and means designed directly for the first agent in the value chain, with which they can autonomously acquire immediate information about the crop and thus influence decision-making related to irrigation, preventing arbitrary management, resulting in water savings of at least 25%.
Defense of candidacies and delivery of the Innovation Hub Award INDUSTRY AUXILIARY: