Spain, Aragon highlights its fruit and vegetable leadership in the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables
Fruits
Vegetables
Spain
Published May 11, 2021
Tridge summary
The Government of Aragon highlights the importance of the fruit and vegetable sector in this territory, and does so within the framework of the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables, declared by the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ). The fruit and vegetable sector is the second in Aragon in agri-food economic contribution (after the meat sector), and is one of the most prominent in terms of exports.
Original content
The Aragonese fruit sector generates 134.2 million euros per year, which represents 7.6 percent of the final agricultural production. The Aragonese Executive also highlights the leadership of this territory in the production of sweet stone fruit in Spain, focusing on the case of cherries (with 41 percent of the country's production) and peaches (which represent 34 percent of total production). Aragon has the protected designations of origin Peach de Calanda and Cebolla Fuentes de Ebro. The fruit section with integrated treatments and borage with the Calial seal are also highlighted. The dried fruit sector has the Soleta and Belona almond varieties, from the genetic improvement program of the Center for Agrifood Research and Technology (CITA) of Aragon. The Government of Aragon recalls that actions are being carried out to promote the fruit and vegetable sector, with the ...
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