COMENIUS MEETING

, AND BY THE COLOURS

Belgium, Italy, Germany, Poland, Spain and Turkey, meet in

Albacete – SPAIN (20th - 24th April 2015)

SPAIN shops, eats and produces by the colours

Products

VINEYARD CEREAL

SAFFRON GARLIC CITRUS FRUIT

OLIVE

Students creating maps of crops grown in different areas

CEREALS

Spain has increased its cereal production over the last five years.

Spain does not produce all the total amount of cereals needed, that is why it imports some, mainly from European Union markets.

OLIVE TREES

Spain is the first producer of olive oil in the world

In Spain, the surface dedicated to this crop is about 2.5 million hectares.

The main consumer countries are: Italy, France, USA and UK.

Andalucía is the main producer of olive oil with 30% of the total production.

VINEYARDS

Spain is the first producer of wine in the world

Its major competitors are France and Italy.

These three countries produce almost half of all the wine produced in the

world.

CITRUS FRUITS

Spain is the largest orange production country in the European Union

. Our country produces about 4,000 million tonnes of oranges per year.

Of this amount, almost 50% is exported.

France, Germany and United Kingdom are the main destinations.

GARLIC

Castilla-La Mancha is the first garlic producer region in Europe

More than 50% of the whole production in Castilla-La Mancha takes

place in the village of Las Pedroñeras.

China is the first garlic producer in the world.

SAFFRON

In Castilla-La Mancha 30% of the world’s saffron is grown

The only competitor for Castilla-La Mancha in saffron cultivation is Iran.

Lots of youngsters and unemployed people find in saffron a way to

make their living.

Its price adds up to 3,000 € per kilogram.

Students interviewing the

workers

ORGANIC FOOD - WINE

1. It has been produced since 2004

7. Average price: 6.80 €

a bottle

1. It has been produced for

10 years

6. The purple garlic from Las Pedroñeras is

of an excellent quality

ORGANIC FOOD – GARLICS

Alberto Jávega

Jorge Bocos

María Tauste

Ovi Sánchez

Miguel Ángel Orenes

Patricia Bacete

Lucía González

Alicia Sotoca

Mª Teresa Cruz

THANK YOU, LEONOR!