The Cooperativa Agro Rural de Boticas cooperative (CAPOLIB), promoter of the brands Carne Barrosã DOP and Mel de Barroso DOP, celebrated on 26 November, 70 years of existence.
At the event, which was attended by the Minister of Agriculture and Food, Maria do Céu Antunes, was presented the book "70 Years of the Cooperativa Agro Rural de Boticas", coordinated by the former Secretary of State for Forests and Rural Development, Miguel Freitas, with illustrations and design by Tiago Rodrigues.
The publication tells the story of CAPOLIB from its creation to the present day.
The publication covers the history of CAPOLIB from its creation in 1952 to the present day, and includes articles and testimonials from various personalities.
The Cooperativa Agro Rural de Boticas (CAPOLIB) was founded in 1952 in the municipality of Boticas, in the lands of Barroso, a region classified as World Agricultural Heritage by FAO, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, based on the genuineness of the territory, the traditional way of working the land, treating the livestock and the communitarianism of its inhabitants. It currently has around 1,000 members and its mission is to help agricultural producers to increase and improve their production, by centralising purchases and commercialisation of their products.
