Spain: The Andalusian Government continues not to provide the aid for drought that MAPA published in May, COAG denounces

The situation of the Andalusian beekeeping sector continues to be very critical as a result of the drought and the unaffordable rise in production costs, which is causing, in some cases, even the abandonment of the activity. To make matters worse, the minimal aid that was approved by the Spanish Government to alleviate this serious crisis has not reached Andalusian beekeepers either, who have not been as lucky as beekeepers in other autonomous communities, where they have been published. and made these aid effective. Specifically, on May 12, Royal Decree Law 4/2023 was published in the BOE, which established direct and urgent aid in agricultural and water matters, in response to the drought and the worsening of the conditions of the primary sector, derived from the war conflict in Ukraine and weather conditions. This decree established direct aid to beekeeping operations that the Autonomous Communities had to manage and send to beekeepers. Almost six months later, COAG Andalucía ...