COAG Canaries presents claims to the Land Law.

The agricultural organization considers that the soil constitutes one of the essential factors, without which agricultural activity is not possible.

COAG Canarias understands that, taking into account the territorial limitations of the Archipelago, The definition of the regulatory framework that regulates land management and use is a priority issue for the agricultural and livestock sector of the Islands..

Maximum, if we take into account the growing urban pressure to which rural land has been subjected, competition for occupation with activities linked to construction and tourism, and the strong existing restrictions for agriculture and livestock in the environmentally protected territory (which occupies around 50% of the total surface area of ​​the Canary Islands).

That's why, that the agrarian organization has decided to actively participate in the process of preparing the future Soil Law, which is currently in its early stages of preparation (having presented the preliminary project, He still has all the parliamentary procedures left).

Like this, This week COAG-Canarias has sent to the Government of the Canary Islands its allegations regarding the text of the preliminary project, committing to continue participating in the rest of the processing period, given that it is considered to be a “living” text that must continue to be improved until its approval.

In general, COAG-Canarias considers that the text contains some very positive elements in matters such as easing the bureaucratic burden for farmers and ranchers., when carrying out investments in their farms linked to their own productive activity, in facilitating the maintenance of the activity in farms outside of planning or in the search for a compensation system for those who fulfill soil protection functions with environmental values.

The ordeal that farmers and ranchers suffer every time they want to carry out work on their farm (whether to place a greenhouse, make a pond, or adapt your farm to the multiple demands of hygienic-sanitary or animal welfare legislation), which forces them to wait indefinitely for authorization to make investments, could be drastically reduced with the new law, which would be an important boost for the agricultural sector, manifest from the organization.

From COAG-Canarias, In addition, The fact that he has been involved in the meetings prior to the preparation of the text is positively valued., in which the emphasis was already placed on the essentiality of addressing these problems.