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The Minister of Education, Training and Employment, Sotoca Constantine, and the owner of Agriculture and Water, Antonio Cerdá, today inaugurated the Second Conference on Organic Food taking place in the Secondary School (IES) Fleet, and with which students are the School of Hotel de Murcia acquire knowledge about the benefits of organic food.

During the inauguration, Sotoca Constantine said that "the kitchen Murcia and organic products are currently the leading raw material, hence the importance of organizing training sessions as they are launched today."

The forum will bring together university professors, farmers and restaurateurs "to highlight the environmental, health and, especially, culinary offering these products," said Sotoca, who said he was convinced "the usefulness of these meetings and that will bring students with the latest trends in organic food and everything related to the transformation of some products that are increasingly demanded. "

On the other hand, the Minister of Agriculture and Water, Antonio Cerda, emphasized that "agriculture is more efficient environmental activities," noting the organic production as a priority in maintaining the natural values and the healthy benefits the consumer. "

The owner of Agriculture said during his speech that "the region has been a pioneer in promoting the practice green" and in this regard, referred to rice, protected by the Denomination of Origin of Calasparra, as "the first product officially certified organic in Spain in 1986. "

In addition, Cerda said: "Murcia has a wide variety of products from organic farming," making it, he said, "one of our key competitive advantages over other production areas."

He added that organic production "gives our product differentiation," and that "now is more important than ever to bet on it."

In 2008 the Region of Murcia increased by 12,000 hectares of land devoted to organic crops to reach the 38,000 hectares, "compared to the 4,000 a decade ago," said the owner of Agriculture.

The farming sector employs over 1,500 people in addition to those working in 156 companies engaged in processing and packaging.

Sotoca Constantine ended the ceremony by noting that the regional government's prime objective is to enhance the vocational training, "creating a system precisely to ensure continuous updating of the offer, according to labor market demand, incorporating innovation, technology, and Of course, ecology and environmental protection. "

Source: CARM