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This year they will plant 1.500 almond trees that when they are adults can give up to 63.000 kilos of almonds per year.
Gran Canaria has almond trees located on steep slopes, in many cases centuries old, but the Cabildo of Gran Canaria and the Almendra de Gran Canaria Association have proposed promoting its cultivation in plantations.
The current almond trees are not only located on slopes that make harvesting difficult, but they have hybridized and in some cases embittered, Therefore, the Cabildo of Gran Canaria is studying the adaptation of several species known for their high production when they are at full capacity., around 42 kilos per tree per year, of those who 10,6 They are grain and the rest is the highly appreciated husk for its high fuel power..
Today, All the almonds produced on the Island are consumed in the ovens of Tejeda and the production is still not enough to market it., but when self-consumption is covered, It also offers the possibility of being sold for the production of biomass pellets..
The counselor of the Primary Sector of the Cabildo of Gran Canaria, Miguel Hidalgo, and the growers held a meeting and agreed on the need to promote the cultivation of almond trees on the Island., where the number of associates has doubled in just one year and there are now more than 60 farmers attracted to the cultivation of this fruit also in vogue for its nutritional value and its possibilities in baking.
The almond tree is a tree rooted in the mid- and central municipalities, like Saint Brigid, Tejeda, San Mateo, San Bartolomé de Tirajana and Valsequillo, although also Ingenio and others, where this year they occurred 120 tons, part of them destined for the traditional pastry industry of Gran Canaria. Given its potential, The Cabildo will also collaborate with the Commonwealth of Medianías to search for profitable marketing channels.
1.500 almond trees of the most productive varieties.
Almond growers will receive technical guidance from the Cabildo, financial support and training so they learn to combat pests, treat the land and obtain maximum performance, so the association hopes to plant even more than 1.500 trees of the most productive species not only in the traditionally almond-growing municipalities, but also in Agüimes, Wit, Agaete or Artenara.
The Ministry of Primary Sector investigates, Likewise, the adaptation capacity of these species to the dry climate of San Bartolomé de Tirajana and the humidity of Valsequillo, for which he has planted vairo specimens, constantí and marinated on farms that participate in the experience under a collaboration agreement with the Cabildo, which will also study the centenary trees of Gran Canaria, ancient but according to all indications equally introduced.