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The City of San Javier assign a plot of about 7,000 square meters the Ministry of Water, Agriculture and Environment for expanding the demonstration farm and farm transfer of El Mirador as confirmed this morning the mayor of San Javier, José Miguel Luengo during his visit by the Minister Adela Martinez-Cache to the experimental farm "that such quality is bringing to our agriculture".
Jose Miguel Luengo who was accompanied by the Councillor for Agriculture, Antonio Luengo and the headman mayor of El Mirador, Tania Linares, stressed the importance of the work done at the Centre "whose research has a direct bearing on the improvement of agriculture in the municipality with 70 percent of its cultivated land becomes a real garden of Europe, leading exports. "
Luengo welcomed the commitment of the Minister Adela Martinez-Cache with the agricultural sector to be stronger than ever in water to the farmers concerned by the lack of water for irrigation.
The Minister of Water and Agriculture, Adela Martinez Cacho, who previously shared with the mayor a breakfast meeting with a group of farmers in Mercagrisa, El Mirador, said "the commitment of the regional government to move forward on research to remain pioneers" and he highlighted the work developed in the experimental farm of El Mirador "which is a reference for the Region of Murcia."
The Minister said that "many eyes of national and international markets and our agriculture is a strategic sector".
During the visit to the Centre for Demonstration and agricultural transformation of El Mirador the minister could know "in situ" some of the trials currently underway as coconut fiber in search of new land.
Accompanied by staff of the Ministry, farmers, and responsible for the Centre itself they toured the facilities of the farm where it has traditionally been seen with the pepper, but also with citrus and vegetables.
Since its launch, the Autonomous Community of Murcia in 1992 on land ceded by the City of San Javier, the experimental farm has conducted hundreds of tests on new varieties, biological pest control, improved irrigation, soil alternative, and soilless cultivation, among others.
Its importance lies in the transfer once they have given their viability to farmers.
The Centre is managed by a cooperative CDTA El Mirador, composed Hortamira S Coop, SAT San Cayetano and Gregal S Coop.
totaling more than 360 partners.
The tests performed are proposed by the farmers themselves according to their needs and agreed with the technical staff of the center itself and the Ministry.
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Javier
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