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The hall of the Cultural Center of Mazarrón is too small to accommodate the technical conference for farmers of the township and county entitled 'The New West Fruit Growing in Murciano Litoral', organized by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock Hall Mazarrón and the support of the Ministry of Agriculture and Water of the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia (CARM).
The opening quote was given by the Deputy Mayor for Planning, Francisco Garcia, CEO Agrifood Industry and Agricultural Training, Ángel García Lidón and Councillor Agriculture and Rural Development, Magdalena Mendez.
The latter was very pleased "by the good reception given to this event in which about 200 farmers, not only of Mazarrón and county, but also from other parts of the region that are moving far involved for a topic very interesting as is the new fruit growing bone that gradually makes its way between traditional crops. "
The mayor welcomed the participants and stressed that including "a large number of young people are the future of agriculture in our region are counted."
Meanwhile, Ángel García Lidón congratulated the City Council for this initiative and expressed his "satisfaction that already exist in some alternative crops Mazarrón tomato which has a great competition. Therefore need to look for other alternatives such as stone fruit and table grapes . All early varieties that allow open the range and expand the calendar, without interfering with other productive areas because this is important, let go earlier productions. "
The CEO had an impact on this aspect as a key to success because "we should not interfere in other Spanish and European productions, including the characteristics of the region."
During the meeting, several experts discussed various topics such as the opportunities and risks of cultivating new varieties of stone fruit in Mazarrón, aspects of the cultivation of apricots in warm areas, the experience of export fruit extra-early bone and business experiences of companies like 'PLANASA' or 'PSB' who were also at the meeting with professionals and IMIDA CEBAS-CSIC.
The Deputy Mayor for Urban Development, Francisco Garcia, thanked for their participation and support from the CARM to undertake this journey in Mazarrón.
Garcia explained that "both the City Council and the Autonomous Community are committed to agriculture as an economic engine and keep informing and supporting farmers to improve their farms, which is what we pursue this journey."
The Deputy Mayor noted that "agriculture remains one of the pillars of our economy by the Tourism and Services, and addition of tomato, other plantations that can help economic growth and job creation in the town."
Source: Ayuntamiento de Mazarrón
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