Feaga 2006, Fuerteventura

feaga hipica This morning the presentation for the XXI Edition of the Feria de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca de Fuerteventura (Feaga2006) was carried out. The Feaga will , once again be celebrated at the Pozo Negro Experimental Farm between the 25th and 28th of May. The presentation was attended by Mario Cabrera, the president of the Cabildo, Juan Estárico, the Minister for Agricultue, various technicians from the department and representatives of various agriculturl associations.

There will be several innovations at the FEAGA this year. For the first time, along with the competitions for cheese and livestock a sheep shearing competiotion will be part of the proceedings. The Cabildo have also organised a mini train, the one in use in Costa Caleta, to transport people who may have difficulty getting from the car parking to the show ground.

The president of the Cabildo stated his conviction that “FEAGA has become an essential tool to assure the future of agriculture on the island, with more involvement of the young at each event”. In this manner he emphasised “during the development of the fair the LAF (labortorio agroalimentario de Fuerteventura) had been awarded accredition, a unique award of its type within the archipelago”.

Other themes of the Feaga during the feria will be the introduction of the cultivation of mussels on the island, which will bear fruit in the next two years, to “allow Fuerteventura to recover one of the elements that had always been one of its characteristics”.

The Minister fo Agriculture, Juan Estárico, noted the necessity to “incorporate new techniques and technologies in the field, which allow the development of all types of cultivation with the best possible environmental conditions, whilst always maintaining the customs and trsaditions of our farmers.” And he continued “one will be able to see these at the Feaga, on the displays of the different institutions, businesses and agricultural societies that will be attending the event at Pozo Negro.”

feaga-queso Among all of the events at the Feaga it is fitting to highlight the 5th National Competition of Goats Cheeses, with participants from over 70 locations in the country, as it has become unique of its type in Spain.

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