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On November 11, a group of young people with Down Syndrome and student volunteers will visit the Cabezo de Torres supply plaza to learn about the agricultural, livestock and fishing diversity of our Region and understand the importance that the shopping cart has in its conservation
Columbares Association and the Municipal Board of Cabezo de Torres have organized a day with the aim of promoting the consumption of proximity and seasonal among citizens.
Under the title 'I do not post responsible consumption, what about you?'
various activities will be carried out, such as participatory dynamics, interviews with shopkeepers and role-playing games, in which young people with Down Syndrome and students -who live in the Shared Housing Area of ​​the Down Syndrome Foundation of the Region of Murcia has in the Center for the Promotion of Personal Autonomy -CEPAP- of Cabezo de Torres- will discover how to make a more responsible purchase.
On the day, which will take place on November 11 at Cabezo de Torres food market, they will learn such simple acts as buying varieties of local and seasonal fruits and vegetables, meats and dairy products from native breeds and fish from our captured coastline with artisanal fishing gear that does not damage the seabed, they contribute to preserve our species richness and our gastronomy, while having a benefit for the environment and for our farmers, ranchers and fishermen.
DIVERSITY OF VARIETIES
The Region of Murcia has a high diversity of edible vegetables, with a total of 453 varieties characterized among vegetables, legumes, cereals and fruit trees (according to 2008 data from the Center for Plant Genetic Resources of INIA), being the region with the greatest wealth the orchard of Murcia.
However, according to data from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), during the 20th century, 75% of the traditional varieties used in agriculture worldwide have disappeared.
The main cause of this tragic loss has been the replacement of local varieties by the "improved ones".
Similarly, the use of more productive or faster-growing livestock varieties that has been imposed in recent decades, has endangered the autochthonous livestock breeds of the Region of Murcia, such as the Murcian, the Murcian-Grenadian goat , the segureña sheep or the murciana chicken, among others.
As for fish, the Mediterranean also hosts a high diversity.
However, currently three quarters of the oceans are considered to be overexploited.
This is largely due to the massive use of non-selective fishing gear, such as trawling, which entails a high percentage of discards (around 40%).
Much of this agricultural and fishing diversity can still be observed in the municipal markets, which are configured as reservoirs of biodiversity, promote local consumption and favor the local economy.
Source: Agencias
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