It will reward the exconsejero of Agriculture, Antonio Cerdá, and the farmer Andrés Carrasco, of Sacoje
The Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives of the Region, Fecoam, held tomorrow, day 17, her XXX ordinary general meeting in Hotel Puerto Juan Montiel in Aguilas.
During the event, which begins at 18.00, will proceed to the approval of the 2014 accounts, the management report and proposal for action this year.
Also, renewing charges of the governing council held after the term of three years out.
By holding various sectoral meetings in recent weeks already have everything ready to ratify the different positions of the federation.
Santiago Martinez Gabaldon will be reelected president of the federation, a responsibility he has held since 2002. The organization expects about 350 people attending, including members of cooperatives and various authorities, both at national, regional and local.
Thus, the event will feature the head of Murcia, Alberto Garre, and counselors Adela Martinez-Cache, Pedro Antonio Sánchez, José Gabriel Ruiz and Francisco Bernabé, besides the CEO of Food Industry Ministry of Agriculture, Fernando Burgaz .
Like every year, at the close of the meeting, scheduled for 20:00, the delivery of the distinctions of Agricultural Cooperative of the Year and the 2015 Gold Badge The awards vest in Andrés Carrasco, the cooperative Sacoje be held, and in the exconsejero of Agriculture and Water, Antonio Cerdá, respectively.
President Fecoam, Santiago Martinez Gabaldon will use the meeting to ask for solutions to the main problems currently affecting the Murcia area, such as lack of water, which may jeopardize the continuation of trade relations with major distribution chains and European sales, and Russian veto on exports from the European Union, which has caused an oversupply and falling prices, so that steps be taken to not affect future marketing campaigns.
The 79 entities associated with Fecoam billed as a whole about 900 million euros.
62% of the marketing of the Region of Murcia is in the hands of cooperatives.
Items are directed primarily to the European Union and neighboring countries.
Winners
Andrés Carrasco has been chosen the agricultural cooperative of the year.
At 65, this farmer of Lorca council of La Hoya receives recognition for being one of the drivers of agricultural cooperatives in the region.
Carrasco was the first president of the cooperative Sacoje, a position he held from 1988-2006.
On the other hand, Antonio Cerda has headed the Ministry of Agriculture and Water from 1999 until his resignation in February.
Born in Hondon de las Nieves (Alicante) in 1944, during his 16 year career affection and consideration of most of the regional agricultural sector earned, and Fecoam wanted to honor him once he has left office, his administration in defending the agricultural sector and in the search for water for agriculture in Murcia.
Source: Agencias