The mobilizations of farmers recorded in recent weeks will now spread throughout Spain, including the province of Alicante. And the professional organizations of the sector in the Valencian Community, AVA-Asaja, Asaja Alicante, La Unió Llauradora i Ramadera, COAG and UPA-PV, were founded this Monday with the support of the Agri-Food Cooperatives of the Valencian Community. Joint action plan condemning the critical situation experienced by the agricultural sector and demanding that all administrations take precautions. The protest in the Alicante region is planned to be held next Monday, February 12, and in principle some roads are expected to be closed, possibly on the A-7 motorway, due to the lack of the necessary permissions from the Government Delegation.
Apart from Alicante, this unit of action also includes mobilizations in the port of Castellón on 15 February and in the port of Valencia on 22 February. Depending on the reactions of different administrations, Agricultural organizations do not rule out the possibility of extending the calendar of these protest actionsAs planned, it will also be held in other autonomous communities of Spain, other European countries and even in Brussels or Strasbourg. Parallel, The sector demands a meeting to express its demands Government delegate Pilar Bernabé with sub-delegates from the Government of the Valencian Community. Also with Generalitat Valenciana president Carlos Mazón, Ministers of Agriculture José Luis Aguirre and Environment Minister Salomé Pradas.
Valencian agricultural organizations and cooperatives Farmers and ranchers’ profitability crisis is accelerating farm abandonment, they warnThis causes the population of rural areas to decrease and food prices to increase for consumers.
Basic demands of the agricultural sector are met Reorienting European policies Prioritizing European agriculture and making the European Green Deal more flexible. In addition, it is requested that reciprocity be ensured in all new EU trade agreements with third countries, as well as a review of existing agreements and an impact study. Other demands are the reduction of bureaucracy arising from agricultural policies, especially for small farms, the flexibility of the digital agricultural ledger, greater phytosanitary control of production from third countriesMeasures that support the adaptation of crops to climate change and avoid the reduction of active phytosanitary substances, although there are no proven effective alternatives.
Lara organizations also demand the same Strict compliance with the Food Chain Law with a clear prohibition of selling at a loss, A shock plan to mitigate the increase in production costs, hydrological policy and planning, solutions to the problem of lack of aid to alleviate drought and structural changes in agricultural insurance as a means of basic income, etc.