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The Polytechnic University of Cartagena (UPCT) and the Ministry of Agriculture promote the development of applied research in the food business, to meet the needs of the sector.
The rector, José Antonio Franco, and the Minister of Agriculture and Water, Adela Martinez-Cache, have held a working meeting at the rectory to further promote cooperation between the two institutions today.
The Rector said after the match that the School of Agricultural Engineering UPCT being trained excellent engineers working in cooperatives and companies to get both primary food production, processing and marketing as the food industry they have located the Region of Murcia as a reference in all Europe.
Martinez-Cache has stressed that the Polytechnic University "has a high degree of specialization" in agricultural technology and highlighted the support of the center in academia to "improve science education, promoting high qualifications in the sector and develop applied research ".
The owner of Agriculture indicated that these collaborations "translate into competitiveness of the sector", allowing said that "the Region of Murcia lead productive positioning and exporter" with better techniques in production and crop yields and the optimal use of water "allows us to be models for other regions."
The Polytechnic University of Cartagena and the Ministry of Agriculture collaborate on various projects, including research work of the European project 'Life + Irriman', with which it is intended to reduce by 30% the consumption of water in woody crops is.
Source: UPCT
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