WORK ON THE CREATION OF CONSULTATION GROUPS OF INTERESTED PARTIES.

The Minister of agriculture, Livestock, Fishing and water, Juan Ramon Hernandez, has announced that the regional Executive is preparing its contribution to the public consultation document on the reform of the Community Program to Support Agricultural Productions in the Canary Islands (Posei).

The document was issued by the European Union on 15 October with the intention of receiving contributions, in writing, that allow addressing issues such as the transferability of funds and advance payments of aid under this plan, states the Ministry in a statement.

The counselor has announced that the regional government is working on creating consultation groups of interested parties with the services of this Department to maintain a line of discussion and dialogue..

The aim is to determine whether the objectives of the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy can be achieved with the current provisions. (PAC), i.e., increase the competitiveness and adaptive capacity of agriculture in the Outermost Regions, promote sustainable management of natural resources and balanced territorial development.

Furthermore, it is committed to promoting diversification and adaptation of current instruments to new challenges..

Hernández pointed out that as a result of this consultation, a representative group will be created that will meet on only two occasions before the presentation of the Commission's proposal to the European Parliament and the Council of Agriculture Ministers..