He Committee for Organic Agriculture of the Valencian Community (CAECV)the entity responsible for the control, certification, representation and defense of organic products, in addition to research and promotion thereof, held a meeting with representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries and the Ministry of Environment, Water, Infrastructure and Territory .
The General Director of Rural Development, Javier Benito, participated on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture, while on behalf of the Ministry of Environment, the Regional Secretary, Francisco Javier Sendra, and the General Director of Natural and Animal Environment, Raúl, were present. present.Merida. The representation of Committee for Organic Agriculture of the Valencian Community (CAECV) It is headed by the President, Vicente Faro, the Secretary of the Plenary, Regina Monsalve, and the Treasurer of the Entity, José Vicente Andreu.
Organic Agriculture Committee of the Valencian Community (CAECV) restores depopulated areas
The main objective of the meeting was to jointly propose new measures to improve the territory so that the agricultural and livestock sector, and especially the ecological sector, is one of the best alternatives to restore depopulated areas of the Valencian Community and Protect Valencian mountains. of the consequences of ceasing activities.
In this sense, ideas have been put on the table, such as seeking profitability from the crops grown Committee for Organic Agriculture of the Valencian Community (CAECV) has discovered that they are active in depopulated areas, especially in viticulture and other dry crops, that they facilitate the establishment of agricultural activities in areas at risk of fire to protect the Valencian mountains, study the viability of crops in protected areas and promote their products, reducing bureaucracy in both administrations to facilitate the presentation of viable projects that respect the environment and promote agri-food activity or the digitalization of processes to streamline procedures and files.
Profitability for the proposals of the Organic Agriculture Committee of the Valencian Community (CAECV)
After a broad and detailed presentation of the data supporting that organic farming in the depopulated areas of the Valencian Community is a real alternative to the rehabilitation of abandoned lands, it has been agreed to work towards excellence and maintain the quality of our products and create the right framework so that agricultural activities are profitable and effective repopulation measures can be proposed.
When prioritizing actions, from the Committee for Organic Agriculture of the Valencian Community (CAECV) It has been stated that it would be interesting to invest where there is no profitability, where the population can be encouraged and where there are commercial opportunities, always respecting the environment.
According to President Vicente Faro, “the sectors that are the Committee for Organic Agriculture of the Valencian Community (CAECV) Viticulture, the cultivation of almond trees and the production of new growing crops such as carob trees and other dryland crops, where organic farming is the differentiating factor, are the guarantees for initiating this new policy.”
The Organic Agriculture Committee of the Valencian Community (CAECV) helps with fires and improves protected areas
The meeting also discussed the importance of active crops and organic livestock farming to extinguish fires. In this sense, there has been talk that both ministries should study measures to invest in actions that preserve what we already have, and not compensate for the loss once it is destroyed.
Promoting agricultural activity in the Natural Parks has been one of the topics discussed, agreeing to define a specific strategic activation plan for these areas and proposing that this Committee for Organic Agriculture of the Valencian Community (CAECV) the one that provides lists and reports with specific areas, projects and ideas to convene technical meetings that activate direct actions.