Bresca Hortalizas

Autonomous growing is an important development for the greenhouse industry in Mexico. The continuous expansion of companies requires qualified personnel to manage the facilities. With autonomous growing, the management of bigger sites per grower is a reality and it facilitates the best use of resources.

Stronger plant and higher production
Karla Denisse Abundis works at Bresca/Hortalizas, a tomato producing greenhouse company in Puebla, Mexico. The company that produces tomatoes for Mastronardi Sunset wants to achieve better control over daily operations and improve predictability and has been working with Crop Controller since July 2021. Karla: “The experience I have in working with Crop Controller has been very rewarding for my professional life and for the operation of the company. Implementing this technology in our greenhouse has given us the ideal conditions for the crop to express its greatest potential, having a stronger plant and higher production. Besides, it has helped us to reduce office time and has allowed me to focus on implementing improvements in our processes. Within the operation, it has facilitated the transition of climatic seasons for the crop, helping to avoid plant stress due to these changes.

On a personal level, it is very enriching to be among the first to introduce this cutting-edge technology in Mexico and to generate new knowledge and experience in the use of artificial intelligence. A technology that is changing the traditional way of controlling greenhouses.”

Advice for other growers
Karla has an advice for growers who have not started with autonomous growing yet. “Considering the results we have had in the company, I am convinced that it’s a technology that is worth implementing, we have reduced costs by having a lower incidence of diseases and an increase in performance. This has benefited both those in charge of the operation and the owners, and this has been possible because of the openness to try new technologies.”