L to r: Jan Haasjes, Clayton Helmes, contact person at Compobras and cultivation consul- tant, Sílvio Rech, manager phase I and II.
Hopper and mixing wagon under construc- tion at the com- pany.
One of the
mixing wagons in action, simple but effective.
Four of the six bunkers.
A mushroom farm like many others in Parana.
Intensive sampling is done by qualified staff.
acquired a new block-making line for easier and faster production, and to serve the customers better. Haasjes has also built some incubation rooms, to situations where customers haven’t paid in time before the compost is due for transport – that’s the way things go in Brazil. Compobras has a waiting list of customers, so if one customer waits too long to pay, the consign- ment of compost goes to another customer who has transferred the money on time. Jan Haasjes also engineers his own machines; robust and resistant to a bit of ammonia. There are hydraulic and computer controlled hoppers and mixers so if too much straw or compost is fed in, the supply chain automatically runs more slowly. One of the photos shows a new hopper
and raw material mixer being constructed. Compobras also has its own generator, as power failures are a regular feature of life here. This is a much too expensive investment for many companies, but a composter cannot afford to be without power. There are many things you have to organise yourself in Brazil, but the authorities are very lenient when it comes to building permits. The advice is to just start building, the permit will be granted later. Haasjes also has another important ace up his sleeve - a good team of employees.
Further expansion
But it doesn’t’ stop there. The company is considering producing casing soil in addition to
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‘Just start
building, the permit will be granted later’
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