OPINION

Mr. Rodriguez, I suppose you have not reflected on the consequences they have had for the economy of La Aldea, the irresponsible and senseless statements he made in the Canarias newspaper 7 of the day 21/11/2013, p. 22.

I address this letter to you. as a villager, On a personal level, that is what I am right now., taking responsibility and assuming, Therefore, the consequences of it.

Do you have. ethical and moral crime, in addition to showing a supine ignorance about agronomic knowledge, for offending and gleefully insulting the Canary Island tomato export sector and, especially, that of the Village of San Nicolás.

This villager 71 years that he writes to you, reproves his regrettable and pernicious statements, both as a person and as a representative of my people, wishing you twice as much as you. wishes me.

From what was stated in his interview, I have no doubt that “I have been, I am and will continue to be in their sights.”. And, Therefore, My honor and my professional prestige obliges me to defend what throughout my life, with my work, I have demonstrated with facts; not like you, of “political mouthpiece”.

In his statements, more typical of the frustration generated by not providing any solution to the problems that plague La Aldea, shows great ignorance and ineptitude on the subject. With his attempt to give a “master class”, you don't know, nor does it even remotely calculate, the damage it has caused to the tomato agricultural export sector of the Canary Islands, to the COAGRISAN Cooperative and the oldest family village business, by SILVESTRE ANGULO, and, Therefore, to all my people.

I remind you, since the data you handle does not adjust to reality (as he already demonstrated to the president of the Canary Islands in other unfortunate statements), that COAGRISA, next to the SAT HORTICOLA ALDEANA, we represent, sadly, the 80-90% of the economy and official active employment in our municipality.

Also, I suggest you look for better sources of information before being untruthful.. The production models of Almería and Murcia, COAGRISAN has not copied them; on the contrary, Murcia and, above all, Almería have adapted the production model, marketing and cooperative of COAGRISAN.

You don't have. not a single premise that justifies disqualification regarding economic management, social and commercial of the company and the cooperative of La Aldea and, a lot less, the shameful discredit of his comments towards their technicians, all natives of this town. You would like in your profession to have reached the prestige of the knowledge and abilities of these professionals!! I assure you that they are, in your specialty, the same as the top professionals in the field, and not only at the regional level, but Spanish and European. I would even dare to say of the world, if the equator and climatological zone in which we work are clarified.

And it's not that I say so. This is demonstrated by the number of requests from experts and students for internships and research and development studies., gain experience, as well as carry out final theses and doctorates in this cooperative.

If you. I would have been right, since he began to question the activity of the sector back in the year 2007 (Nueva Canarias Magazine no. 01/07, p. 3), and to predict its imminent death due to the erroneous management and action against the whitefly and the modernization of the structures, among others, we wouldn't have made it to this day, don't you believe?.

Do you dare to give your opinion about the La Aldea tomato brand?, affirming – I don't know on what basis- that tomatoes from the south of the island are better. I can refute this nonsense, proving with technical studies that he is wrong once again. I remind you that the tomatoes from La Aldea are at least equal to the best tomatoes in the south of the island of Gran Canaria., having a historical plus (of all life) superior in price and quality. They are only surpassed by the prestigious Fuerteventura tomatoes and far superior, generally, to tomatoes from Murcia and Alicante, Türkiye, Morocco and Holland.

His statements and the incalculable damage caused can only be justified by his negativity, viscerality, ignorance and ignorance of the matter, from the point of view that you. can you, passionate and mentally unhealthy; not being able to explain how I hold a public office, with the responsibility that entails, dares to judge and question the professionalism of the sector that maintains employment and the economy of the municipality.

It seems that his star electoral promise of creating a thousand jobs and several agricultural cooperatives, livestock and work linked to agrotourism, sustainability and the agenda 21, you have forgotten. Or maybe, from my ignorance, has not been able, no longer creating that job, but to avoid the unstoppable rise in the unemployment rate in La Aldea, until it became one of the first in the Canary Islands.

If I were you, I would worry and take care of this tremendous obligation., instead of damaging the sector with false statements, hiding their ineffectiveness and inefficiency in solving a problem that, based on the results, It's quite big.

You have been playing with fire and gasoline for a long time.. His demagogue speech, and sometimes bordering on xenophobia regarding the immigrants who work in La Aldea, uses it to justify his reviled inability to respond to unemployment.

And again he is wrong, Sr. Rodriguez. He showed it to him, in the face of his irreverent accusations against the sector, employment authorities: had to be hired in the year 2002 in origin, due to the non-availability of local labor with all legal and administrative approvals. It was these workers who allowed the activity to continue until today.. And the vast majority of them have also returned to their origin, leaving less than three hundred of the almost thousand who arrived in the municipality. You should update the registry. Citizens who also belong to the same European club with equal rights. That club that sends funds for our employment programs and that you use so well.

Sr. Rodriguez, stop intoxicating once and for all. Recognize your uselessness in responding to this serious problem and take care of what maintains employment in La Aldea. Do not imagine conspiracies or formulate conspiracy theories where there are none.. Get it into your head that while someone (God or you) don't make a miracle, the Village will continue trying to survive while waiting for you. deliver what you promised with your effective and intelligent management.

And I recommend that you do not continue inciting xenophobia and the ghosts of the past. I appeal to your responsibility as a public office and to act as if we were all children of the same father., that we are. Remember our ancestors who emigrated to Cuba and Venezuela.

And is this really the solution you propose?? Do I work for the locals at the expense of those you. called “foreigners”, read polish, saharianos, romanians, Venezuelans, chinos, rabbits, majoreros, from Tejeda, from Mogan, the ¡COUNTED!?. Wouldn't it be better if we all, including you, we would work to achieve alternatives that benefit, to the extent possible, to all the neighbors who live integrated into our town?

Please, do not continue thinking that the solution lies in human selection. History has shown us that acting like this leads us to disaster, to depression and regression as humanity. believe me, By dividing families, they make them weak., the countries and the people; sumando conseguimos que sean Fuertes, muy Fuertes.

¡Ya está bien, Sr. Rodriguez! Vamos de una vez para siempre, con humildad, honestidad e inteligencia a buscar soluciones. Vamos entre todos, cual Fuenteovejuna, (todos a una) a trabajar para encaminar los problemas de la mejor manera posible para todos. ¿Está usted dispuesto y preparado para ello? Yo le digo que he estado, estoy y siempre estaré a la disposición de este proyecto lidere quien lo lidere.

Sr. Rodriguez, piénselo y cambie de asesores. Ni el protagonismo, ni la soberbia, ni el orgullo, ni la insolencia, le permitirán hacer frente a tamaño reto. Y es más, a los años que tengo, pedir perdón por su parte le aseguro que no va a tener efecto alguno en su cuenta corriente. Practíquelo, por humildad y salud.

Para finalizar, With this opinion letter I wanted to show my position, my vision, of these problems with crisis or without crisis and, humbly, I have expressed my criteria so that all Gran Canarian and, especially the villagers, be witnesses of the testament about my ideals.

With all love, a big personal hug, as a citizen of the world and as a villager in particular.

(P.D.) For my part, After this letter there will be no further statement on this issue., just the desire for the reality of working together.

Jacinto Godoy Gonzalez.