Spain: They will request the inclusion of the vineyard, chestnut, and fig trees in the burning of pruning waste

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Published Oct 25, 2022

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UPA-UCE Extremadura has detected that in the Order that regulates the procedure for the granting of exceptional authorization for the burning of vegetable residues, strategic and emblematic productions of the region are excluded, such as the vineyard, the chestnut tree and the fig tree, which occupy thousands of hectares in Estremadura. This agrarian organization points out that these crops suffer from diseases and pests that can only be treated effectively through this measure.

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For this reason, UPA-UCE Extremadura will demand that the Junta Extremadura include these crops within said exceptionality so that it is allowed to burn the remains of pruning and thus tackle a problem that affects thousands of farmers throughout the region. On the other hand, UPA-UCE will also request the suppression of the phytosanitary report prepared by a technician that compulsorily requires the order from farmers who request it, as well as the suppression of the need to have georeferenced photographs or laboratory analysis. "These requirements involve a bureaucratic burden and an added cost that many farmers cannot afford", highlights the general secretary of UPA-UCE, Ignacio Huertas. Finally, this agrarian organization recalls that it will continue to work so that the National Law is modified as soon as possible and allows a return to the normal application of this traditional cultural practice, which has a high phytosanitary and cultural value for farms in Extremadura and ...

Source: Agroclm