The Ministry of Agriculture and Water, in cooperation with agricultural organizations and financial institutions Cajamar Caja Murcia and has organized a seminar to present information in different counties Rural Development Program in the Region of Murcia (RDP) 2007-2013, which sets out guidelines for aid and investment to be allocated to the region amounting to 818 million euros.
The first information sessions, which will publicize the opportunities offered by the PDR to professionals as well as its objectives and requirements, are being held first in Lorca, with more than one hundred people, to whom he followed by others in Cieza, April 3 at the Cultural Hall Cajamurcia.
The main objectives of this plan include increasing the competitiveness of agriculture and forestry, improve the environment and the countryside and improve the quality of life in rural areas.
As explained by the Director General of Irrigation and Rural Development, Julio Bernal, the Ministry of Agriculture and Water in 2009 allocated a total of 80.5 million euros, financed by the European Agricultural Fund, EAFRD, to promote sustainable development and promote quality standards in rural areas.
Councillors Rural Policy and Environment of the City of Lorca, Mecca and Melchor Angel Morales, started by the Autonomous Region which Lorca is chosen for this first day, and invited Lorca professionals of this sector are eligible for benefits of this initiative.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca