The record-breaking oil mill Agüimes.

Almazara of Agüimes.

Frantoio "Caserío de Temisas" ends this season of olive oil processing beating all records, to use their services over 300 farmers and farmers in the Southeast region.

In total, They have been provided around 70.000 kilos of olives, of those who get a 20.000 liter of extra virgin olive oil.

Since the City of Agüimes acquired, For more than a decade, a machine processing of olive oil to offer the service to farmers in the area, the entrance of olives has not only increased, glimpsing the good health in the olive sector of Gran Canaria is located.

If it is added to this that, today, exist 8 almazaras on the island, It gives us an indication of the projection and the bet being made by the government and farmers for the future of the sector.

We can say that the olive sector is consolidated and subtraction work, coordinately, for further progress in lowering production costs and improving the quality of oils obtained.

The year 2014 It was a good year for the olive sector in the municipality of Agüimes, where they have broken all records of production of olives and olive oil processing.

It has increased in 20.000 kilograms the previous mark, which he corresponded to 2012 and it has served around 100 and women farmers more, from different areas of the island olivareras.

This is an example of how the public administrations can encourage and promote an industry that ten years ago was disappearing.

This initiative emerged as a public service aimed at local farmers in the area and thus remains so, but it has also served as a pilot for other initiatives arising both public and private that strengthen, They give independence and diversifies the sector.

The Department of Rural Development of the City of Agüimes "is convinced that the primary sector in the Canaries is a bet of present and future and that should serve to improve our quotas food self-sufficiency while a job-creating industry".