"A new alternative for greenhouses and growing tables adapted to Latin America"
Source: VFD.com
"A new alternative for greenhouses and growing tables adapted to Latin America" In Central America, where horticultural production contends with high radiation levels, humidity, heavy rainfall, and increasingly demanding commercial quality standards, protected environment structures are no longer an investment reserved for highly technical operations. "Our business structure combines access to materials from the best international manufacturers with in-house production and local adaptation capabilities." © Sagam The creation of Sagam was, in fact, a direct response to a need that growers themselves had been raising with the company as Ademar consolidated its position as a specialist supplier: greenhouse construction, Gustavo recalls.
"That demand opened the door to a line of work focused on manufacturing greenhouses, metal structures, custom growing tables, and roof systems with retractable screens, offering complete or partial solutions depending on each client's level of development, investment capacity, and technical requirements." Sagam has built its offering around a fully flexible manufacturing model, supported by a small plant where steel is processed and from which the company can work with both standard designs and fully custom configurations, Gustavo explains. © Sagam "It is important to highlight that all our designs are backed by structural calculation reports, a technical element that validates the structures from an engineering standpoint and gives growers greater confidence when they decide to invest in long-lasting installations." The company has now completed more than 50 projects across Central America, a track record that includes notable work with Walmart in the region.
Tables are custom-built and based on Bayco® wire technology, "a material distinguished by its unique tension memory characteristic." © Sagam "This technology makes it possible to manufacture tables or benches adapted to the crop type and production system of each farm, whether for pot plants, grow bag structures, or complete raised beds with substrate. That is why more and more growers are looking for specific solutions rather than just general greenhouse structures." © Sagam As part of this complete-solution approach, Sagam also integrates crop support systems built directly into the greenhouse structure, manual retractable roofs, and ventilation systems using Vostermans® fans, one of the world's leading manufacturers in this segment.
Why this matters: For operators, this is a water-management story. The useful signal is that direct substrate measurements can help cut drain loss materially without giving up yield or fruit quality, which is exactly the kind of controllable efficiency gain a facility can build on.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does substrate sensing matter in free-drain strawberry systems?
Because drain percentage tells a grower what already happened, while substrate moisture and EC data show root-zone conditions directly. That makes it easier to cut water loss without guessing.
What is the operator takeaway from this trial?
If the thresholds are understood well enough, growers can reduce drain water materially while protecting yield and fruit quality, which makes sensing an operational tool instead of a reporting tool.
