Generalitat Valenciana extends two months deadline to enroll in the official register of authorised producers
February 22, 2011
In this way, is the period of the registration of 'Integrated production' match the's 'payment single', because the registered areas of citrus and vineyards are eligible for agri-environmental aid processed through a single application.
In this way the Ministry tries to facilitate administrative procedures and thus provide greater comfort while avoiding unnecessary displacement producers applying for agri-environmental aid.
For this campaign, will be included for the first time applications in integrated production of tomatoes and the Brassica, in addition to the always authorized of the loquat, pepper, citrus fruits, vines olive groves and rice.
Integrated production is understood as a form of culture that it takes maximum advantage of the resources and natural, rationalizing the use of chemicals, and affecting mechanism as well in the long term in sustainable agriculture.
It should be noted that last year, about 5600 farmers in the region of Valencia produced almost 1.3 million tonnes of citrus fruits, vines and loquat under this cultivation technique applied to 51800 hectares in Valencia, Alicante, Castellon, in that order.