Spaine - 30% of Murcia's fruit and veg producers threatened by drought

ASAJA-Murcia has warned that the severe drought that Murcia is currently suffering will affect over 50 percent of the growers in the region. The entity said that if water does not reach the Murcian agricultural sector, more than 30 percent of Murcia's fruit and vegetable producers may have to give up. As explained by the general secretary of ASAJA-Murcia, "the technical services of the organization have estimated that if water does not reach Murcia, more than 50 percent of producers could be severely affected and they may thus abandon their crops."

ASAJA-Murcia has warned that the severe drought that Murcia is currently suffering will affect over 50 percent of the growers in the region. The entity said that if water does not reach the Murcian agricultural sector, more than 30 percent of Murcia's fruit and vegetable producers may have to give up.

As explained by the general secretary of ASAJA-Murcia, Alfonso Gálvez Caravaca, "the technical services of the organization have estimated that if water does not reach Murcia, more than 50 percent of producers could be severely affected and they may thus abandon their crops."

He has also underlined the need to "receive the necessary water resources to ensure an optimal fruit and vegetable harvest this autumn, to which end the Tajo-Segura transfer is essential; basic for the social and economic development of the Region as a whole."

In the same context, the spokesperson of Asaja-Murcia also pointed out: "We continue to strongly believe that the undertaking of the National Hydrological Plan is a priority, as it is the only way to correct the structural water shortage of the Segura basin and put an end to the drought that is affecting our fields."

Source - http://www.freshplaza.com