Spain: Andalusian Government requests that the first modification in the Strategic Plan of the CAP be in the aid associated with nuts to avoid losses
Almond Kernel
Spain
Published Dec 24, 2022
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The Andalusian General Secretary for Agriculture, Livestock and Food, Consolación Vera, has advanced that "the Andalusian Government will request the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food that the first modification of the Strategic Plan of the Common Agrarian Policy (Pepac) contemplates a change in the Associated aid for almond producers because the new requirements seriously harm the Andalusian sector.
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Vera chaired the meeting of the Andalusian Dried Fruit Table where he recalled that "85% of the 234,000 hectares of almond trees in Andalusia are cultivated in the traditional way by professionals who work hard every day to bring quality products to the markets that are respectful of the environment", also referring to the "important socioeconomic weight that this crop has in rural areas of Andalusia", for which he has insisted on the first modification of the Strategic Plan to focus on this crop. Vera has stressed that "the agricultural sector is the engine of the most rural areas of this land and a great pillar of our economy." On the other hand, the representatives of the dried fruit sector of the different Professional Agricultural Organizations (ASAJA, COAG and UPA) and Agro-food Cooperatives of Andalusia that have participated in this meeting have requested support from the regional Administration to face the challenge that supposes the entrance of foreign almond in the ...
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