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Hidalgo held a meeting with the Federation of Horticultural Exporters of Las Palmas, FEDEX.
The Minister of Food Sovereignty and Primary Sector of the Cabildo of Gran Canaria, Miguel Hidalgo, accompanied by the manager of the Gran Canaria Island Water Council, Gerardo Henriquez, moved to the FEDEX headquarters to hold a meeting with the export sector.
The vice president of FEDEX, Juan Guerra, welcomed the director and the manager on behalf of the entity, where he showed him the facilities and explained the operations carried out for the export of tomatoes and cucumbers..
Hidalgo explained to the producers some of the lines of his advice aimed at reducing foreign dependence, Therefore, he asked exporters for their collaboration to achieve this goal..
[quote]Gran Canaria is a 78% of the total tomato export area of the Archipelago.[/quote]
On the other hand, The producers conveyed to the counselor the situation of the export sector, placing special emphasis on the non-compliance of the administrations that have caused a drastic decrease in production and surface area.
Miguel Hidalgo promised to work from the insular institution to vindicate, with the sector, compliance with the agreements as well as demanding the materialization of the new Strategic Plan as a fundamental instrument for its maintenance.
The island of Gran Canaria is a 78% of the export surface of the Archipelago in which, In addition, The municipality of La Aldea bases its economy on tomato export. The southeastern municipalities, Wit, Saint Lucia and Agüimes, Telde and Gáldar finish forming the producing areas of the island.
The producers pointed out that the direct employment generated by the activity, We must also add the indirect one derived from the complementary services that the sector needs..
Both FEDEX and the advisor agreed to hold a next meeting in the month of September, to which the president of the Cabildo will join, in which the roadmap for achieving the sector's demand will be agreed.