HISTORY
More than half a century giving value to the countryside
Year 1956.
The birth of a shared idea
In 1956, a group of farmers from Riudoms, encouraged by the town’s veterinarian, D. Carles Caballero Monrós, founded the Riudoms Agricultural Cooperative with a clear idea: to join forces to give value to the work of the land and ensure its future.
The beginnings were not easy. Cooperativism still raised doubts among many local farmers, but the willingness to work together eventually made its way forward.
With the acquisition of the house at Plaça del Portal, number 4, the cooperative set up a winery —then a key product in Riudoms— and its first oil mill.
Later on, with the addition of new spaces, such as the former Hispano Riudomense garage on Montbrió Avenue, the cooperative grew to meet the real needs of the land: supplies, fertilizers, animal feed, and essential services for the town’s farmers.
A meeting point
and collaboration
Today, the Riudoms Agricultural Cooperative is a living reality within the municipality.
It includes several sections —olive oil, nuts, supplies, and a credit division— that provide direct support to members and make day-to-day agricultural work easier, including banking services designed for the rural sector.
The oil produced there, protected under the Siurana Designation of Origin, is the result of this constant work and the ongoing dialogue between the field and the mill. In recent years, the cooperative has made a clear commitment to improving its production processes, incorporating modern technology into the new oil mill and the nut intake facility on Camí de les Passeres.
Growing without losing the essence
In 2006, with the opening of the Agrobotiga, the cooperative took another step forward in bringing local products closer to people, adding value to agricultural production.
That moment symbolized an idea that still holds true today:
the future of agriculture lies in valuing and caring for what is produced.
Behind the Riudoms Cooperative are nearly 400 members and their families—people who continue to work every day to ensure that farming remains a viable, dignified activity rooted in the land.
The cooperative has grown, improved and evolved, but it remains true to its purpose: making farming possible today without compromising tomorrow.
