Location: Isla Mayor (Doñana area)
Organic Certificate: 2010
Nature of the project: 4th generation family
Employees: 5 annual and 15 temporary
Products: Brown and white Hispagran rice
Nº. Hectares: 40 The Carbonell family project is located in the Doñana area, where rice is key to the development of the local population. It is a 4th generation project, his great-grandfather was already a rice farmer in Valencia, his grandfather went to Seville and each one has been contributing their grain of "rice" to the family business. Jose Daniel and his brother are now the leaders of this project, which was a pioneer in the region in taking the step towards organic production. Their other contribution is the selection of the "Hispagram" variety which is more resilient and adapted to saline environments and with homogeneous grain "My grandfather already worked with this variety but it fell into disuse, we are committed to it and now more people have joined in". The big problem with this crop is the great need for water and that is why Jose Daniel tells us that the crop will not be viable as there is less water available. They are part of a community of irrigators and warn that almost no crop could develop in this saline environment.
Water in rice fields is like "the blood" of the crop. It needs a sheet of water and allows the birds to have a food reserve or larder in summer, when the Doñana marshes are dry, allowing a symbiotic relationship between them.
As Jose Daniel says "We collaborate maintaining the richness of the ecosystem and we contribute algae or bacteria to nourish the environment" this is the difference with other producers.
In September, after the harvest, the industrial processes of drying, selection, classification and peeling begin in the case of white rice. This allows for future commercialisation. "It all looks the same but every season is different, the colours, the light, the birds you can find, the state of the rice crop..." Brother of Jose Daniel
As far as prices are concerned, the northern Italians are the ones who impose the price on the sector at an international level. And although he would like to distribute more to smaller projects, at the moment this is only possible with 30% of his production.
But the big problem that worries Jose Daniel is the lack of water " Without water there is no viability".
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