Spain: There will be an aid associated with the traditional olive grove in the future CAP
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Spain
Published May 13, 2022
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In the future CAP, an associated aid for traditional olive groves will be included, which will replace the proposal for a sectoral program for traditional olive groves, which was initially included in the strategic plan document sent last December to Brussels. This was announced yesterday by the Minister of Agriculture, Luis Planas.
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The sectoral program was excessively complex for producers, so it has been replaced by direct support to the farmer, reducing administrative burdens. According to the Minister, the European Commission has given its approval to this change. Planas has insisted that the traditional olive grove needs specific support for its survival, since due to its particular conditions it has production costs much higher than the rest of the sector. The minister has insisted that the new CAP is going to be an "excellent opportunity" for the olive sector, with a better distributed distribution of aid. He has made mention of the eco-schemes in which the traditional olive grove on a slope will receive higher additional aid. The olive tree is a crop that reduces greenhouse gas emissions, increases carbon sequestration and helps reduce erosion and stop desertification, he explained. It offers enormous potential in the development of a circular economy and thanks to innovation and the application of ...
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