Hydroponic growing at a height has given us a competitive advantage in terms of labor recruitment
The cultivation of berries in Huelva is a contemporary success story. The production of Huelva’s strawberries, which started developing as a pioneering project between the late ’50s and early ’60s of the 20th century, has allowed Spain to become the largest producer of this fruit in the European Union, although the true magnitude of this industry in Huelva is evident when looking at the figures it yields. It accounts for almost 97% of Spain’s total harvest, and for approximately 23.8% of the production of this fruit in the EU-27 in the 2020/21 campaign, according to Eurostat data, placing it well ahead of the next largest EU producers, Poland and Germany, with shares of 16.3% and 13.8%, respectively.