The Union of Small Farmers and Ranchers (UPA) last night held a General Assembly held in the auditorium of the Center for Municipal Employment Initiatives (CIME) and was attended by the Councillor for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Magdalena Mendez.
By the UPA took his Secretary of Agriculture, Antonio Moreno, who spoke on the modules of the tomato, the implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), particularly as it relates to grants and subsidies to the sector, and the future fruit growing in Mazarrón.
Magdalena Mendez explained that "our farmers and ranchers need these meetings to provide the best possible information about topics that interest them. UPA So thank you for coming here to celebrate this Mazarrón quote that will draw different conclusions when meet the challenges that the field, as well as national and EU agricultural policy, imposed on us. "
The mayor highlighted the good reception they are having these initiatives "will repeat for farmers, fishermen winners and the municipality."
The Mayor of Mazarrón, Ginés Campillo, he was "very pleased that agriculture and other sectors related to it, re-collect a leading site in the town's economy."
The mayor stressed that "this pillar of our economy should help us create new jobs and wealth in Mazarrón, as has been the case historically. And for that farmers and other entrepreneurs in the municipality, they know they can count on our support and our willingness to help those who want us to move proposals and we are completely open. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de Mazarrón