Water users demand a "social and equitable" distribution of water in Andalusia

The Association of Andalusian Irrigation Farmers (Asare) and UPA-Jaén have called for a "just and social" distribution of water that guarantees the survival of family-run agricultural operations. During the session of the Andalusian Water Social Table, held today in Jaén, the two organizations have demanded changes in the governance of water management to give a voice to irrigators and farmers in the distribution of water and propose a series of measures aimed at a better use of the public resource that takes into account more social and territorial wealth criteria. "It is unacceptable that 20% of Andalusian operations manage 80% of the water. It is somewhat similar to the CAP, where 20% of the operations receive 80% of the budget," declared the secretary of UPA in Andalusia, Jesús Cózar. According to Cózar, the Andalusian Water Social Table has been working for eight years "with the sole objective of achieving a much fairer and more social distribution of this public resource ...