Spain: A new association is born in Elche to protect the date palm and achieve the PDO
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Spain
Published Feb 5, 2021
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The Association of Date Producers of Elche (APDE) was born in the city with the aim of advancing in the protection of the date palm and in the investigation, conservation and promotion of its cultivation, in addition to achieving the Protected Designation of Origin in the future. (PDO) of this product The president of ADPE, Miguel Ángel Sánchez, has pointed out that Elche is the only region in Europe where dates are exploited, a characteristic product of Elche, since this city has the largest palm grove in Europe, Heritage of Humanity recognized by Unesco in 2000. As explained at a press conference, this fact "provides great differentiation and strength with respect to other regions", which from this new association is intended to value. In this sense, ADPE is committed to encourage the consumption of dates, promote the cultivation of date palms, the propagation of more high-quality variants, and improve research on this type of specimen. The producers' union and defend their ...
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