Di Diputación Provincial and di University of Almería don sign historic agreement to start Cátedra ‘Sabores Almería’. Dis na new collaboration wey go cover training, research, transfer, and outreach activities wey go begin next academic year.
Di main target na to boost scientific knowledge for agro-food and gastronomy sector for di province. Di chair go also help push di internationalization of companies wey dey under di gourmet brand ‘Sabores Almería’.
Di Cátedra go get Advisory Council wey consist of members from both institutions. All activities go take place for UAL facilities, and every year dem go produce Annual Activity Plan wey go connect scientific and technological knowledge with di agro-food business network for di province.
Di President of Diputación Provincial de Almería, José Antonio García Alcaina, stress say dis alliance get historical and strategic importance. He recall say dis chair na di big new thing for dis year for ‘Sabores Almería’ brand. “We dey strengthen di union between University and Diputación for defense of talent and knowledge transfer to society,” García Alcaina yarn.
He add say “No better place for world than Almería to promote studies and research wey dey related to agro-food and everything wey make us di garden of Europe. At same time, we go boost agro-food and gastronomic R&D, run specialized training programs for di sector, and push internationalization of companies wey be part of ‘Sabores Almería’ so dat dem fit apply innovation to dia products and enter new markets.”
For im side, di Rector of UAL, José Céspedes, talk say chairs be important instruments to strengthen collaboration between academic world and socio-economic agents for research, knowledge transfer, and R&D+i for specialized areas.
For case of Cátedra ‘Sabores Almería’, di alliance between University with all im research potential and Diputación as institution wey dey push di famous gourmet brand of Almería, promise big results for benefit of agro-food companies for di province. “We dey motivated say we fit contribute directly through dis chair to boost local producers and products, by providing knowledge to improve all dia processes and raise dia position for international markets. Na challenging task, but na one of di best ways for University to contribute to development of our province, especially for interior areas.”
Di Cátedra ‘Sabores Almería’ dey build institutional bridge between academic world and business, agricultural producers and gastronomy, to boost di productive fabric of di province. Inside di chair, dem go design academic programs for university students, professionals for di sector, and general public, focusing on knowledge transfer to society for agro-food field where Almería dey at world forefront.
Also, dem go make sure say innovation projects and advances wey come from di chair and UAL go reach companies of di brand directly. Dem go work for other areas like culture and sustainability through activities wey go spread di values of tradition, craftsmanship, and excellence of ‘Sabores Almería’, and all dis go help promote economic, social, and environmental sustainability for rural areas for di province.
