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The head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Water, Antonio Cerdá, today urged the regional agricultural research to develop and "implement the results of knowledge to the farm" for products of "higher quality, easier to produce and closer to consumer demands. "
The Minister was speaking at the closing ceremony of the 44th edition of the exhibition 'table grapes Lower Guadalentín agricultural products', which was accompanied by the mayor of Alhama de Murcia, Fernando Alfonso Ceron.
The exhibition, in which the Department works through the Instituto Murciano Research and Agricultural Development and Food (IMID), houses a large exhibition with over 300 varieties of fruits and vegetables in the area.
According to Cerda, is considered "one of the most ancient and more participatory than those held in this municipality."
The counselor explained that the Region of Murcia has developed "a race against time" in the work of varietal conversion and production of new varieties such as cherry, peach, nectarine, apricot and grape.
In the case of grapes, said that "70 percent of which is grown in the region corresponding to seedless varieties."
Responsible for autonomic research "is the key to modernize the sector and offer products that convey more security and confidence."
In addition, Cerdá also reminded that agricultural activity "depends on the decisions made in the European Union, and in many cases are counter to the competitiveness of Mediterranean agriculture," so he added, "has to be profitable on its own itself, and for this we must invest in modernization. "
Source: CARM
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