The Council of Eivissa has expressed its support for the new Agrarian Law project promoted by the Govern, considered "important" to strengthen the good progress of the primary sector on the island and so that farmers and ranchers can carry out their work with greater profitability.
The island vice president, Mariano Juan, has underscored in the General Commission of Consells of the Parliament held this Wednesday that the future law is "going in the same direction· as the measures promoted in Ibiza over the last few years—less bureaucracy, more opportunities for our farmers and the commitment to keep our countryside alive".
As he has recalled, between 2019 and 2025 the registry of agricultural holdings in Eivissa has gone from 1,527 to 1,773, which represents an increase of 16 percent. At the same time, livestock holdings have grown from 734 to 968, 32 percent more. The area dedicated to organic farming has also doubled in five years, rising from 792 hectares in 2020 to 1,590 in 2025.
"The problems of the countryside continue to exist, but these figures show that there are farmers and ranchers who continue to invest in our land. Our responsibility is to support them and consolidate this positive trend," the vice president said.
Juan has linked the objectives of the new regulations to actions already underway by the Consell, such as the Administrative Simplification Regulation approved in 2022 or the amendment to the Island Territorial Plan, ratified in 2025, aimed at reducing bureaucratic obstacles and opening the door to new economic activities linked to the primary sector.
The vice president has also highlighted the opportunities that the law opens for agricultural services companies —such as machinery, maintenance, pruning, or harvesting— thanks to the use of certain traditional agricultural constructions.
"Protecting the countryside is not only about preserving rustic land, but also about making it easier for those who work it to be able to earn a living. This is the philosophy that we have defended in Eivissa and that the new Agrarian Law now includes," Juan said.
The island official has highlighted the 102 files for the incorporation of young farmers processed in the calls for 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024 and 2025, emphasizing that it is essential to ensure the economic viability of holdings in order to guarantee generational renewal.
"The challenge is not only that young people join the agricultural sector, but that they can stay, invest and develop a life project," he has stressed.
At the same time, Juan has admitted that the sector continues to face obstacles arising from insularity, the small size of farms and pressure on land and labour, which is why he has defended the convenience of having a legal framework that facilitates agricultural activity.
The Consell de Formentera calls for an agricultural law adapted to its particularities
On the other hand, the Consell de Formentera has defended before the Parlament the appropriateness of having an agricultural law that takes into account the island’s specific features.
The first vice president, Verónica Castelló, has focused her address on the need for the rule to respond to the sector’s challenges and to integrate the territorial, institutional and agricultural singularities of Formentera.
The island institution has stated that it shares the need for a new law that strengthens agricultural and livestock activity and guarantees its continuity. Along these lines, Castelló has argued that this goal must be linked to the recognition of diversity between islands and respect for the traditional forms of organization and exploitation of land.
"From Formentera we defend an agricultural law that boosts the sector, protects the territory and ensures the continuity of agricultural activity. But also a law that recognizes the diversity of our islands and that does not confuse equality with uniformity," the councillor has said.
In addition, the Consell de Formentera has submitted allegations in which it proposes that the exploitation 'a majoral' be included expressly, a traditional figure of Eivissa and Formentera.
The institution also asks that the text include the practices and vocabulary of the Pitiusas and safeguard each island’s agricultural customs as part of its legal and cultural heritage. In terms of competencies, it calls for the law to precisely delimit the Consells’ powers in agricultural matters.
Another of the contributions refers to the protection of water resources. The Consell requests that the provisions regarding the maintenance of existing intake points, within the framework of irrigation projects with regenerated water, be linked to rigorous control of water depending on the state of the aquifers.
In its submissions, Formentera also argues that the agricultural use of natural materials from the cleaning of the coastline, including posidonia, should take into account the traditional techniques of each island and be carried out in accordance with environmental regulations.
Likewise, it is proposed to preserve historical uses of collecting wild products wherever they are documented, respecting customs, property rights, and good environmental practices.
The Consell has also called for material support and technical assistance to be ensured for people who do not have electronic means to interact with the administration.