Spain: UPA Andalusia continues to demand direct aid to the olive grove due to the drop in production

The UPA Andalusia Committee has unanimously confirmed the urgency for traditional olive groves to receive direct aid from the Government and the Junta of Andalusia in the face of the drastic drop in olive oil production and will continue to demand that the administrations now put a budget sufficient to alleviate, in part, the serious consequences of the second consecutive bad harvest. The general secretary of UPA Andalusia, Cristóbal Cano, who has chaired the Committee, the highest body between congresses, has stated that "we will continue to demand from the Junta de Andalucía and the Government of Spain direct aid that partially alleviates the considerable losses that "More than a reality, they mean a tremendous crisis in thousands of towns in Andalusia with dramatic consequences." “The diagnosis is clear, we see the drop in production and low fat yields due to the climate crisis. And there are no longer excuses for the olive grove, especially the most vulnerable, small and ...