Today I wanted to write about the wonderful region in Spain, named La Rioja (North-west of Spain) –like its famous wine--, because this year that is finishing, 2012, its capital (Logroño), has been declared “Capital of Spanish cuisine”.But, I prefer to talk about another interesting matter related to La Rioja and I will talk about Logroño in another post.
I have just known that two very young Spanish women, from La Rioja,have received an award at the European Union Contest for Young Farmers.It has been an “European Award to sustainable agricultural project”.
The protagonists of this project are two sisters, Ana María and Raquel Pérez Sáenz, from Quel (La Rioja). They are the members of the Group AN, who run the farm "Poultry Rioja", located on Quel, and they have received this such important award in recognition of the launch of a farm poultry.
"Ana María and Rachel in their farm", Quel, La Rioja, North-west of Spain.
The President of the Government of La Rioja, Pedro Sanz, acknowledged the "effort" and "work" of these livestock from La Rioja.
Sanz has indicated that this award is the result of "effort and work" that these two entrepreneurs from La Rioja have devoted for implementation of their farm, which stands out for the high automation of its facilities, ensuring the welfare of animals He has also highlighted, in a note, the "efforts" of the two, who have successfully taken the "witness" of their father to expand the business opportunities of the livestock farm, which began operating in 2011 and has 270.000 chickens.
He highlighted that Ana María Pérez Sáenz and Raquel are a "shining example" for young people and women who want to actively join the sector, "strengthening" the farming and ranching in La Rioja.
These two sisters, told Efe in Brussels, said their chicken farm stands, among other factors, high automation in their facilities and to ensure animal welfare and landscape integration. . In this sense, Ana Maria and Rachel explained that, for example, they have placed such blue light so that the chickens do not have stress and green light to feel like eating.
Although the farm began production in February 2011, the idea came about seven years ago, in which they carried out the laborious preparations for its implementation.
Currently, the farm has nine industrial premises, which are bred about 270.000 chickens, and the goal is to complete the project with the launch of two additional industrial premises, explained the livestock from La Rioja, who shared the prize with a project in Bulgaria.
I am so glad that there are people willing to brave to stay in Spain, to lift this country as important, in the midst of a grave crisis.
Kind regards,
Luis.
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