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The Chief Executive said that agricultural cooperatives have become "a permanent value to the regional economy, which is revived even more so in difficult times like the present"
The President of the Autonomous Community, Ramón Luis Valcárcel, today expressed its commitment to the cooperative agriculture and regional cooperative "to continue the path set and meet their interest from the requirement to ensure enough water permanently" .
The regional chief executive was speaking to the hundreds of farmers and cooperatives who participated today in the celebrations of Day of Cooperatives in Lorca, organized by the Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives in the region (Fecoam).
Valcárcel stressed the need to find ways to expedite the return of VAT to farmers "with much more rigor, so that this payment is cleared as soon as possible in these times of crisis."
The president was concerned about the price differential between origin and destination, and considered to be fixed "minimum prices and worthy in origin, reach and debate between all links of the chain so that there is balance."
Furthermore, "should be revised downward as being paid in the form of modules, and provide tools to farmers to break the impasse in which they are," stressed the head of the regional executive.
Murcia President stressed that "the future of agricultural production can not be separated from the trading side exercising cooperatives, which in the opinion of the regional president," are a tool in determining the success of economic and employment policies. "
Nor, he said, "guarantees of technological production and variety of supply, and development and rural conservation."
Agricultural cooperatives have become "a permanent value to the regional economy, which is revived even more so in difficult times like the present," he added.
"It is necessary now more than ever, the president said, calling for support to continue modernizing farms and achieve greater profitability and production efficiency and better use of resources, such as energy, through the support of R + D + i ".
Valcárcel Murcia stressed that cooperatives should greatly exceed the third country competitors in quality, value and food safety.
According to the president "must continue to adapt, increasing their economic and social dimensions, its business organization and penetrate target markets through its own distribution networks to reach new ways of marketing."
In this regard, he said, the Government of the Region will continue fighting for greater regional agricultural protection in Europe ", to which more attention from the bodies, changing their current policies and serving the interests of farmers.
The agricultural cooperative, the president remarked, "gives value to an economic activity that requires special treatment, being guaranteed access to food staples, for maintaining the rural environment on which it is based, and be exposed to market fluctuations, and the need for a resource, water, which is the source of supply of agricultural development and prosperity of this region and the largest bond and guarantee the territorial unit as a resource for everyone, "
The president commended the cooperative this year receive the recognition of these organizations.
In particular, Valcarcel said "the symbol of unity representing cooperatives in the figure of Augustine Mulero, industry professional and an example for future generations."
He also had words of praise for Mary Vigueras "for his contribution to dignify the countryside from full confidence in the agricultural sector, with a vocation, responsibility and perseverance."
See story:
http://www.murcia.com/lorca/fotos/2009/dia-del-cooperativista/
Source: CARM. Fotos: Murcia.com
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