Who we are

We are a company specialized in manufacturing, sales and professional advice of fertilization solutions for field farming professionals.

Who we are

More than 50 years of history

1950 At the age of 18, Álvaro Rodriguez Eiras, our founder, starts working in his father's store in Meira (Lugo). An experience that served him to acquire some of the values he has transferred to us.

1971 In 1971, our biggest fertilizer supplier convinces Alvaro to move to the capital of the province, where he rents a shop on Montiron Street and creates Aresa.

1973 Little by little, Aresa takes on a size that forces it to move its headquarters to the current location at Avenida de Madrid, 187, where it constructs the building that houses its central offices.

1975 Mr. Alvaro is elected as the first President of the Confederation of Employers of Lugo (CEL). And two years later of the Confederation of Businessmen of Galicia (CEG), being its Founding President.

1985 Mr. Alvaro receives the Gold Medal in the 10th and 25th anniversary of CEL.

1987 Despite having acquired the first warehouse for its fertilizers years ago, Aresa acquires its first large plant of 4,000 m2 in Rábade (Lugo), whose capacity will have to be doubled in only 10 years.

1992 “¡Ramón o Fertimón!” Launch of one of the most notorious campaigns in the agricultural and livestock world, which even expanded beyond the Galician borders.

1998 In 1998, the second generation joined the Group, thus ensuring the continuity of the business and the transmission of Aresa's founding values.

2000 The Aresa Award is launched. An initiative that, from the hand of the USC, rewards those projects that contribute to the development of the Galician countryside.

2002 We founded Todocampo, a chain of stores selling products for agriculture, livestock, gardening, pets... with the intention of fulfilling any of our customer’s needs.

2003 We founded Cecoagro, a wholesaler of agricultural products, livestock, gardening and pets, which has its own facilities located in Begonte.

2009 The Aresa Classroom was created at the University of Santiago de Compostela, in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the Terra Campus. This institution awards Mr. Alvaro its Gold Insignia in recognition of his work in favor of university-business collaboration.

2014 After a life dedicated to the company, the General Director, Emilio López Alvariño passes the baton to José Antonio Chorén Otero.

2017 Mr. Álvaro receives the Gold Medal of the Galician Confederation of Businessmen (CEG).

2018 Aresa, continuing with its policy of increasing its capacity to offer ever better conditions to its clients, is undertaking a new stage of expansion, tackling new markets: Castilla-León, Asturias and Portugal.

2019 In 2019, Aresa will strengthen the blending plant and develop the new range of fertilizers: Protech.

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Our values

Who we are > Our values

Commitment

We are convinced that credibility does not come free. Year after year. Doing things right, earnestly. Gradually gaining the trust of those who make us stronger:

Our employees

Without them, without their effort, their knowledge, their ability to work, we could not carry out any project. We are committed to them and their families... to provide them with job stability and a healthy and safe working environment.

Our suppliers

We are committed to working with them as a united team. With transparency. Earnestly. As strategic partners who share a common goal: to meet the needs of the farming fields.

Our clients

Who we promise to listen to, care for and understand your needs. Who are we going to work for, with flexibility, with energy to offer you at every moment a personalized solution to your requirements.

Who we are > Our values

Tradition

We were born in the country. We grew up in the countryside…

And as long as the countryside is a source of wealth we will be here. We have lived the transformations of the rural world, we have been part of the change, and we are committed to putting in value our environment.

It’s not a fad, it’s a way. A way of understanding the life that our grandparents have passed on to us, and which we want to respect.

That is why, out of respect for tradition, for what identifies us and makes us unique, for what has brought us here, we promise to keep alive the customs of the countryside. And in that spirit we will try to improve the future of the sector.

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Innovation

Likewise, we are committed to progress. Generating value in the rural world means improving the living conditions of those who decide, like us, to dedicate their lives to the countryside. Optimizing processes, incorporating knowledge, professionalizing teams…

In short, innovating.

We are committed to research, and rely on prestigious partners to help us in the task, to invest resources and efforts in innovation and development. This is the only way we can create value for our customers. This is the only way we can be useful for the rural.

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Customer focus

Our clients and our clients’ clients, are the center of our decisions. Of all our choices.

We will be flexible in our procedures, serious-minded in our approaches, close in our attention… we will be a strategic partner that will put your needs before ours. A fellow traveler who will do anything to solve any dilemma that comes your way.

If we can be proud of anything, it is that in these 50 years we have not been alone. We have been, are and will be accompanied by the confidence of our customers.

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Sustainability

We have inherited a paradise, an environment that, if we do not know how to take care of it, will disappear. And with it our essence.

We are committed to respecting the nature that we have lived from, and that we want our children to live from. Therefore, our actions are aligned with the principles governing the ODS and the European Biodiversity and Circular Economy Plans.

Not only do we comply with the regulations that show us the way to sustainability, if not that we want to be ahead of it, and even be an engine of change.

Pollution prevention and control.

Improvement of water or soil quality levels.

Reduction of nutrient losses, which in the long run ensures that the fertility of the soil is not damaged.

Application of precise fertilization techniques and sustainable agricultural practices.

Protection of healthy ecosystems.

Improvement of biodiversity.

Study and development of new activities that provide nutrients to crops.

Para ello, analizamos los suelos y sus necesidades, y diseñamos un Plan de Gestión de Nutrientes, integrado, personalizado y sostenible.

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Aresa and Terra Campus

Who we are > Aresa and Terra Campus

Collaboration

The Terra Campus of the USC was born “with the intention of transforming the campus of Lugo into a scientific and social reference in the field of economic, social and environmental sustainability of land use”, as indicated from the USC itself. Aresa is totally aligned with this objective.

For that reason, in 2000 we proposed to the USC the creation of the Aresa Award, with the aim of recognizing the work of people, companies and/or institutions that contribute in an outstanding way to the improvement of the rural environment of Galicia, from three axes:

Improving the well-being of people living in the countryside and transferring the problems of the rural environment to the rest of society.

Recognizing and encouraging R+D+i in the agricultural and livestock fields.

Paying special attention to the sustainability of natural resources and respect for nature.

Who we are > Aresa and TERRA Campus

Initiatives

This was the starting point of the link between Aresa and the Terra Campus, which we have been strengthening over time. As a result of this, different initiatives have emerged, which today are

The creation of the first Aresa Classroom in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, in 2008, as a result of this Faculty becoming the winner of the VIII Aresa Prize and dedicating the prize money to this project

Creation of a second Aresa Classroom also in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, in 2017, responding to the commitment that Aresa has with the University, especially with the Terra Campus, in order to support research into new initiatives and projects that contribute to the development and progress of the agricultural and livestock sector

Creation of the Aresa Junior Awards, An award that seeks to promote interest in science and technology among young people and that rewards creative, artistic and communication skills in the scientific-technical field, within the framework of the International Summer Science Campus XuvenCiencia organized by the Terra Campus, USC, since 2014, for pre-university students