Industry tells FEAGA: “We’re eager to join and bring animals to the fair”

Fuerteventura is finalising preparations for the 38th edition of FEAGA, the premier gathering of the primary sector in the Canary Islands, scheduled for April 16‑19 at the Pozo Negro Experimental Farm. With the event just days away, the Cabildo’s Primary Sector Councilor, Enrique Pérez, highlights the involvement of farmers, livestock breeders and fishers, stressing that this edition will mark a turning point in the fair’s professionalisation. For the first time, technical staff from the Canary Islands Government’s Department – led by Narvay Quintero – will attend directly to professionals at the institutional stand, which this year almost doubles its presence.

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Exhibition, Meeting and Direct Support for the sector

“People are eager to take part, they want to be present at FEAGA,” Pérez said in an interview on the program La Voz de Fuerteventura on Radio Insular.

Having recently taken the reins of a department he knows well, Pérez expresses satisfaction with the response and the commitment of professionals to this key event, which will represent a qualitative leap.

For the first time, the Government of the Canary Islands will deploy its technical team at FEAGA to assist primary‑sector professionals directly. “The department’s technicians will be on hand to resolve doubts,” Pérez emphasises.

This service marks a milestone in the fair’s evolution, moving beyond a purely exhibition space to become a hub for advice and direct collaboration with the sector.

“Not only as an institutional stand, but also providing answers and that assistance service, which I think is extremely important,” the councilor added.

The programme has also been reinforced with multiple initiatives that, according to Pérez, respond to the sector’s own demands. “We are trying to address what the sector tells us and incorporate it into the programme,” he explains.

The Majorero donkey takes centre stage

Among the main additions is the inaugural meeting of agricultural technicians linked to the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, as well as new activities focused on the promotion of native breeds. For the first time, the Majorero donkey will have a dedicated space at the fair, featuring a morphological assessment.

The fair also introduces explained evaluations in the livestock arena, a long‑standing request from the sector. “Often awards were given… but the reasons were never explained,” Pérez acknowledges, pledging greater transparency and knowledge in these processes.

The programme further includes events tied to tradition and generational renewal, such as the first Escuelita de Lucha Canaria “Antonio Cano” meeting and the inclusion of disciplines like doma vaquera (cow‑ranch riding), responding to the growth of equestrian centres on the island.

All of this is part of an edition that focuses on agriculture and recognises those who have driven the sector’s development in Fuerteventura.

“It’s the celebration of the primary sector… and without them it would not be possible,” the councilor reminds.

With this approach, FEAGA consolidates its role as a showcase, meeting point, and now also a space for direct work and advisory support.