PROYECTO DE DISEÑO Y CONSTRUCCIÓN DE UNA INDUSTRIA AGROALIMENTARIA DE MIEL ARTESANAL EN BELMONTE (CUENCA).

Abstract

This communication present the Final project to obtain the University Master’s in Agricultural Engineering on E.T.S.I.A.M of Albacete (Castilla-La Mancha University). This project performs an agro-food industry to artisan honey production and packaging on Belmonte (Cuenca) whit several innovation criterions. The development of this industrial activity, which also provides an interactive teaching classroom, helps to promote the interest and encourage consumption of this natural product on this region. This activity can generate new working prospects as production and/or selling of honey and also helps to promoting the rural development and fixing the population in rural areas where the performance of other activities is not easy. Additionally, honey production is an environment respectful activity and which collaborating with the ecological balance. Artisan natural honey with high quality of fisico-quimic and sensorial properties will be produced to differentiate it over other honey products. Also, since the wooden industry is a very important sector for this region, wood has been selected to solve the principal structure of the building, promoting the visual aesthetics and enhancing the use of wood as structural material in this area.