FOR FOUR DAYS THE APPLICATION OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES WILL BE ADDRESSED, FERTIRRIGATION AND BIOLOGICAL CONTROL.

The primary sector of Fuerteventura met yesterday at the opening of the XX Agricultural Technical Conferences. During the three days the tomato cultivation will be addressed ('fertigation' – combination of fertilizer and irrigation- and variety testing) and biological pest control.

The Minister of Agriculture of the Cabildo of Fuerteventura, Rita Díaz, explained at the inauguration that “they are consolidated days, with wide acceptance and practical innovations for farmers. Special attention is paid to the application of new technologies to increase the quality and productivity of farms.”.

Experts and researchers on the subject will participate in the XX Technical Conference on Agriculture, who will contribute their knowledge and experiences related to the latest innovations and topics of interest to the island agricultural sector.

Among the topics to be discussed in this year's program, it is worth highlighting several presentations dedicated to tomatoes that will focus on different aspects of this crop, such as the 'fertigation' technique. (irrigation and nutrition), or an exhibition on the results of the variety trial that is currently being carried out in Fuerteventura.

Other topics of interest will be, for example, biological pest control, a variety trial on short-cycle onion, and other talks dedicated to addressing competitiveness and sustainability, or cooperativism, professionalization and generational change in the sector, the latter given by the general director of the COAGRISÁN cooperative.

Program

Tuesday 4 June. 20:00 hours. “Nutrition in tomato cultivation”. Developing the concepts of: nutritional needs, the soil as a reservoir of nutrients, the fertilizers, the determination and contribution of the nutrient solution and the control of the fertigation process. Imparte: D. Teodoro Moreno Iniesta, Agricultural technical engineer, External advisor in fertigation and expert in occupational training. Province of Almeria.

Wednesday 5 June. 20:00 hours. “Test of export tomato varieties”; “Test of short cycle onion varieties”. Imparte: D. Monagas Juan Rodríguez, Agricultural technical engineer, Head of the Horticulture Program of the Experimental Agricultural Farm of the Cabildo of Gran Canaria. 20:40 hours. “Test of local tomato varieties”. Imparte: D. Juan Miguel Torres Cabrera, Doctor in Biological Sciences and D. Javier Manrique de Lara Velasco. Technician of the Gran Tarajal Agricultural Cooperative Society.

Thursday 6 June. 20:00 hours. “Biological pest control”. Imparte: D. Vicente Melián Hernández, Agrarian Extension Agent in Icod de los Vinos. 20:45 hours. “The competitiveness of agriculture on the island through SUSTAINABILITY”. Imparte: D. Javier Morales Febles. Agronomist Engineer.

Friday 7 June. 20:00 hours. “Technological Evolution at COAGRISAN”. Imparted.- D. Marcelo Rodríguez Quintana, Agricultural technical engineer, Head of the Technical Department of COAGRISAN. 20:45 hours. “Cooperativism, “generational change and professionalization of the agricultural sector in the Canary Islands”. Imparte: D. Jacinto Godoy Gonzalez, General Director of COAGRISAN.