Next Friday February 18, fresh food, quality and fair price in the Farmers Market Plaza de Bolívar.
Farmers Markets provide healthy food to Bogota
· ; 70 Peasants Committees Municipal Departments Boyacá, Cundinamarca, Tolima and Meta are part of the process of organizing farmers' markets.
· healthy and fresh products improve the quality of life of citizens
· In rural markets, consumers in Bogotá, pay up to 30% less for the products .
· L a peasant economy supplies about 60% of the demand for food in Bogota.
Bogotá, February 1, 2011: climate change that we are irrevocably set has affected several departments placing at risk the crops and the production of healthy food and healthy Colombians, however small producers have succeeded out the process of food production despite the climatic effects therefore l and Feb. 18 from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, Farmers Market will be held in the Square Bolivar in Bogota, led by the Committee of Peasant and Community Interaction (CICC), composed of regional and national peasant organizations praised worldwide for his contribution to food production.
Farmers Market has the support of the Mayor of Bogota by the District Department of Economic Development, American Institute for Society and Alternative Law (ILSA) , Oxfam, and 60 municipalities, and more than 2,500 farmers and small distributors, grocers and consumers.
Farmers Market This year capital city wants to show how fed with fresh, quality products at the best prices, which benefits and what needs to Bogota to eat well with products from our region , offering a variety of healthy foods with affordable prices for all types of business, market places, restaurants and more.
Farmers Markets process contributes to the visibility of small and medium rural production in the supply of capital, as well as advocacy and raising awareness on key issues with the right to food with nutrition criteria and fair prices, food security and sovereignty and the consequences of climate change.
Why buy at farmers' markets?
Because it will always be cheaper since for "setting prices is first performed, one or two days before an investigation of output prices in the wholesale market and the market places, chain stores and businesses near the Plaza de Bolívar in this case. After comparing prices and determining, depending on the overall food market. For example if in the wholesale market a kilo of bananas cost $ 800, farmers' markets offer it for $ 650. That means 25% less. Not handled the same percentages for all products, these range between 15 and 30% less ". This was explained Gloria Montoya, commercial coordinator Farmers Market.
Farmers Market Balance
Farmers who are part of the process raised more than $ 5 billion 280 million pesos. were performed in 14 dates 119 days in ten parks in Bogota and two in the Plaza de Bolívar. L small agriculture plays a key role as a motor of growth in rural areas, leading to increased rural employment and ensuring food security of both farmers and urban dwellers.
More information:
| Nelly Velandia CICC Coordinator Organization Cel 3104812733 Gonzalo Vargas Coordinator marketing Cel 3202712280 - | Ephraim Villamil community representative to the board of the master plan Cel - 3185487738 - July Armando sources confecomunal Spokesperson to the CICC Cel- |
Press contact:
| Viviana Salazar Of . 638 62 03 Cel 62 05 318 735 | |