For nine years, Citrusvil has been part of the Protected Productive Landscape program, an initiative developed together with Fundación ProYungas that promotes the coexistence of production, preservation, and scientific research in the same territory. This model proves that production and environmental protection can go hand in hand, ensuring business continuity and balance in the natural environment.
2025–2026 Action Plan: Producing and Preserving
In this new phase, Citrusvil and ProYungas defined an Action Plan for 2025–2026, focused on biodiversity monitoring, applied research, and sustainable landscape management in 4 orchards with high preservation value located in northern Tucumán: Don Vicente, La Paz, El Banco, and La Cruz.
The activities carried out include monitoring pollinators, assessing soil ecosystem services, and incorporating good agricultural practices that promote the regeneration and resilience of productive ecosystems. This plan aims at a central purpose: to integrate production with the preservation of nature and associated ecosystem services, fostering environmental sustainability and social development in the territory.
Pollinators: Allies of Natural Balance
We launched pollinator monitoring, a line of research that aims at understanding the diversity and behavior of bees and other insects in our orchards. These organisms play a key role in flowering, fruit formation, and the regeneration of wild flora.
Through “bee hotels” installed in different environments—forest edges, biological corridors, and open areas—we record species, measure their activity, and assess their direct impact on crop productivity.
In November, we relocated the 18 bee hotels at Don Vicente Orchard, one of our orchards with high preservation value, based on the project’s planning and objectives. We also redesigned the nests, incorporating different cell sizes that facilitate observation and monitoring without harming their occupants.
Working with pollinators allows us to strengthen the health of the ecosystem and maintain a natural balance that benefits both biodiversity and citrus production.
Soil Vitality: The foundation of Agricultural Sustainability
In September 2025, in collaboration with ProYungas and researchers from the Institute of Regional Ecology (IER, National University of Tucumán) and the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), we developed a new line of work at Don Vicente and La Paz orchards to study biodiversity and soil functioning.
The project analyzes their fauna and microorganisms, and how agricultural practices affect decomposition, the nutrient cycle, and the soil capability to sustain productivity over time.
Soil is a living system where nutrients are transformed, water is regulated, and carbon is stored. Its balance—between organic matter, air, water, and biodiversity—determines its health and its contribution to key ecosystem processes.
Understanding and preserving this vitality is essential for more efficient, sustainable agriculture that is resilient to climate challenges.
We invite you to learn more about this partnership in the Fundación ProYungas video.