Extremadura has almost 740,000 hectares of arid landThis is why Agromillora has organized a day in Don Benito (Badajoz) on “How to multiply the profitability of your drylands?” where the agrovoltaic has been positioned as a viable option for crops.
The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Sustainable Development, Mercedes Morán, was in charge of opening this session where she highlighted the importance of these crops in Extremadura, which is why “it is very important that we talk and see together how get the most out of them and their potential and in which direction to go to adapt them to the new times, to move towards more professionalization and technicalization, fundamental factors of generational change.
Thus, he described training as a “key” element and therefore the commitment to the Rural Training Center, one of them located in Don Benito, as well as the promotion of the master’s degree in cooperatives, in collaboration with the UEx and the Cooperatives. Agrifood.
The advisor also highlighted the “constant support and listening” of the agricultural sector and therefore recalled that At the end of August, 6 million euros were paid to 3,500 winegrowers in arid areas for the extraordinary aid due to drought and work is underway on the creation of subsidised loans for traditional olive groves and vineyards as well as on the modification of the CAP Strategic Plan (PEPAC), so that traditional olive groves can continue to benefit from integrated production aid.
Similarly, the head of Agriculture valued agrovoltaic“You know that our region is a leader in the production of photovoltaic energy and, given this potential, involving it in our agriculture and livestock, which are the basis of our economy and our main sector, is a very interesting path,” he said.
Finally, the councilor thanked Agromillora for organizing this “interesting” day that invites to “debate and reflect” on these dry crops and all their options and possibilities “of the present and the future.”
It should be noted that the advisor was accompanied that day by the general director of the Community Agrarian Policy (CAP), Juan Eloy Rodríguez.
