Agroaldea
FROM TODAY AND UNTIL SUNDAY THE BEST IN 7.000 M2 DISTRIBUTED BETWEEN LIVESTOCK AND 160 CANARY COMPANIES.
The great agricultural fair, livestock and fishing industry in the Canary Islands opens its doors today to offer visitors a renewed concept, in which there will be no shortage of an amalgamation of products from the primary sector, derived from goat milk, Majorera olive oil, cooking shows and the Agrarian Market of La Biosfera.
Feaga will offer the visiting public an interesting route full of activities and exhibition spaces, more than 7.000 square meters of covered areas between the institutional tent, a cattle tent on display, the livestock hall where the competitions are held, the industrial and machinery tent and the commercial tent.
The fairground, as a whole, will be with 4 carpas que suman más de 7.000 m2 de superficie (las mayores son las de Ganado con 2.700 M2, Maquinaria con 2.250 m2 y Comercio con 1.950 M2), una treintena de stands en la nave central y otros 50 para el área comercial; 1.500 aparcamientos, una asistencia estimada de 40.000 visitors, 15.000 euros en premios en los concursos de ganado, más otros 10.000 en el concurso de quesos Tabefe; salón de actos, escenario.
Todo el espacio disponible se encontrará copado por unas 160 empresas y entidades, como la práctica totalidad de los cabildos canarios y ayuntamientos majoreros y todo tipo de empresas, entre las que destacan como colaboradoras principales Binter y Canarias Caja Rural.
En la nave central, donde se ubican las instituciones, el stand del Cabildo majorero incorpora novedades importantes en su distribución, dedicating independent spaces with specific settings for the three agricultural sectors, livestock and fishing.
[quote]Agriculture in this stand will have an atmosphere of local products, while also renewing the space dedicated to the Productos de Fuerteventura brand, where show cooking and tastings of the local genre will be held.[/quote]
The fishing sector will be represented with the island's brotherhoods, and incorporates for the first time the presence of the GAP (Coastal Action Group). Around the livestock sector, A representation of the Cheese Museum will be moved to the main nave, which will also have an exhibition of the different caprine layers.
All the councils of the Archipelago will be present there with the exception of the Cabildo of Gran Canaria, highlighting on the other hand the renovation of the Cabildo de Lanzarote stand, that as a neighboring island it will once again have a larger space.
Other entities such as the six majorero town councils will also be present in the institutional tent., the Canary Islands Government, Binter Canarias, the intermediate degree cycle of Agricultural Production, the island's cheese factories, or the tasting area of the 'XII National Goat's Milk Cheese Competition – Tabefe' Awards, which for the first time will be resolved within the fair with the awards ceremony scheduled for Sunday. 24 April (10.000 euros to be distributed among the 7 categories).
For the first time, the Cabildo of Fuerteventura, as organizer of the fair, has prepared a commented olive oil tasting to which around one hundred olive growers participating in the olive harvest in Fuerteventura are invited..
This is an initiative dedicated to 'Canary Oils' that is part of the actions of the Fuerteventura Biosphere Reserve to improve the quality of local products..
Majorero products will be the protagonists of the 'showcooking' that, permanently, will be carried out by students of the hospitality and catering module of the IES Puerto del Rosario in the main nave of the fairgrounds.
Equally, Field tasks will also be presented at the fair through cheese-making demonstrations., the cereal threshing process, guided tours of the Granza nurseries, oil production in the oil mill, tasting workshops of Fuerteventura products from the Biosphere Reserve, etc.
The Agrarian Market of La Biosfera moves to Feaga 2014 Since the 10:00 Saturday hours 26, until the closing of the fair. There, The visitor will be able to find fresh fish from the Morro Jable Brotherhood, even traditional pastries, going through all kinds of vegetables and greens, and goat milk dairy products (yogurts, soaps, liquors, cottage cheese).
The star brand of Fuerteventura, goat cheese, It will have its space in the main nave of the venue, where a dozen cheese factories and livestock farms will put their best productions on sale and offer visitors their best productions..
On the other hand, next to the cheese factories, se ofrecerá en el salón de catas una muestra de los más de cien quesos de cabra inscritos en el concurso nacional de los Premios Tabefe.
PROGRAMA DE FEAGA 2014
THURSDAY 24 OF APRIL
19:00 hours. INAUGURACIÓN DE FEAGA a cargo del Presidente del Cabildo de Fuerteventura y recorrido de todas las autoridades presentes por las instalaciones de la feria.
20:00 hours. Preselección de los quesos que participan en el XII Concurso Nacional de Quesos de leche de cabra – Premios Tabefe.
20:15 hours. Codificación de los quesos que participan en el XII Concurso Nacional de Quesos de leche de cabra – Premios Tabefe y que hayan superado la preselección.
FRIDAY 25 OF APRIL
09:00 hours. Exhibition cattle entry.
09:30 hours. Opening of the Fairgrounds.
09:35 hours. Presentación e inicio del XII Concurso Nacional de Quesos de leche de cabra – Premios Tabefe.
09:45 hours. School visits.
10:00 hours. Morning exhibition for visitors to the schools, carrying out demonstrations of field tasks, among which the following stand out:; cheese making, threshing demonstration, guided tour of the nurseries and oil production mill, Fuerteventura product tasting workshop, Biosphere reserve.
10:15 hours. Permanent exhibition of native and traditional Canarian games and sports, belonging to the “don't forget what's ours” program. If you dare you can practice any modality.
11:00 hours. Release of carrier pigeons by the Gran Tarajal Colombophile Club and the Puerto del Rosario Colombophile Club.
17:00 hours. Visit of senior centers.
18:30 hours. Folklore meeting by groups belonging to senior centers.
19:30 hours. Seminar on Morphological Assessment of the Majorera Goat by Ms. Ángeles Marichal Noda, Technique of the Fuerteventura Goat Breeders Association.
20:30 hours. Closure of the fairgrounds.
SATURDAY 26 OF APRIL
09:00 hours. Entry of cattle participating in the milk performance contest.
09:30 hours. Opening of the Fairgrounds.
09:35 hours. Continuation of the XII National Goat's Milk Cheese Competition – Tabefe Awards.
10:00 hours. Opening of the Biosphere agricultural market with products from Fuerteventura.
10:15 hours. Permanent exhibition of native and traditional Canarian games and sports, belonging to the “don't forget what's ours” program. If you dare you can practice any modality.
10:30 hours. XX Monographic Contest of the Majorero Dog, in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the approval of the racial standard of the breed, organized by the National Majorero Dog Club.
11:00 hours. Equestrian show, organized by the Las Ánimas Equestrian club.
11:15 hours. Gastronomic show-cooking with products from Fuerteventura, by the Puerto del Rosario Secondary Education Institute. Gastronomic samples will be held throughout the day.
11:25 hours. Presentation of the new album by Parranda Trasmallo.
11:30 hours. Completion of the entry of cattle participating in the milk performance and draining competitions.
12:30 hours. Presentation of the founding book of the Majorero Donkey Breed and delivery of passports by the Majorero Donkey Association
12:30 hours. FARACAN Assembly, Association of native breeds of the Canary Islands.
13:30 hours. Meeting of farmers participating in the Fair with goat meat barbecue, cheese, papas, gofio and local wine.
15:30 hours. Commented tasting of Fuerteventura products, Biosphere reserve. Canary Islands Wines.
16:00 hours. Equestrian show, organized by the Las Ánimas Equestrian club.
17:30 hours. Livestock competitions and stallion auctions.
19:30 hours. Actuación de la Agrupación Folklórica de Tetir.
21:00 hours. Closure of the fairgrounds.
The IV Gastronomic Days of the Snail will be presented next Wednesday 27 OF APRIL
09:30 hours. Opening of the Fairgrounds.
09:45 hours. V Exposición Insular del Podenco Canario, organized by the Isla de Lobos Club of the Podenco Canario.
10:00 hours. Opening of the Biosphere agricultural market.
10:15 hours. Permanent exhibition of native and traditional Canarian games and sports, belonging to the “don't forget what's ours” program. If you dare you can practice any modality.
10:30 hours. Exposición Monográfica oficial del Perro Bardino , organized by the Association for the Conservation of the Majorero Dog.
11:00 hours. Gastronomic show-cooking with products from Fuerteventura, by the Puerto del Rosario Secondary Education Institute. Gastronomic samples will be held throughout the day.
11:30 hours. Commented tasting of Fuerteventura products, Biosphere reserve. Aceites de Canarias.
12:00 hours. Milking of cattle participating in the milk performance contest in all its modalities.
12:30 hours. Horse race, organized by the Las Ánimas Equestrian club.
13:00 hours. Commented tasting of Fuerteventura products, Biosphere reserve. Goat cheeses.
16:30 hours. Release of carrier pigeons by the Gran Tarajal Colombophile Club and the Puerto del Rosario Colombophile Club.
17:00 hours. Entrega premios del XII Concurso Nacional de Quesos de leche de cabra – Premios Tabefe.
17:30 hours. Actuación folklórica a cargo de Aires de Mascona.
18:30 hours. Entrega de premios y distinciones.
19:00 hours. Closing ceremony and at its end closure of the fairgrounds.