Rebeca Gálvez is a prominent businesswoman and entrepreneur, recognized for her work at the head of Patagonia Biotechnology and FERTUM, two leading companies in the biotechnology and agriculture sectors.
These companies are pioneers in the research and development of biotechnological products for agriculture and the genetic improvement of plants based on algae extract.
“We realized that this was a diamond in the rough, or as I like to say, green gold. These seaweed extracts contain many micro and macro elements. They survive cold temperatures, currents and have phytohormones, which allow seaweed to grow up to 6 meters in summer. Seaweed has long been used as a fertilizer, but applying it dry to the soil is different than applying it as a product that is hydrolyzed, which is transformed into a soluble product and is 100% available for plants,” said the businesswoman in an interview with Zoom País of La Tercera.
Here we share the full interview with Rebeca Gálvez.
