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In the same the Minister of Agriculture and Deputy Minister of Primary Sector of the Canary Islands Government and the representation of the Agriculture Committee of the Parliament of the Canary Islands were present.
The President of FEDEX, Jose Juan Bonny, Secretary General thanked his visit and the counselor and deputy work done to make this meeting possible. Made extensible thanks to the members of the Agriculture Committee of the Parliament and the authorities present Arico.
Canary employers export fruit and vegetable sector moved to the Secretary General of Agriculture and Food, Carlos cabins, their main concerns and the causes that led to the current crisis, among which are the arrival of pests, forcing change seeds; competition from third countries; increased production costs; the maintenance target selling prices; transport and financing problems.
In this sense, stable demanded compensation allow producers to have a planning, something which coincided with the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Fishing and water, who he said that analyze this situation with the Ministry for that help as best as possible.
On the other hand, Secretary of State expressed its commitment to the sector and encouragement to work together with the Government of the Canary Islands for a good Plan, also met, allow the activity to continue. To this effect will analyze what compensation can be set to offset the extra costs is the production of this crop in the islands.
On the day, Doctor in economics from the University of La Laguna, José Juan Cáceres, He introduced the reports of the cost study commissioned by socioeconomic impact and counseling.
Cost analyzes and impact show that the tomato sector has contributed in the past eight years 80 million per year to the final agricultural production, equivalent to figure 0,22% Gross Added Value of the Canarian economy, although since 2008 the use of this activity has been reduced to a third party.
The event was held at the Agricultural Cooperative Nuestra Señora de Abona, Arico, and he continued with a visit to packaging Raymi SAT and structures Bonnysa culture in the municipality of Granadilla.
Both Quintero and Cabanas agreed on the need to place the cultures of the islands on an equal footing in Cadiz, and keep pushed for transport aid. In this sense, Narvay Quintero pleaded anchor on economic REF that is finally agreed with the State.
The intention is that the strategic plan tomato is completed before July of next year and will be combined with the aid per hectare, It is established so exception and while the plan is implemented in 11.000 EUR, to try to save a sector that has suffered greatly in recent years, although from 2014 the decline seems to have slowed.
“Analyses make it very clear the disadvantages that the sector suffers, above all, by production costs, which it makes it necessary to reach Cadiz on equal terms and thus compete with the productions of the Peninsula, whose costs are much lower”, Quintero said Narvay.
The Minister of agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Water said there is a high degree of understanding with the Environment Ministry to this matter. “What we have to achieve is a real and realistic plan, applied to the sector, have resulted in the recovery of a crop that has been very important to the Archipelago”.