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The heads of the City of Cieza on Agriculture and Environment, Antonio Moya and Eduardo Illueca, this week held a meeting with the Standing Committee of the Local Council Agricultural and Ecologists in Action, accompanied by a municipal environmental technician, to to address the problems arising from the fumes of agricultural burning in the town.
Municipal sources indicate that all participants agreed to qualify as "public health problem" the possible consequences that may eventually lead to the burning of stubble and small pruning and burning of straw bales used against frost spring.
The meeting participants believe necessary to involve all levels of government, Government of Spain, Autonomous Community and City Council to "present solutions and mark deadlines for action".
Among the agreements reached at this meeting, is the central government to request the recovery of agricultural insurance coverage, "because with the onset of the economic crisis in 2008, farmers lost this protection, which according to them , he has led to increased burning because such insurance will not cover losses caused by frost and are forced to burn straw to combat low temperatures and not lose the crops. The second agreement will respect the regional government, that they will request a meeting with the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Environment, in order to establish joint solutions that achieve mitigate polluting fumes of burning taking place in neighboring villages. "
One proposal is to establish protocols and information to the most vulnerable population.
As for the agreements that are incumbent to the City of Cieza, one of them is the installation of new temperature measuring points in those recommended by local farmers, in order to avoid unnecessary burning places.
But this is not the only action that is contemplated as it is studied locate containers for the collection of stubble and pruning to make unnecessary fires.
In addition, it has also put on the table the possibility of marking places
accumulation of these residues for subsequent grinding with the necessary machinery with which account ciezano Consistory.
Meanwhile, farmers undertook to draw from the Information Office of the Farmer a code of good practice.
Also contemplated continue investments, as they have been doing all these years for the modernization of irrigation and infrastructure improvements in their cooperatives in order to be more competitive, collecting all the information it has on the market on alternative techniques, including a technical conference programming geared towards the agricultural sector.
"All these initiatives have an environmental goal, and that is to end the fires that are causing health problems to the population."
So much so that urge that the way to reduce the price of paraffin, making it more affordable for farmers, as this product does not generate polluting smoke is studied.
The various social partners attending the meeting have wanted to emphasize that, "despite what has been hinted at recently released some information, there is no confrontation between the agricultural sector and the group of environmentalists in the town".
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cieza
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