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Spain: Crespo highlights the strength of the Andalusian olive grove whose challenges are modernization and water

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Vegetables
Spain
Published Mar 10, 2023

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The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development of the Junta de Andalucía, Carmen Crespo, has affirmed in Parliament that the olive grove is "one of the most thriving sectors in Andalusia, Spain and the world, since we are international leaders" . However, as Crespo has pointed out, it must currently face "various challenges such as its modernization and modernization and the lack of water as a consequence of the drought, an important current problem that we will also have in the future." In response to a question about the Board's measures to promote and defend the olive sector, Carmen Crespo pointed out that the Ministry of Agriculture has paid 65 million euros in specific aid to modernize olive farms and industries in the last four years. He also recalled that the Andalusian Government has mobilized 5.5 million euros to support innovation operational groups that promote modernization and modernization initiatives in this sector. The counselor has affirmed ...
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