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349 Exhibitors squeeze the maximum 4 days fair in the ilerdense enclosure

Fira Sant Miquel plant face the crisis and received 180,000 visitors

David well10/10/2010

October 10, 2010

All took advantage of the last edition of Fira Sant Miquel to torpedo the crisis and make a nod to a, the agricultural sector, which despite everything still pulling the cart. Agricultural machinery companies returned to claim, as well as some politicians who took advantage of the proximity of the Catalan elections for campaigning and wander through a fairground that after coming edition at least, that of 2009I went back to overflowing of visitors and exhibitors.

"The best edition of the last few years" and "a good fair with a level of reasonable satisfaction" were the phrases with which the President of the Chamber of Commerce and industry of Lleida, Joan H. Simó, and the Mayor of LleidaÀngel Ros, summarized the results of the 56th edition of the Fira of Sant Miquel (national Salon of agricultural machinery) and the twenty-fifth edition of Eurofruit (Salon International of the Sector of fruit). Institutional leaders have stressed that, despite the economic situation general, two rooms have been completed with a "positive", and especially Eurofruit, which has benefited from the good fruit campaign.

The return of leading brands led to an improvement in the atmosphere of the fair and is anyone 180,000 visitors in only four days.

Ros stressed that the new format of the contest, whose duration has gone from 5 to 4 days at the request of the exhibitors themselves, has been a success because it has enabled the participating firms save costs while the number of visitors, about 180,000, has been compared to the year 2009.

The Mayor added that a four-day classroom allows to maintain a balance between the more focused on professional visitors days and holidays () most suitable for the public in general, "with which the fair may combine aspects of business with its social component". Simó had an impact in this regard and has stated that the majority of exhibitors "are satisfied that the room has increased even the number of visitors to the previous edition".

The fair again combined aspects of business with its social component.

The speaker also stressed the reverse of Turkish importers of agricultural machinery and fertilizers trade mission organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Lleida and Fira de Lleida, and explained that after they almost 150 meetings held between Turkish importers and manufacturers ilerdenses there are good expectations in the face to close agreements on the area of fertilizers and fertilizer, and irrigation equipment.

In the course of the presentation of the balance of the event were also highlighted the good results of the technical conferences, as well as the new Hall 'Produqte', "a good tool to approximate the producer to the final consumer" and a "perfect the rest of the exhibition complement". Ros stressed the importance of technological Awards convened within the framework of the fair, as they represent "a clear commitment by the science and technology, for research and innovation". "If we are not committed to the science and technology, we are mortgaging the future," concluded.

Sant Miquel took advantage of the political class to make a nod to the agricultural sector.

'The economy of the water for irrigation in Spain', the Cajamar Foundation, wins prize book Agrario of Eurofruit

The book 'The economy of the water for irrigation in Spain', edited by Cajamar Foundation, has won the 39th Edition of the award of the agrarian book, award organised by Fira de Lleida in the framework of the fair land of Sant Miquel-Eurofruit. The 528-page book is divided into 24 chapters, with the participation of 49 researchers who develop their work in 16 different from 8 autonomous institutions. The work examines the evolution of the so-called economy of water during the 1998-2008, expanding the scope of the study to a series of perspective not previously raised on the economics of irrigation and providing innovative solutions.

The director of the service of studies of the Fundación Cajamar, David Uclés Aguilera, says that "this award is to strengthen the belief of the Foundation Cajamar and of its Research Department of the interest on the agri-food in this country." The prize is an incentive to continue in this line of specialization, in which were not expected results as soon. However, the strategy for publishing works of the Cajamar Foundation at prestigious competitions has the dual objective of launching our work at the national level, on the one hand, and position to the Foundation itself, both in the publishing sector and the agro-food research; "thus, in the coming months the agri-food sector awaits with interest our new publications in this area".

The jury of the 39th Edition of the award of the agrarian book has assessed that the book of the Cajamar Foundation analyze item carefully from a social and economic side without entering into controversies of other areas and that it constitutes a reflection objective on a major theme from the socio-economic point of viewintroducing also new and groundbreaking concepts such as the water footprint and virtual water.

First level technical conferences

The programme of parallel events of this year included 80 activities among technical conferences, professional meetings, exhibitions, tastings, demonstrations and activities related to Congress Lleida quality.

These acts include the first edition of the already mentioned 'Produqte' (trade fair of food quality and proximity), organized by Prodeca and the patronage of promotion economic of the Diputación de Lleida in order to enhance the role of Lleida agri-food capital. The initiative has brought together 62 exhibitors and hosted 24 culinary activities carried out by recognised Catalan chefs, workshops of cooking for children, tastings of wine, water and oil, lectures on label in the table, gastronomic critics, etc.

The Sant Miquel 2010 Awards winners

Electronic pruning with interchangeable head scissors presented by Osvald hardware won the fourteenth edition of the 'award for technological innovation of agricultural machines'. Scissors Infaco, model Electrocoup F3010, was awarded "by the new system of adaptation of Heads of different calibers, electronic control and security systems, which allows saving the cost of small tools and a substantial increase of the performance". The second prize went to a bar versatile hydraulic for localized treatment by sprinkling, atomization or polvorización, of Teyme agricultural technology.

In the category 'Award for the design of agricultural machinery safety' award was for the drain of palots V AUT 2010, presented by Cedis-Mafrut, "which applies cutting-edge systems adapted to the type of machinery for handling of palots". The second prize went to the Iris of polvorización, of Ilemo-Hardi Hardi system.

Finally and in the category 'Prize at the competition of innovations in the fruit sector', the first prize, worth 1,000 euros, as all fell to Argilés Disseny i rugs, a machine for the collection of fruit transportation system for cups, "for high working capacity and the reduction of the damage to the fruit during the collection process". The second prize, worth 500 euros, took him buildings mechanics Alcay, by a shredder Serrat Trigon Vento, with built-in system intensifier for the displacement of the plant remains at the bottom of the trees.