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The Minister of Agriculture and Water, Antonio Cerda, emphasized today that "the melon-growing area in the Region of Murcia is approximately 6,000 hectares and regional production stands at around 223,000 tons, representing 21 percent of total domestic production, exceeded only by Castilla-La Mancha and Andalusia. "
He stressed that "only in the Campo de Cartagena, melon turnover of around 135 million euros."
The owner of Agriculture and Water today unveiled the poster for the Festival of Melon de Torre Pacheco 2009, taking place between now and May 30, accompanied by the Mayor of Torre Pacheco, Daniel García Madrid, the president of the Display Controller Protected Geographical Melon de Torre Pacheco, Juan Peñalver Pardo and the poster, the painter Antonio Martínez Mengual Murcia.
Cerda said that "the professionalism of farmers in the Campo de Cartagena has helped this product to be awarded the declaration of Protected Geographical Indication" (PGI), which was requested jointly by the municipality of Torre Pacheco and the regional government through the Ministry. "
Murcia counselor explained that "now the melon de Torre Pacheco is recognized Transitional National Protection and recently created the Control Board of Melon de Torre Pacheco has already adopted its own rules and businesses are beginning Campo de Cartagena to join him for, among other things, promoted jointly. "
Melon varieties cultivated in the Campo de Cartagena and surrounding parishes are Piel de Sapo, Cantaloupe, Galia and Amarillo.
These four varieties are exported outside the country, mainly to England, Germany, France and the northern countries.
Cerda noted that "the melon is emblematic of a culture Campo de Cartagena, which owes much of its prestige and reputation to good farming practices for farmers in the area who have achieved a high degree of quality and preservation of this product food.
The counselor explained that the distinguishing features of these four types of melon is due to "the influence of geographical environment, which gives them greater organoleptic qualities of sweetness, juiciness and flavor, with greater weight and size."
These characteristics are, according to the counselor, "resulting from the use of groundwater with high salt content in combination with water from the Tajo-Segura, as well as cultural practices that farmers have traditionally done."
The program of activities to commemorate the Festival of Melon includes Technical Sessions II Melon on Friday 29, will open the lecture 'The new CMO for fruit and vegetables "by the director general for the Common Agricultural Policy and President of the Assembly of European Regions Horticulture, Joaquín Maestre Albert.
Photo: from left to right: the poster, Antonio Martínez Mengual, the council of Agriculture of Torre Pacheco, Theodore Vera, the president of the Protected Geographical Indication 'Melon de Torre Pacheco ", Juan Peñalver, the Minister of Agriculture and Water , Antonio Cerdá, and the mayor of Torre Pacheco, Daniel García Madrid.
Source: CARM
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