SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Nov. 28 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Cabildo de Tenerife has awarded the XII Tenerife Rural Awards, awards that seek to value the role of the primary sector in the conservation of biodiversity, the landscape and the territorial balance of the island. In this edition there were a total of 16 candidacies.
The insular Councilor for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Javier Parrilla, stressed that these awards “have the objective of highlighting innovation, entrepreneurship and equality in the rural area of the 21st century.”
In this sense, he pointed out that throughout its 12 editions these awards “have contributed to highlighting the tangible and intangible values of rural activity and the cultural, heritage, landscape, territorial and conservation services of agricultural biodiversity that they provide to society”.
In the modality of Conservation of Agricultural and Marine Heritage and/or Rural Traditions, Julián Martín Camacho has been awarded, at the proposal of the Güímar City Council. This distinction recognizes the years of full dedication of Martín as manager of banana farms, many times without schedule. This candidacy therefore exalts the banana sector, which contains essential tasks such as that of the person who organizes teams, distributes tasks or resolves conflicts.
In the category of Innovative and/or Sustainable Business Initiative in the Rural Environment, Alexander López Rodríguez, owner of Quesería Naturteno, a young goatherd and cheesemaker from the rural environment of the Macizo de Teno stands out for combining innovation and tradition in his company.
In the modality of Research Work and Promotion of the Values of the Rural World of Tenerife, the award is given to the organic farmer Gelasio Fernández del Castillo, proposed by the Tegueste City Council. This producer, recently deceased, became a benchmark in Tenerife in the use of vermiculture. He brought together a large number of methods and studies on his farm, El Pilón, which is highly visited by students and people interested in agroecology.
Finally, in the Rural Woman of Tenerife modality, the work of the artisan Carmen Hernández Hernández has been recognized, at the proposal of the Guargazal Cultural Association, in San Miguel de Abona. This distinction values the work of women in the south of Tenerife and their struggle to maintain hallmarks such as traditional ceramics, basketry or embroidery.
Special mention in this same modality, posthumously, to the cattle breeder Angélica Dorta Pérez, proposed by the San Miguel de Abona City Council. Through this mention, the effort and perseverance linked to pastoral work in the midlands and highlands of Tenerife is valued, with the transhumance of cattle and alternating with different agricultural activities during the year.
