Semillas Fitó and Proexport launch the second edition of the "Vitamínate Con Pimiento" Photo Contest

Semillas Fitó , with the collaboration of Proexport, launches the second edition of the ?Vitamínate Con Pimiento Photo Contest.? This second edition is the first of the different actions of Semillas Fitó for the coming months to promote pepper, with the aim of promoting the image of the pepper of the Region of Murcia both for its importance at a productive, economic and social level in the area, as well as for its role in the Mediterranean diet. Elena Ástor , Iberia horticultural manager area at Semillas Fitó, explains the reasons behind this contest: ?We want to value the local product, publicize its nutritional benefits and promote its consumption, thanking the entire sector for the work?.

For his part, the president of the Alhóndigas Sector of Proexport, Mariano Zapata , recalls that the Region of Murcia is in the middle of the pepper campaign and has asked all citizens to "take advantage of such an important product for the regional fruit and vegetable sector" .

More prizes in the second edition of the contest
After the success of the first edition, this year the number of awards has been doubled and the categories modified, which will be as follows:

- Creative Pepper, a category aimed at those who want to get all their photographic potential and creativity through peppers.
- Greenhouse Pepper, to show how well the pepper crops are doing and the excellent quality of the genus produced in Murcia.
- Pepper Kitchen, to show the culinary arts and all the performance that can be obtained from the pepper in the kitchen.

There will be two types of voting and two prizes for each category: the main prize in each category will be chosen by a professional jury (made up of 3 members: one from each organizing entity and a media representative specialized in the agri-food sector); and the second prize will be chosen through the likes or likes that the photographs published on social networks receive, so we encourage you to participate in this edition by voting for your favorite images.

The three winners of the first edition receive their prizes
The first edition, launched in 2020, had more than 60 participants, and the winners of the different categories of the first edition were: Rosa María García Callejón , in the Amateur category (2 x Tasting Menu Magoga Restaurant with 1 Michelin star) ; María del Mar Galindo Galindo , in the Farmer category (10,000 seeds of the Maestral variety pepper); and María José Albacete in the Professional category (? 900).

The prizes have been awarded by the members of the jury: Núria García , communication manager of Proexport; Antonio Abril , journalist and director of the Murcia TV program Diario del Campo; and Dámaris Moreno, communication manager at Semillas Fitó.