Cherry farming in Chile and Greece with KISS system (Keep It Super Simple)

14 May 2025
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The issue of labor shortages in agriculture, as well as the high cost of wages, affects not only Greece but also most developed agricultural countries worldwide.

This is a major reason to seek cultivation systems that help mitigate this issue without compromising fruit yield or quality.

In Chile—one of the most advanced countries in terms of cherry marketing and ongoing research and cultivation improvement—a new system has emerged that can be considered a philosophy of agricultural investment management. This method, promoted by Chilean agronomist Diego Romero Iragüen, is aptly named K.I.S.S. (Keep It Super Simple).

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