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Extremadura: crops resistant to climatic hazards

12/03/2025

François-Xavier Branthôme
Spain,
WPTC
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Extremadura is the second largest tomato producing area in Europe, after Italy

Extremadura, a leading Spanish agricultural region, stands out as a major player in global tomato production. With 22,000 hectares of crops, it provides 5% of the world's supply, ranking second in Europe after Italy. The 2024 campaign was particularly successful, with a harvest of 2.2 million tons of high-quality tomatoes.

 
However, this success story is threatened by climate change. Rising temperatures and prolonged droughts have already led to significant losses, such as in 2022 when production fell by 34%. The dependence of tomato cultivation on water highlights the need to adopt more sustainable and resilient agricultural practices.

Faced with these challenges, the "Go Pomodoro" project was launched. This European initiative, coordinated by APAG Extremadura Jóvenes Agricultores y Ganaderos, aims to guarantee abundant and high-quality tomato production, while optimising the use of water and resources. Experimental platforms have been set up in Extremadura, Andalusia and Murcia to test new irrigation techniques, develop digital decision-making tools and analyse the profitability of water reuse systems.

The "Go Pomodoro" project is based on a consortium of seven entities, including the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and companies from the agricultural sector. It has a budget of Euros 600,000, partly funded by the European Union and the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture. The aim is to adapt tomato production to climate, economic and social realities, optimising costs, water and energy consumption and the use of fertilisers.

 
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For further information about Go Pomodoro, click here.
For further information about the partners of the project, click here.

Sources: elperiodicoextremadura.com, redpac.es