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Give value to agricultural residues and pruning for urban use, reduce their environmental impact, and lower costs to farms in relation to the waste they generate, are the objectives of the agreement signed today in the city of San Javier, the mayor of San Javier, Juan Martínez Pastor, Castejón Gemma Martínez, director of Technology Center for Energy and Environmental CETENMA, Vélez and Pedro Lopez, executive director of Aprovertia, technology-based company launched by the Miguel Hernández University of Elche.
The signing of the agreement between the three institutions, attended the Councillor for Environment San Javier, Celia Martinez, the Vice Chancellor of the University Miguel Hernández, Fernando Borrás and CEO of Food Industry and Agricultural Training Autonomous Region of Murcia, Angel Garcia Lidón and a large group of representatives of the local agricultural sector.
The agricultural sector, in the town of San Javier occupies 60 percent of the area, with more than 5,000 hectares and an annual production of around 20,000 tonnes of product.
The mayor of San Javier explained that this is a "new" agreement trilateral partnership, linking scientific research applied to the management of waste generated by the local agricultural sector important for reuse in animal feed, and other uses such as compost or bio-energy from pruning.
Martínez explained that through the agreement signed today, which will run for 10 years, the City of San Javier agrees to provide facilities and infrastructure Manage municipal waste, while CETENMA provide technical and human resources for development of R + D + I, while Aprovertia, with an investment of around EUR 3 million in infrastructure and research, will research and apply the results in practical terms of the various lines of inquiry open .
The agreement includes also that the City will receive 1 percent of the royalties from patents arising from the investigation.
It also includes the creation of a monitoring committee in which two municipal representatives will follow closely the development of the whole process in its 10 years of operation, said the Councillor for the Environment, Celia Martinez.
The director of CETENMA, Gemma Castejón noted that Spain is still far from other European countries in assessing debris, so emphasized the goodness of this agreement that contributes to finding alternatives to waste linked to the business opportunity.
Encourage the bioeconomy in San Javier, collaborate with other agents in the system, or provide expertise and infrastructure, is the object which moves to CETENMA to signing the agreement, Castejón said.
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Meanwhile, Pedro Lopez, Aproverti recalled that the last goal is to provide the technology and procedures which allow for this type of waste, thereby improving the business could take advantage of advances applied, and even the final product which affects the consumer.
Lopez added that also make "special emphasis" on scientific and direct consumer outreach.
The Director General of Agro Industry and Agricultural Training, Angel Lidón supported by their presence the agreement "shows the great commitment that makes the City of San Javier for its agriculture."
Encouraged to follow closely the steps will give the development of this agreement should be extended to the rest of the region, where agriculture abounds.
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Javier
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