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The socialist candidate for mayor is committed to promoting quality brand "Lorca Highlands", which would be an incentive for industrialization, research and product development related to agriculture and livestock products and herbs and medicines.
The socialist candidate for mayor, Manuel Soler, said today it will launch an economic recovery plan in the districts high Lorca, which he said was "one of the most deprived area of the municipality."
These councils have high levels of unemployment and are affected by low population density.
In fact, while Lorca, the average is 54.84 inhabitants per km ², in councils as the PACA, the most populated area, there are only 15 inhabitants per km ², and some as low as 8 Avilés.
This phenomenon is determined by a significant emigration of younger people to the urban area causing loss of entrepreneurship and a considerable aging of the population.
Manuel Soler, much of the lack of opportunities in the districts high due to excessive dependence on traditional agriculture and the limited industrial activity.
For the Socialist candidate, in a poor farming, "the only possibility of survival of the population goes through industrialization and the development of other economic activities such as rural tourism."
Manuel Soler therefore advocated the implementation of an ambitious economic recovery plan that falls within the cooperative development, and agriculture and organic farming, "virtually nonexistent in Lorca," he said.
Given the scarcity of water in the area, another pillar would be the production of herbs and medicinal and industrial products made from them, which could supplement rural tourism that circulate around this element.
As an incentive Manuel Soler is committed to working in the processing of designations of origin for the most significant products and creating brand quality "Lorca Highlands", which would be an incentive for industrialization, research and development products related to agriculture and livestock products and medicinal and aromatic herbs.
Manuel Soler, the development of these axes solve the one hand, the lack of current industrial structure and also be met criteria for a sustainable industry that respects the environment and commitment to innovation and quality.
This would also crucial to expand and strengthen the rural tourism in the area.
For this, the Socialist candidate said that it is necessary to implement cooperation agreements with entities such as FECOAM, Amusal or UCOMUR, which promote and support the cooperative and social economy enterprises.
Also spoke of the need to manage aid through Plan LEADER Northwest to provide assistance of up to 45% non-refundable for entrepreneurs.
Manuel Soler also said that the City should collaborate, support and encourage the creation of infrastructures capable of taking on this challenge he described as ambitious, comprehensive and complex "but possible."
Thus announced it will launch a municipal office personnel to "advise, inform, educate, processing and tracking" of projects that are in place relating to this Plan.
He also demanded to the local government to improve communications in this area with the materialization of the highway Caravaca-Lorca.
For his part, said that since the PSOE, "we are willing to work hard to bring forward this economic stimulus plan of the parishes and also contribute to high Lorca again be the benchmark that was in the past and a future model for future generations. "
Source: PSOE Lorca
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