Huiro Day positions southern Chile as a hub for regenerative seaweed farming
The first event devoted entirely to regenerative seaweed farming showcased PTEC IPMAPY’s progress in Puerto Montt.
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News, press and milestones in regenerative farming
What we publish and what others publish about us: harvests, partnerships, awards and progress on the PTEC IPMAPY program.
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First regenerative kelp harvest in central Chile
More than 3 tonnes from 0.6 hectares in Algarrobo, over a 4.5-month cycle, working with four fishers from the local union.
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The great potential of local raw materials
At Biotech Week in Puerto Varas, we explained how we work with two hatcheries and local spores from natural beds.
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Connecting Visions: a Huiro Regenerativo–led session at Blue Week
We hosted Canada’s Ocean Supercluster, Endeavor Patagonia, PatBio, Watermind and Intesal, and announced that we were tripling our hatchery.
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A Macrocystis pyrifera hatchery in six months, with Hortimare
Between February and April 2024 we set up the hatchery and nursery, with capacity for 10 km of line seeded with sporophytes.
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CORFO awards the technology program for regenerative giant kelp farming
Six years of R&D to build and scale Macrocystis pyrifera farming capabilities, with Hortimare and Macro Oceans as co-implementers.
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Patagonia Biotecnología and Huiro Regenerativo sign a partnership for seaweed farming and harvesting
We manage farming and harvesting at a PatBio concession in Chiloé, supplying raw material for its biofertilizers.
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2023 Avonni National Innovation Award
Recognized in the Arauco Climate Action and Biodiversity category for our regenerative, collaborative farming model.