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Are directed to take steps to mitigate the negative effects that is occurring in agriculture, lack of rainfall and high temperatures measures and the implementation of a program to meet the basic food needs of some school during the summer months

Among the proposals discussed in the last regular city recently held in the Eagles Hall, there are two motions tabled jointly by all political groups represented municipal (PP, PSOE and Mixed).

The first initiative called to adopt, immediately, the launch of a program to a group of students with certain characteristics, which have their basic food needs during the summer months, taking into account the environment Family and healthy habits.

The second proposal was directed to take steps to mitigate the negative effects that is occurring in the fruit and vegetable crops measures, lack of rainfall and high temperatures.

In this sense, municipal representatives explained that this water year is being extremely dry and hot, with a drought situation did not occur for more than seventy years.

This affects all cultures, both rainfed and irrigated agriculture, not to mention the livestock sector, which also has been affected by lack of pasture.

Against this background, political groups approved unanimously urge the Regional Government conducted a detailed study of the damage caused, as well as increased costs and negative effects on crops.

Also required that transfer thereof shall give the Ministry of Agriculture to implement the necessary actions and solve, if possible, this situation.

These could range from tax reductions and subsidies for those affected, through special credit lines until varietal reconversion plans dry woodlands, among others.

To complete the request, the House requested that the Government of Spain would transfer the drought situation in the Region of Murcia to the European institutions, with the intention of activating mechanisms support from these funds.

For his part, Councillor for Agriculture, Francisco Navarro, welcomed the adoption of these important agreements and stated that "the government team has always been and will be next to the productive sectors of our town, as is the for farmers. "

Proof of this, said Navarro, is the commitment recently acquired in Local Government where several agricultural associations sought, and so found the support of the City of Eagle to demand tax cuts for the past financial year 2013.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Águilas