'Collective memory Canary tomato' brings the reader to the history of this crop in the islands.

The published book is part of the actions in the program of events 130 Anniversary Canary tomato exports, organized by FEDEX and ACETO.

In the presentation of the book 'collective memory Canary tomato' participated, besides the authors, the Deputy Minister of Primary Sector of the Canarian Government, Abel Morales, the Minister of Agriculture of the Cabildo of Fuerteventura, John stearic, President of the Foundation Cajamar Canarias, Juan Sardinia and the president of FEDEX, Jose Juan Bonny.

In his speech, Sardinia Canary noted that the Cajamar Foundation committed from the beginning with the celebration of 130 Anniversary sector; disseminate and publicize the history of this sector is crucial to know our recent past, to play our landscape and to continue to maintain the collective memory.

Estarico outlined the impact of the crop in Fuerteventura and the value that generated the tomato as a distinct brand in European markets. Also, He noted the need to make the appropriate efforts to ensure the continuity of the.

In his speech, Abel Morales, He congratulated the authors of the book, Yuri Millares and Gustavo Rodriguez, for work performed and synthesis capabilities to meet the challenge of 130 years. Also, Morales recalled the importance of culture for the primary sector of the Canary Islands and the actions being done by his department to reverse the situation of recent years. Morales also had words of recognition of women and their role in the Canary tomato exports.

On the other hand, FEDEX president, Jose Juan Bonny thanked the authors and congratulated them for this book that reflects the importance of tomatoes in the recent history of the Canary Islands. Similarly, Bonny referred to the work being done in conjunction with the Deputy Ministry to design a new strategy for this sector.

Then, the authors of the book "Collective memory of tomatoes in the Canary Islands", Yuri Millares and Gustavo Rodriguez, They outlined the content and how it is carried out each of the ten chapters of the book.

Gustavo Rodriguez, manager history, noted that, although the book does not provide any new information on what is already known, there has been a compendium of notes contained scattered, ordering them chronologically to provide an organized and structured story. Since the origin of the tomato, through their arrival in Europe to its cultivation in the Canary Islands, It described each of the various stages to the present.

Rodriguez said the extensive literature on the cultivation of tomato and activity in the Canary Islands, "We were forced to order monographs, articles, thesis, studies, magazines and books and offer full with a code 'qr' contained in the first part of the book ".

Yuri Millares explained how carried out the second part that refers to the protagonists. In 130 year history elect protagonists could have guessed perform several books. "For this reason, we chose to interview prominent figures of three producers who have played a key role in recent history; thus for example include the testimony of Juan de Saa, Hernan Cortes, Mayor Francisco Cruz or Ventura ", Yuri said.

The role played by women in activity is collected through the information provided by women who worked in the warehouses of packaging and crops. Millares reflects the statements and testimony of several village women Project Community Development Village, today involved divulging their memories and experiences.

The third part of the book is devoted to gastronomy and to the possibilities offered by the Canary tomato in the kitchen. To do this, chefs have participated Juan Carlos Clemente of Tenerife and Gran Canaria Fabio Santana, who provide suggestive recipes in which the tomato is the protagonist canary.

The book "Collective memory of tomatoes in the Canary Islands" is framed in the actions of 130 Anniversary Canary tomato growing export. In 116 divided into ten chapters pages the origin and history are addressed; the protagonists and gastronomy. The last chapter discusses sustainability and source of lycopene tomato. The book is written in Castilian and English.

In the same sponsorship include the Canary Cajamar Foundation, the Cabildo of Fuerteventura and Gran Canaria Cabildo.