THE MAYOR OF THE MUNICIPALITY, SILVERIO MATOS, AND THE AGRICULTURE COUNCILMAN, OFELIA ALVARADO, THEY LEAD THE GROUP.

The production model, management and marketing of the COAGRISÁN Cooperative, in addition to being a vanguard in our Community, continues to be the reference for companies and export farmers who intend to adapt to the current situation.

And in the context of continuity in the export sector, There is no longer a choice between adapting or resisting.. And in the southeast of Gran Canaria they are very clear about it, where in recent years a dozen companies dedicated to the export of tomato have disappeared.

In order to know in situ the work carried out by COAGRISÁN, A delegation from the municipality of Santa Lucía de Tirajana headed by the mayor traveled to La Aldea, Silverio Matos, Councilwoman Agriculture, Ofelia Alvarado, the president of the Yeoward Cooperative, Antonio Pons and a group of local farmers.

Upon arrival they were received by the Rector of COAGRISÁN and the general director, Jacinto Godoy, who showed them the packaging facilities, the seedbeds, the cultivation structures and a farm in the agricultural urbanization of Las Tabladas.

On the tour, Godoy explained to the Tirajan delegation the adaptations that the COAGRISÁN cooperative has been making in recent years until reaching mechanization.. The general director insisted on the need for professionalization, Without it it is impossible to survive or compete in the globalized market..

Another aspect that COAGRISÁN insisted on is the seriousness and quality. These factors are the most valued by customers on the continent, Jacinto Godoy emphasized, since they are the ones that generate not only synergies in the market, but continuity and loyalty of our buyers, Godoy said.

The delegation from Santa Lucía expressed their surprise at the COAGRISÁN model, understanding why it is at the forefront of the Canary Islands and the Peninsula.. Silverio Matos declared his astonishment and admiration for the work done that he acknowledged he was unaware of despite his visits to the municipality of La Aldea..

Los agricultores que participaron en la visita confirmaron que la modernización y adaptación de las infraestructuras es lo que permitirá garantizar la supervivencia y ser más competitivos. También lamentaron que las ayudas comprometidas por la Administración llegan tarde y mal.

La visita finalizó en las instalaciones de COAGRISÁN, donde se llevó a cabo una improvisada mesa de análisis sobre el futuro cercano del sector y cómo afectarán los acuerdos UE – Marruecos y, particularly, a la economía de los municipios que aún se dedican al tomate de exportación.