Old Canarian potatoes will have Designation of Origin.

CROP WILL HAVE TO CONFORM TO THE ROYAL DECREE OF STATE.

The Minister of Agriculture Gibierno Canary Islands, Pilar Merino, He announced that it is working on modifying a Royal Decree to those known as “old potatoes” they can have the distinctive designation of origin. This will allow better marketing and eligible measures and aid Rural Development Program.

The Minister indicated that, While the pope is to time the third crop of the Community, with eleven percent of the acreage, in recent years there has been a setback, product of the weather and the effect of pests.

Merino recalled that the potato crop has aid by the Posei addition to subsidizing the development of cooperatives and their union for marketing of potatoes.

If the PDO is approved for this crop, You will gain in competitiveness and allow a brand to have its own specific, to revalue this product.