The 130 Tomate Canario anniversary shone in FEAGA 2016.

The intense day included recognition to seven cosechero / as of Fuerteventura and the signing of a cooperation agreement with the Cajamar Foundation Canarias and Cabildo of Fuerteventura.

The Provincial Federation of associations of exporters of horticultural products of Las Palmas, FEDEX and the Provincial Association of Harvesters - Exporters of tomatoes Tenerife, ACETO, They led to the Agriculture Fair, Livestock and Fisheries of Fuerteventura, EAGF 2016 the 130 Anniversary activity Canary tomato exports.

The event was attended by the president of the Cabildo of Fuerteventura, Marcial Morales, President Fedex, Jose Juan Bonny, the chairman of the Agriculture Committee of the Parliament of the Canary Islands, Marcial Morales, Livestock director general of the Canary Islands, David de Vera, the Minister of Agriculture of the Cabildo of Fuerteventura, John stearic, Food Sovereignty Councilor of the Cabildo de Gran Canaria, Miguel Hidalgo, Agriculture Councilman of the City of Tuineje, Arturo Hernández and President of the Cooperative Gran Tarajal, John Sardinia.

Majorero Cabildo president congratulated the Canary tomato sector anniversary, while he is recalling that we must continue efforts to prevent drift activity. In the same vein they intervened David de Vera and Mario Cabrera, as a sector of importance such as tomato, Canaries can not afford to do without it, why the government, with the sector, He is working on a new Strategic Plan.

Estarico also congratulated the sector and showed full support from his area and all actions necessary in order to ensure the future. Miguel Hidalgo welcomed the invitation of his counterpart and added that from the Cabildo de Gran Canaria add to all initiatives conducted for the sector continue to fulfill years and in good health.

Agriculture Councilman of the City of Tuineje recalled the importance of the human factor and the need to preserve those jobs with an activity that has been the hallmark of the municipality.

Finally, Fedex president thanked the authorities and called on the authorities to comply with the sector's fair share, this is the only possibility to continue the activity, Bonny said.

Together with the Cooperative Agricultural Gran Tarajal and the Cabildo of Fuerteventura, commission 130 Cosecheras anniversary tribute to Pilar Domínguez Rodríguez, Florido Sosa and Maria Antonia Hernández Nieves Delgado and Jose Ramon Roger growers and Carmelo García Pérez Rodríguez, for his outstanding work in the tomato crop on the island of Fuerteventura.

Also, the Cabildo of Fuerteventura and the City of Tuineje received an award for their collaboration and involvement in the celebration 130 Anniversary activity Canary tomato exports.

Then we proceeded to the signing of a cooperation agreement between Canarias and Fedex Cajamar Foundation, Juan José Juan Bonny and Sardinia, respectively, for the celebration of the anniversary program of events.

Equally, President of the Cabildo of Fuerteventura, Marcial Morales, He proceeded to the signing of the agreement between this institution and Fedex, by which joins the celebration collaboration 130 Anniversary.

At the end of the ceremony the Canary tomato tasted, this time from Fuerteventura, which left a good taste among the hundreds of people who attended the ceremony.