Innovation and Technology
The UAL - ANECOOP Foundation was created in 2004 to coordinate the research and experimentation activities, in a common project, of the second grade Agricultural Cooperative ANECOOP and the University of Almeria...
We study the factors that influence the various eco-compatible plant production technologies with repercussions on the profitability of farms, on the overall quality of the products and on the sustainability of the system.
We raise and solve problems related to agri-environmental and food safety policies, oriented towards sustainable technological development.
We transfer and facilitate the transfer and valorization of the scientific achievements of the research groups and departments operating in the Foundation.
We cooperate nationally and internationally in development projects and training activities related to agriculture, the environment and renewable energies applied to agriculture.
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The Experimental Farm UAL-ANECOOP is a space of reference in Almeria where the University and the agri-food sector work hand in hand to promote a more innovative and sustainable agriculture. Here we develop pioneering projects that combine science, technology and real field practice, offering solutions to the current challenges of the fruit and vegetable sector. We are a bridge between university education and business reality, generating knowledge that has a direct impact on farmers, technicians and society in general.
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News
International visit to UAL-ANECOOP Farm to learn about fertigation projects
Almeria, October 15, 2025. The UAL-ANECOOP Experimental Farm Foundation has received today the visit of an international delegation composed of representatives of the Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Stanley Agriculture Group Co. Ltd, Genliduo Bio-Tech Corporation Ltd, Jingmen FarmX Technology Co. Ltd and the Sociedad Portuguesa de Inovação. During [...]
Read more >Visit of Agronomy Students from the University of Chapingo
Almeria, October 6, 2025. A group of students of the last year of Agronomy of the Universidad Autónoma Chapingo (Mexico) visited today the Experimental Farm UAL-ANECOOP, with the aim of knowing first hand its facilities and the various research and innovation projects that are developed there. During the day, the students were [...]
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Visit of Chilean entrepreneurs in the field of research and innovation
Last Wednesday, October 1, 2025, a group of Chilean entrepreneurs linked to research and innovation visited the UAL-ANECOOP Experimental Farm. During the day, the visitors had the opportunity to see the facilities of the farm, as well as various technological projects and innovation initiatives that are being developed in the [...]
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Visit of Researchers from the University of Galway
On October 3, 2025, a group of researchers from the University of Galway (Ireland) visited the facilities of the UAL-ANECOOP Experimental Farm. During the day, the visitors toured the experimental greenhouses and learned first-hand about the control and management systems used in the different research projects developed [...]
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Anecoop celebrates 50 years united and connected to the future of agriculture
Anecoop, the first fruit and vegetable company in the Mediterranean, celebrates its 50th anniversary. Fruit Attraction has been the setting chosen to take stock before the media of these five decades of service to the sector at a press conference attended by the president of Anecoop, Alejandro Monzón, and its general manager, Joan [...]
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Visit of the Delegation of researchers from the chemical and fertilizer industry of China
The UAL-ANECOOP Experimental Farm Foundation was visited on 15/09/2025 by an outstanding delegation of researchers from the China Nitrogen Fertilizer Industry Association and several leading companies in the chemical and fertilizer sector, with the aim of getting to know the farm facilities and the different research, development and innovation projects [...]
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Visit of Researchers from Sun Yat-sen University and Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Science
The UAL-ANECOOP Experimental Farm Foundation was visited on 25/09/2025 by a group of researchers from Sun Yat-sen University and the Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Science, interested in learning first-hand about the agricultural production model of Almeria and the research projects being developed on the farm. The visit included [...]
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Adrián Berenguer García, best TFG in the Foundation's Annual Awards
The UAL-ANECOOP Experimental Farm Foundation has awarded Adrián Berenguer García with the prize for the best Final Degree Project in the framework of the fifth edition of its annual awards, which recognize the academic and research excellence of students linked to the University of Almería. The winning work, entitled "Identification of genomic regions [...]", was [...
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Visit of Researchers from the Federal University of Espírito Santo
The UAL-ANECOOP Experimental Farm Foundation was visited on 11/09/2025 by a group of researchers from the Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES), interested in learning first-hand about the different research, development and innovation projects being developed at its facilities. During the day, the UFES representatives toured the [...]
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Registration forms VII Foundation Awards
Below you will find the registration forms for the VII UAL - Anecoop Foundation Awards. EDUARDO JESÚS FERNÁNDEZ RODRÍGUEZ" AWARD FOR THE BEST DOCTORAL THESIS. JOSÉ MARÍA PLANELLS" AWARD FOR THE MASTER'S THESIS. AWARD FOR THE FINAL THESIS IN AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING.
Read more >Partners
Southern Exotics
The Ual-Anecoop Experimental Farm Foundation has received a grant from the European Union under the NextGenerationEU Fund, in the framework of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan, for a 70 KW mixed self-consumption photovoltaic plant on canopies in parking and ground level in the area of the irrigation pond at the UAL-Anecoop Experimental Farm within the program of incentives linked to self-consumption and storage, with renewable energy sources, as well as the implementation of renewable thermal systems in the residential sector of the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge, managed by the Andalusian Regional Government, through the Andalusian Energy Agency.
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