The counselor highlights a reduction of 4.5 million in direct payments and the exclusion of subsidies in 55% of the almond tree area
The regional government raised within the Consultative Council of Agricultural Policy for Community Affairs, held yesterday in Madrid and chaired by the minister of the branch, Luis Planas, that of the documents presented by the Government of the nation and analyzed by the Autonomous Community and by the sector, it follows that this “still is not” the Strategic Plan of the future Common Agricultural Policy (Pepac) that “the farmers and ranchers of the Region of Murcia need, since the document negotiated by the Government of Spain will mean the loss of up to 75 million euros in aid to farmers and ranchers in the Region for the next operational period.
In this regard, the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, Environment and Emergencies, Antonio Luengo, who last week sent a consensus document to the minister containing the issues that are cause for concern and concern on the part of the Government and the agricultural organizations COAG, Asaja, UPA and Fecoam, stressed that “once again, using subjective criteria by the Ministry, they are treated unfairly compared to others from the rest of our country.”
“We need European aid, which must be aimed at the most vulnerable sectors, to reach professionals, but this document contemplates a 10% reduction in direct payments, which translates into 4.5 million euros less”, specified the counselor .
Antonio Luengo Minister of Agriculture«We need a more equitable distribution between farmers and ranchers in some regions and others, which continues to be unfair»«The dry fruit sector in dry land suffers a severe blow with the provisions of the new regulations»
“We also need a more equitable distribution between farmers and ranchers in some regions and others, which continues to be unfair due to the maintenance of historical rights that the minister promised to abolish; and, at the same time, we need to take into account the singularities to which our professionals are subject due to the special characteristics of our land and our climate”, explained Luengo.
He recalled that “the dried fruit sector in dry land suffers a severe blow with the forecasts of the new CAP negotiated by the National Government, since up to 55% of the area dedicated to almond trees in our Region is put at risk. , about 44,000 hectares, being left out of these aids ».
In this sense, Luengo explained that the conditioning factors used to define dry land are “inappropriate, since they should include parameters such as temperature or sunshine to reflect the reality of our land.” He also highlighted that livestock “is seriously damaged, receiving 3.5 million euros less in aid with the new CAP, something unjustifiable, which we cannot allow, since it is a very vulnerable sector that also contributes to set population in rural areas of the Region».
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