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With this new web, from Primary Sector and Food Sovereignty Cabildo de Gran Canaria aims to bring technology to rural areas.
The Cabildo of Gran Canaria has gathered all the information that revolves around the world of food sovereignty in a new web adapted to different formats that contributes, In addition, to bring new technologies to the rural world.
This is a sector that has so far presented low levels of adaptation to communication technologies, although with the incorporation of new generations to farms in the sector they are increasingly demanded by professionals. They now have this new website available, as well as users and people interested in this increasingly attractive area for the population, who appreciates the local products as the best.
The web, which will also feature a mobile application that is in process optimization, It gives access to the latest developments in legislation, call for grants, training, specialized publications and information about the products of the island welcomed under the name 'Gran Canaria Quality', Food Sovereignty counselor of the Cabildo of Gran Canaria reported, Miguel Hidalgo.
The council has proposed to increase the percentage of food autonomy of Gran Canaria, because it just produces a 10 percent of what it consumes and the rest is imported although the possibilities of the Island, a trend that it is working to change.
This objective is the support of the population, who knows that products that run smaller distance from the earth to the table are the best, and it has high regard for fruit and vegetables Gran Canaria, and food products manufactured with land.
Like this, page created with the aim of giving visibility to the services provided by the council for this purpose, The activities of the Experimental Farm and facilitate direct contact with experts from the institution for the resolution of doubts and problems encountered in their activity.
This is possible through the appointment system, Contact via email, and telephone with the island technicians, well even through social networks and services through the mobile application that will contain all the information from the web.
The structure of the web allows the mainstreaming of areas and issues, so that users can easily find the information they seek from a home page which highlights the most consulted sections by professionals.
A top menu exposes the division in areas to complement the developed sections on the home page, so that different access to information can lead, which significantly improves the usability of content from the previous web.
The new page is, In addition, adaptable to any browser that uses the user, and mobile technologies, facilitating the rapid and effective consultation.