The Total Berry project team purchased and built a Cravo Retractable Rafterhouse which has the technology to control the internal environment and provide optimum growing conditions for the fruit. The internal structure was designed and built, and fitted with fixed and moveable double tier table tops to make the best use of the space inside the house. Planting took place in 2014 and inputs together with yield and quality data have been measured & captured regularly. Data analysis for Year 1 was completed at the end of 2014 and a report covering the key learnings was made available to M&S and their UK growers.
"With the support of M&S and Cravo we have shown that a paradigm shift is possible that can lead to increased yields, healthier plants and cost savings in comparison to current practices. The project has shown that a retractable production system may look expensive on first viewing but the results provide a vision of a truly sustainable future." - Dr Drew Reynolds, Technical & Business Development Director
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