Our Cooperative
With the aim of catering to the needs of our members, customers and environment, we offer services focussing on sustainable farming, providing our employees and production members with ongoing training to improve our standards and create value for the entire economic and social ecosystem we inhabit.
Our history
Here are some of the most significant milestones in our history:
La creación
La Cooperativa de Bétera nace de las inquietudes de los agricultores ante la necesidad de abaratar los precios en compras de agricultura y alimentación.
Las secciones originales de COABE eran:
Nuevos servicios
Para satisfacer las necesidades financieras de los socios, se creó la sección de crédito en casa de los hermanos José y Plácido Sancho Aloy, (socios 18 y 19).
Ampliación
El esfuerzo de los socios fundadores dan su fruto, pudiendo adquirir un terreno más cerca del campo, donde se trasladaron los suministros agrícolas.
Al mismo tiempo, se alquila una planta baja donde se traslada la sección de crédito y un nuevo economato, el cual se amplió poco después debido a la gran acepción.
Aquí comienza a forjarse el actual patrimonio de COABE.
Terreno adquirido para la reforma
Proximidad
Debido a la gran demanda se vuelve a trasladar el almacén de suministros agrícolas a un lugar más accesible para los socios.
Terreno de 120 fanegadas con una nave, oficinas, una báscula para tractores y camiones, motor y balsa de riego y campos de naranjos.
Donde se construye la actual Sección Hortofrutícola adhiriéndose a Anecoop, siendo el 50% de los trabajadores, habitantes de Bétera.
En marcha
La nueva Sección Hortofrutícola estrena la primera campaña citrícola.
Asociaciones
Membresía en la Federación de cooperativas agroalimentarias de la C.V.
Crecimiento
Para seguir ofreciendo servicios de calidad y proximidad a los socios y al pueblo de Bétera, COABE inaugura las instalaciones del Centre La Vereda: bar-restaurante, estación de servicio y la tienda de productos agrícolas.
Formación
Se crea el aula de formación para todos los trabajadores y socios de la cooperativa.
Más servicios en el Centro la Vereda
Se crea el Taller Mecánico y el Centro de Lavado con los boxes y los túneles.
La sede social
Inauguramos el edificio de la sede social con la intención de dotar de unas oficinas cómodas para nuestros empleados y para los socios, en el centro del pueblo: seguros, viajes, telefonía, asesoría jurídica (gratuita) y atención al socio. Este edificio además, cuenta con otras salas para reuniones y eventos. Se ubica en Calle Trinquet, 4 | 46117 – Bétera (Valencia).
FALTA TÍTULO
Inversión en placas solares para ser más sostenibles y eficiencia energética (600 Kw?)
Compromiso de calidad hortofrutícola
Para poder vender en el mercado, se sacaron los certificados:
Certificado BCR Food
Certificado IFS Food
Certificado Global GAP
Supermercado
Para poder ofrecer buenos precios y una amplia variedad de productos, abrimos un charter de Consum donde estaba nuestra antigua tienda, en el Centre La Vereda.
Comodidad
Para mayor comodidad, dos veces al año organizamos la ITV móvil.
FALTA TÍTULO
Nueva inversión en placas solares para autoconsumo (Kw 300?)
Proyectos locales, regionales, europeos
GO_Innoland: Gestión Común de la Tierra
Compromiso calidad
Certificado GRASP
Certificado CAECV, productos transformados, 1er año
Compromiso ecológico - Agenda 2030
Línea producción ecológica 1 - mandarina, naranja, granada y caqui
Compromiso calidad
Certificado CAECV, uva de mesa sin pepitas: agosto 2020
Línea producción ecológica 2 - uva
Agricultura de precisión
Plataforma Visual de gestión de agrícola
Comercialización directa
Cambio de gestión del departamento comercial
Eventos, actividades, acontecimientos
Feria Organic Food Iberia: septiembre 2021
Feria Alicante Gastronómica: septiembre 2021
Feria Fruit Attraction: octubre 2021
Evento Deportivo Mitic Bike: octubre 2021
Feria Gastrónoma Mediterránea: noviembre 2021
Evento Deportivo Egyptian Race: noviembre 2021
Proyectos locales, regionales, europeos
Zero residuos: septiembre 2021
Eventos, actividades, acontecimientos
Evento RSC Inclusión “La ruta de la Naranja”: enero 2022
Cercanía
En su compromiso con los pequeños agricultores, socios de la cooperativa, se crea la Tienda Online, del campo a la mesa, “En tu mesa, patrimonio natural”.
Establishment
Bétera Cooperative was established as a result of the concerns of farmers to reduce the purchase prices in agriculture and food.
The original departments at COABE were:
New services
To meet the financial needs of our members, we created the credit department at the home of the brothers José and Plácido Sancho Aloy (members 18 and 19).
Extension
The efforts by the founding members saw their fruition, and they were able to buy a piece of land nearer the fields to where they moved their agricultural supplies.
At the same time business premises were rented where the credit department was transferred and a new commissary was opened, which, owing to its huge success was extended shortly afterwards.
It was here that COABE’S current heritage was established.
Proximity
Owing to the huge demand, the agricultural supplies warehouse was transferred to a location that was more easily accessible for the members.
It was a site covering 120 hanegadas (1 hanegada = 840 m2), with a warehouse, offices, a weighbridge for tractors and trucks, irrigation pool and motor, and orange groves.
This is where the Horticultural Department was built, adhering to Anecoop, where 50% of the employees are inhabitants of Bétera.
Ongoing
Associations
Growth
Training
More services at La Vereda
Head offices
Commitment to horticultural quality
In order to sell in the market, the following certificates were obtained:
BCR Food certificate
IFS Food certificate
Global GAP certificate
Photovoltaic Solar Facility
Commissioning of the photovoltaic solar plant for the sale of 180 kW.
Supermarket
Convenience
Self-consumption photovoltaic plant
Commissioning of the first phase of the 35 kW photovoltaic plant for self-consumption.
Commissioning of the second phase of the 35 kW photovoltaic plant for self-consumption.
Commissioning of the third phase of the 35 kW photovoltaic plant for self-consumption.
Local, regional and European projects
Quality commitment
GRASP certificate
CAECV certificate, transformed products, 1st year
Organic commitment - Agenda 2030
Quality commitment
CAECV Certificate, seedless table grapes: August 2020
Organic production line 2 - grapes
Precision agriculture
Direct marketing
Events and activities
Local, regional and European projects
Events and activities
Proximity
“Our thanks go out to all the former and current members of the Board of Governors who have supported the Cooperative and all these achievements over the years"
Find out what makes us different. Farmers with a long family tradition, who strive to produce tasty, healthy food products grown sustainably for future generations.
Horticultural Department
What makes us different is the perfect symbiosis between ethical/social values, sustainability, digitalisation and technology with our business ethics and values.
Cooperation and solidarity guide us on the road to this new paradigm, where ethics recover their leading role. All the members of the cooperative enjoy their work and this leads to an atmosphere of joint creation, generating value for the organisation as a whole.
Our orchards
Our farms are hundreds of years old, rustic, enchanting and with high environmental value. Lovers of the countryside and nature can visit our orchards and groves and enjoy the natural landscape.
They are located in close proximity to the Sierra Calderona mountain range, where the local, northeast microclimates are noticeable. This is the perfect climate in harmony with our farms located in different areas in the municipal districts of Bétera, Marines, Lliria, Vilamarxant and Náquera.
These local microclimates and the soils there confer our productstheir delicious taste and exquisite fragrances, which are unique, genuine, fresh, straight from the field.
Where to find us
The efforts behind our crops and the way they are cared for all takes place at our facilities in Bétera, in the Camp de Turia region, in Valencia, the capital of the autonomous Region of Valencia.
We are located just 14 km from the city of Valencia, and 23 km from the Mediterranean Sea, meaning we are very well communicated. This is the perfect location for shipments and deliveries, meaning that you will be able to eat fresh, tasty, healthy produce.
We want nearby towns and villages to be able to enjoy the unique characteristic traits of the horticultural crops in our region in season, encouraging proximity trade.
Efficient infrastructures
Climate change and greenhouse gases are one of humanity’s biggest challenges that are threatening farming production. Our commitment has led us to install solar panels on the roof of our plant, and our goal is to reach 100% renewable energy by 2030.
We have efficient infrastructures:
- LED lighting.
- Refrigeration fitted with frequency adjusters to regulate electricity consumption at all times.
- Hot water installation heated by photovoltaic solar panels and hot water storage tanks for changing rooms.
- Photovoltaic solar installation for electricity production.
- 2 production lines for our organic mandarin oranges, oranges, pomegranates and kakis.
Advertising and Marketing
Our objective is to disseminate our organic brand image and catch the attention of consumers through a communication strategy by means of which we will position ourselves as the benchmark brand in the town and region of Camp de Turia with respect to fruit and vegetable produce.
On social media we inform our surrounding area about our values, news, tips, games and viral content. We want to be closer to the public and show them our “World of Horticulture” so that they can take part in the work we do and join us on the road towards responsible farming.
We intend to continue on this path with a healthy, sustainable lifestyle at the forefront, such as eating citrus fruit, fruit and vegetables, doing exercise and sport and respect for the environment and people.
Our brands:
Quality Certificates
Our business model provides a complete commitment accord, integrating the references of other acknowledged initiatives in sustainability certification, quality and food safety. Our aim is to reach a perfect symbiosis between men and women and the ecosystems and biodiversity.
All our production processes are certified on the basis of international standards.