Positive impact on the environment
We guarantee a sustainable future for the territory because we are convinced that, in addition to offering quality, healthy, nutritional food products, our activities should take place in harmony with the environment.
Preserving and regenerating our Dehesa
The Dehesa is an ecosystem unlike any other in the world, a special land that stretches across the southwest of the Iberian peninsula, mainly in Andalucia, Extremadura, and Castilla-La Mancha. In the heart of this paradise, the Valley of Los Pedroches is home to one of the biggest holm oak forests, which is the largest continuous Dehesa in the world. It is a privileged location where our cooperative members operate their livestock farms. The European Union considers it a system of high natural value for being a sustainable development model with great ecological and productive value.
Sustainability and biodiversity model
The Dehesa is a benchmark of sustainability thanks to its high biodiversity and woodlands consisting primarily of holm oaks, cork oaks, gall oaks, and wild olive trees. This setting, along with the rich grasses that result from extensive livestock farming and hunting, allows for livestock production of the highest quality and animal welfare. Plus, this system provides society with ecosystem services of incalculable value, such as the contribution to climate stability, the carbon balance, the regulation of the water cycle, the conservation and improvement of the soil, the mitigation of forest fires, and the preservation of scenic and cultural values.