Agroaldea
Involved a dozen farmers who have proposed creating Avocados under the brand label Mogan Gran Canaria Cabildo Quality.
Gran Canaria produce 6.400 avocado tons per year, of which 165 They are grown in the southern municipality in times of good harvest.
Perez Galdos of Arguineguin Square celebrated this Sunday 6 of December, of 10.00 to 14.00 hours, the first fair of avocado which hosts the town.
The fair will promote the country's avocado, also known as Summer, with more than more than twenty varieties are concentrated in the ravines of Mogan and Arguineguin, among which are commercial Strong, Pinkerton, Hass and Orotava, although in the meeting there will also be space to show other products such as guayabo, gofio or honey.
The Cabildo has detected a spike avocado crop in recent years, In fact the young technicians have discovered during routine inspections avocado performing on farms, This is explained because it is a profitable crop for farmers, thanks to increased consumption and production costs moderate.
Restaurateurs the municipality will offer on Sunday the opportunity to sample dishes with avocado, They not in vain are characterized by their complete lack of sugar and buttery, in addition to being rich in healthy fats and high nutritional value, sodium and cholesterol free.
Avocado cultivation spans all municipalities of the island, except in Artenara, and the cultivated area exceeds 200 hectares, of which 23 They found in Mogan, although The village is the city that devotes more area with 31 hectares, followed by Telde 27, Santa Lucia 18, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, where there is 16, and Firgas, which has 14 hectares.
Total average production is 6.400 tonnes per year in Gran Canaria, of which reaches Mogán 165 tons in years of good harvest for local consumption, although a mid 80 the product exported to England, mainly.
Farmers, Council and City Council want to revive this culture to regain its past glory and again become the backbone of agriculture in the municipality, which even has old trees planted by returning grancanarios of Venezuela and Cuba.
But on Sunday there will be more activities to attract the public, crafts also will place on Sunday in Arguineguin, where crafts of the Association of Artisans of Mogan also be present and there will be an exhibition area of agricultural machinery and irrigation equipment, plus a space for children's workshops with avocado as a raw material, all it enlivened with street parades and revelry to complete the day.