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Presented the program of events to celebrate the anniversary of the Canarian tomato that will develop in Fuerteventura, Tenerife and Gran Canaria.
In press conference and public act, FEDEX ACETO unveiled the different activities that will take place on the occasion of the 130 Anniversary of the Canarian tomato export, and that will take place throughout 2016.
The event was attended by the President of the Parliament of the Canary Islands, Carolina Darias, the Minister of Agriculture of the Canary Islands, Narvay Quintero, the directors of Agriculture of the Councils of Fuerteventura and Gran Canaria, John stearic and Miguel Hidalgo, respectively, and the President of Fedex Aceto, Jose Juan Bonny.
Members of both Councils agreed on the need to stop the decrease of surface and producers that is taking place in recent years. In this sense, They expressed their total disposal to collaborate with industry and other Governments because ' this activity not to be missed so it means to both islands '.
On the other hand, Narvay Quintero said his commitment and his firm commitment to achieve the stability of the Canarian tomato. From your Department is working since the beginning of the legislature to make it so.
Quintero announced the work being carried out in the development of a new strategic plan for the sector that reverts the current trend. Also, the adviser said the need for the correspondence of the State with the commitments, with the additional tab as well as with the compensation to the transport.
In this line, the President of the European Parliament recalled his time as delegate of the Government where he worked together with the industry to achieve the 70% compensation to the transport, in order to get closer to the Canary Islands producers to the Peninsula and have equal footing.
In his speech, Darias stressed the important role of women and how his figure has pivoted in almost all activities in the sector, both on the farm and packaging stores, being a key element for the future of the activity. Also, highlighted the excellence of the Canarian tomato What, After 130 years, It has established itself as a brand.
José Juan Bonny did a brief history relative to the activity early in the year 1885, When an employee of the company Swuanston of the port of light, Mr Blisse, It decided to initiate this crop in the Valley of the nine, in the town of Telde.
Thereafter, not without many vicissitudes, tomato export has formed the geography, demographics, Economics and sociology of the recent history of the Canary Islands, to the extent that without his Studio, the development of the economy of the Islands could not be understood.
Bonny pointed out that this anniversary cannot be overlooked. The sector has to make visible the activity and its protagonists so society can assess properly what it means.
To this end, the President of Fedex Aceto listed the activities that will be carried out: papers, projections, exhibitions, contests, Edition of book, kitchen samples, several workshops and awards that will begin next month of February within the framework of the fair Fruit Logistica.