Red basalt rows ready for planting

UVAVI Farm / How we grow

How we grow.

Six steps from our greenhouse to your crate.

  1. Passion fruit seedlings in trays
    01

    Greenhouse nursery

    Seedlings are raised in trays on raised benches under net and film, protected from heavy rain and pests.

  2. Mulched beds on red earth
    02

    Preparing the red earth

    Rows are shaped in the basalt soil and covered with mulch film to keep moisture in and weeds down.

  3. Planting a seedling through the mulch film
    03

    Planting by hand

    Each seedling is planted by hand through the film, beside its own bamboo stake.

  4. Vines on the trellis above mulched rows
    04

    Trellis & drip water

    Vines climb a trellis of posts and wire. Drip lines deliver water and nutrients to each plant.

  5. Training the vines on the trellis
    05

    Daily care

    Our team trains and prunes the vines and keeps records of the work in every growing lot.

  6. Fruit packed in a lined crate
    06

    Harvest & packing

    Fruit is picked at maturity, sorted by hand and packed into clean crates on the farm.

Automated irrigation

Every block gets exactly the water it needs.

A simulation of the farm's automated irrigation and fertigation system. A PLC controller opens the valves for six planting blocks in turn, while the operator monitors and sends commands from the web or a phone.

  • Pump and filter stationWater passes six filter columns before entering the lines.
  • Measured fertigationA dosing pump blends nutrients into the irrigation water.
  • Flow and pressure sensingSensors check each branch before the next valve opens.
  • Remote controlOpen and close valves and see their status from the web or a phone.
Operating simulation combined with photos of the real equipment.

Clean farming, told honestly.

Our own seedlings

We raise our plants in our own greenhouse nursery, so we know where every vine comes from.

Water, drop by drop

Drip irrigation gives each plant what it needs and nothing is wasted.

Living soil

Microbial fertilisers are part of our soil programme, alongside balanced nutrition.

Records by lot

Work, inputs and harvests are recorded by growing lot in our farm management system.

Global standards

The standards our partners work to.

Buyers in different markets follow different rules. These are the standards most often asked about for fresh fruit — and how we approach them.

01

GlobalG.A.P.

The international standard for good agricultural practice on farms, widely requested by importers and retailers.

02

VietGAP

Vietnam’s national standard for good agricultural practice, covering safety, traceability and working conditions.

03

Organic

Organic rules such as EU Organic, USDA Organic and Japan’s JAS set strict limits on inputs and require a conversion period.

04

Food safety

HACCP and ISO 22000 manage hygiene and food-safety risks in harvesting, packing and handling.

05

Residue limits (MRL)

Each market sets maximum residue limits for crop-protection products — from Codex Alimentarius to the EU, Japan and Korea.

06

Plant health

Shipments need a phytosanitary certificate under the international plant protection rules (IPPC).

07

Growing-area codes

Some markets, such as China, require registered growing-area and packing-house codes for fresh fruit.

08

Coffee programmes

For our future coffee, programmes such as Rainforest Alliance and 4C are common buyer requirements.

Our approach: we farm and keep records with these standards in mind from the very first season, so our partners can build on a clear foundation.

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