The Government and the farming organizations integrated in the Taula Agrària have reached an agreement this Friday to implement various support measures for the Catalan farming sector, as detailed in a statement by the Conselleria de Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca y Alimentación of the Generalitat.
The central focus of the pact is the creation of a line of extraordinary economic aid aimed at easing the situation of professional farming operations, affected by “adverse circumstances that have arisen,” with special impact from the sharp increase in production costs and in the price of fuel.
The Government’s intention is for this aid to reach the entire sector, taking into account the diversity of existing production models and the specific reality of those areas that are going through greater difficulties.
The minister Òscar Ordeig has emphasized that the Catalan Executive shares the concerns of farmers and livestock breeders and that “when the sector is facing difficulties, the Government must be by its side”.
Along with these direct grants, the agreement also includes several accompanying measures aimed at improving working conditions in the countryside and addressing some of the structural problems that affect the profitability of farming operations.