Spain: The Olive Association raises its problems with the Portuguese government

Olimerca.- The Iberian Association of Olive Groves in Seto, Olivérica, has held a meeting with the Secretary of State for Agriculture of Portugal, Joao Moura, to present its future projects and, above all, to address the problems that are on the table and need to find solutions. The meeting was attended by the president of the Association, Gregorio Álvarez Cabreros; the vice president, Pedro Marques; and other prominent members of the board of directors of Olivérica, the association that brings together high-density olive grove farmers in Spain and Portugal. At the meeting, the board of directors of Olivérica highlighted the productive efficiency of this method of cultivation, as well as its environmental and social advantages, assuming a sustainable and future-oriented ecosystem; also, the high degree of technical development and professionalism of these farms was pointed out, which ensure a quality generational change and the creation of high-level technical employment. ...