The Minister of Agriculture and Water, Antonio Cerdá, with the mayor of Jumilla, Enrique Jimenez did today delivered to the head of Caritas in the town, Irene Oliveros, 400 liters of oil production obtained in the Ministry varietal trials Agriculture, through the Center for Agricultural Training and Experience (CIFE) the municipality, is making on the farm 'Master'.
The Jumilla CIFE has provided Caritas 80 bottles of five liters of oil will go to needy families in the municipality.
Cerda said "the important collaboration that the Ministry of Agriculture has started with Caritas" and stressed the "selfless work" of volunteers who are part of this partnership to help those most in need.
He added that "this issue has no merit compared to the work that Caritas is doing."
The production delivered is the result of the harvest in trials are underway in Jumilla, municipality that concentrates 20 percent of the regional production of oil.
The completion of these trials to assess the agronomic performance of ten varieties of olives in order to select the best quality and higher performance.
Cerda said that these trials meet three objectives: training in the sector, research to improve competitiveness, and social component, "which is the most important to solve the shortcomings unfortunately, many people have."
The Ministry of Agriculture is also working for two years with Caritas Jumilla in the assignment Kitchen CIFEA for volunteers of this association.
Source: CARM