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The Association of Entrepreneurs of Galaroza (Huelva) and the Platform in Defense of the Castañar renew the campaign 'For a living chestnut grove' in Spain

Chestnut Kernel
Spain
Published Oct 25, 2022

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They intend to sensitize institutions and tourists to protect this way of life The chestnut grove campaign is worrying in the mountain region. The scarce rains, the high temperatures or the pests in the grove predict a lower harvest than usual. To this is added the increasingly widespread presence of people who harvest chestnuts from private farms, reducing the kilos collected and aggravating the lack of profitability of the farms.

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They intend to sensitize institutions and tourists to protect this way of life The chestnut campaign is worrying in the mountain region. The scarce rains, the high temperatures or the pests in the grove predict a lower harvest than usual. To this is added the increasingly widespread presence of people who harvest chestnuts from private farms, reducing the kilos collected and aggravating the lack of profitability of the farms. This problem exacerbates the extremely serious situation that this crop is going through. For this reason, the Association of Entrepreneurs, Merchants and Self-Employed of Galaroza launches its small contribution aimed at raising public awareness about the contributions of the universe of chestnut groves to the Sierra de Aracena and Picos de Aroche Natural Park and to improve the results of the campaign. It is a campaign called 'For a living chestnut grove', and it is the fourth time that they have undertaken it, having included in previous editions ...
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