SOSRural. As the title of the mobilization says, rural needs help. The price rises have affected farmers to a great extent. They cannot cover production costs. That is why they go tocall for demonstrations all over the country. You want to know more? We tell you everything.
SOSRural
History repeats itself. The Spanish agricultural professional organizations will once again launch a mobilization notice. This time it will be national. "The call is based on a confluence of reasons that is putting into peligro the survival of the afarmers and ranchers and from the Spanish rural environment as we know it ”. The organizations have explained through a press release. These are: Asaja, COAG and UPA.
The associations will specify the calls for the protests soon. However, it is rumored that they will take place between on December 20 and 22. What has been confirmed is that it will be held in number of points in Spain. Some of them will even coincide with those announced by the carriers. Because, as they explain, “we share some of the claims”. Without ruling out a massive demonstration in the capital, in Madrid.
In this last great manifestation several unions would participate. Farmers, ranchers and citizens of the rural environment are some who would show their joint outrage. All responding to the launch of the SOSRural. Issued to report that the supervivencia of producers and the rural environment is in danger.
Reasons
The exploitation of SOSRural It was a bomb that we all knew was going to explode. Asaja, COAG and UPA point out that the main reason has been the increase in the price of production costs. We are living a historical record with prices never seen before. To begin with, electrical energy has become more expensive to stratospheric levels. Has uploaded a 270% only in the last year. While the diesel used by tractors, 73%.
These increases have led to the rise of other products. Animal feed is 30% more expensive; the fertilizers a 48%; plastics for greenhouses 46%; 33% water and 20% seeds. Furthermore, the issue that most concerns organizations is the price that consumers are paying. And, is that, they have denounced that consumers are paying more expensive the food. Yet workers are getting the same. So that it is not enough to cover your costs. This is why they demand a fair distribution for all components of this chain.
What do they claim?
Farmers and ranchers denounce with the SOSRurel the price of food. "A fairer distribution of the value of food in the food chain is necessary," they say. For this reason, they demand firm support from the administrations. In addition, they demand to meet urgently coNo Luis Planas. That is, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. With the aim of articulating fiscal, economic and political measures that protect food production in Spain.
Given this, they seriously argue that “it is in danger due to the scarce and even zero profitability that producers get ”. To achieve this, the best option they have found is to return to the streets. We remember that it is not only about putting in place a plan that saves the primary sector. But it is also the main economic activityto many peoples. And these dcompletely depend on itThey live from agriculture and livestock.
Farmers to the Limit
At the beginning of last year, in 2020, another demonstration of the same caliber as the SOSRural occurred. Under the name of Farmers to the Limit. In this they wanted the same, a fair distribution. In this case, the problem arose from the reduction in food prices. While the production costs went up. Which led to an unfavorable balance for farm workers.
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Farmers and ranchers launch a #SOSrural before the coincidence of elements, such as the rise in inputs, which make it difficult for them to survive.— gabouka.eth (@gabouka) November 18, 2021
For this they begged for a VAT reduction of inputs, to counteract the rise in production costs. Likewise, the exemption of 85% of the special electricity tax for the livestock sectors was requested. In December of that same year, these requests reached the BOE. Thus getting the financial institutional.
We always support the idea that you have to help the worker. If what is necessary is to go out to claim what is fair, we see it correct. As long as you stay calm and know avoid violence. The light and most of the elements have gone up for all the citizens of the country. For this reason, perhaps, we show more empathy with the primary sector. Also, it never hurts to remember that we can help, too, buying in small shops in our neighborhoods or locality.
