COUNSELOR, DEPUTY DIRECTORS AND GENERAL HEADQUARTERS AND INSTALLATIONS VISITED THE COOPERATIVE COAGRISÁN.

The heads of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Canarian Government moved to the municipality of La Aldea in order to see first hand, the reality of the primary sector and a meeting with farmers and ranchers.

 

The day began with a visit to the facilities of the cooperative COAGRISAN which were accompanied by members of the Governing; President and CEO of the Cooperative; municipal corporation; FEDEX presidents and managers and ACETO well as representatives of companies in the industry Gran Canaria and Tenerife.

At the meeting held with the cooperating / as, members of the leadership and representatives of the banking and the Union of Agricultural Cooperatives, the Adviser, Juan Ramon Hernandez, He congratulated COAGRISAN which he described as a model of innovation and cutting edge in the Canary Islands, achieved through the efforts of all those who form the cooperative.

In this line, Hernandez abounded in achieving compliance with European directives milestones marking the highest level of competence and excellence of the productions of La Aldea, which they are highly demanded by customers that stand out for high demands in these areas.

The Minister outlined the commitments made to the sector at the meeting they had last January, in which, in addition to establishing the schedule of payments of outstanding aid, He confirmed the increase of departure for the campaign Posei 2012 four million euros, surplus funds from the Special Regime Supply, REA.

The President of COAGRISAN, Juan José del Pino, He asked the counselor to continue working from the Canary Islands Government, as announced Paulino Rivero in Berlin, fair compensation in transport to compete on an equal footing with any other producer of the peninsula.

Ismael López, FEDEX president, He described the situation in which the sector is following the dispute with the State, demand the reinstatement of aid for transport of the year 2002; what, together with the high costs to the industry and competition, It leads to a complex situation, in which the involvement of the administration is necessary.

The Director General of COAGRISÁN, Jacinto Godoy, He presented the results of the evolution of cooperative production, passing the 10 kgrs / m2 year 2004 to the 27 kgrs / m2 for some farms in 2012, establishing the current average in the 21 kg/m2.

The explanation for this increase in production, Godoy said, It has been determined by the investments made in the modernization of structures, and in the mechanization of crops through the lines of support. These changes have not only allowed but winning productions increase in quality and competitiveness.

In this sense, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Alonso Brook, confirmed this fact stating that since 2008, of the total modernization records they have been processed in counseling, the 65% They correspond to the cooperative COAGRISAN, expressing satisfaction with the results being obtained.

In the same line, Arroyo recalled that this was one of the commitments made to the EU to provide specific Strategic Plan Tomato Export Canary items and achieve competitiveness in the sector.

Despite the difficulties and the crossroads in which it is mired tomato export, the announcement of continued support in the new approval of the budget of the CAP for the period 2014/2020, (probably they receive an increase by the Government of the Canary Islands), allow the continuation of the activity with guarantees.

In the afternoon they held another meeting with farmers and ranchers internal market of the municipality to which they attended in their demands and moved the actions being undertaken counseling in the respective areas.