The councilor for Water, Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Joaquín Buendía, has this Friday kicked off the sessions "The European strategy for generational renewal and the new framework of the CAP" at the headquarters of the Murcian Institute of Research and Development in Agriculture and the Environment (Imida), promoted by the Association of Young Farmers (Asaja) with the aim of addressing the incorporation of new generations into the agricultural sector.
In his remarks, Buendía has focused on the barriers to entry that young people face when dedicating themselves professionally to the countryside, such as access to land, obtaining financing, the increase in production costs, and the difficulty of ensuring the profitability of farms—factors that directly influence their decision to start an agricultural activity, as the regional Executive has detailed.
The regional official has emphasized that "no one becomes a farmer or livestock breeder just because we tell them that the countryside needs them. They take the step when they see that they can live off their work and carry their project forward". Along the same lines, he stressed "the importance of knowing the experiences of those who already carry out their activity in order to identify the obstacles they encounter and the tools that help them overcome them".
The program for these sessions has included direct testimony from young people responsible for agricultural holdings, who have shared firsthand the difficulties they run into when they enter the countryside, as well as the specific needs they raise in order to consolidate their projects.