La Unió criticizes that the CAP strategic plan will leave half of Valencian nuts in Spain without help associated with it

VALÈNCIA, Dec. 7 (EUROPA PRESS) - The Unió de Llauradors i Ramaders has warned this Tuesday that the version of the Strategic Plan of the PAC (2023-2027) 'PEPAC', exposed to public consultation by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA), maintains limitations regarding The slope and rainfall that "exclude from the associated aid" the traditional dry fruit farms in dry farming in large areas of the State at risk of desertification, such as the Valencian Community, where it will leave without this support half of those that today they charge it. According to La Unió, the eligibility conditions and the requirements established to access the aid associated with nuts have not changed with respect to the previous texts. It continues to be maintained for those rainfed almond, hazelnut and carob crops with a slope greater than 10%, or for those that, having a lower slope, are in a region with an average annual rainfall of less than 300 mm for 10 years. . These conditions do ...