asa ja alicante has announced its participation in a national tractor protest scheduled for 28 october in madrid. The event aims to raise awareness about the urgent need for measures that guarantee the profitability of farmers and livestock producers across the country.
To facilitate attendance, free buses will be provided from various regions in the province, including Vega Baja, El Comtat, L’Alcoià, Alto Vinalopó, and Baix Segura (Elche). The organisation encourages local farmers and livestock producers to join the protest, highlighting the critical situation within the agricultural sector, where production costs are rising while prices remain insufficient to cover expenses.
With the increasing costs of fuel, fertilisers, livestock feed, and electricity, many farmers are struggling to sustain their operations. Asa ja alicante warns that if these issues are not addressed, the abandonment of agricultural land could become a reality.
The protest will culminate outside the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, where various agricultural organisations will unite to demand urgent responses to the ongoing challenges faced by the sector. Asa ja alicante emphasises that defending agriculture is essential for ensuring food production and food security for all citizens.
Participation in the protest is open to all, with interested individuals encouraged to reserve their free bus seat by calling 965 123 108.
key demands for the protest
- Water as a fundamental right for eastern spain: Ensure the future of the Tajo-Segura transfer, restore previously reduced transfer volumes, and prevent further cuts that threaten the survival of alicante's agriculture.
- Emergency plan to address production costs: Immediate implementation of reduced tax rates for agricultural diesel, ensuring competitive and stable fuel prices for farmers and livestock producers.
- Compliance with the food chain law: Farmers and livestock producers must not remain the weakest link in a chain where their costs rise without the ability to adjust prices accordingly.
- Reduction of bureaucracy and excessive regulation: Farmers and livestock producers seek to focus on their operations rather than spending time on administrative procedures.
- A ministry of agriculture that advocates in brussels: The ministry must firmly defend the interests of spanish agriculture within european institutions and prevent unfair competition from international agreements.
- End to the mercantilism of agricultural insurance: Urgent reform of the agricultural insurance system is needed to restore its protective function and ensure affordable coverage against climate adversities.
Asa ja alicante highlights that the agricultural insurance system must be based on principles of solidarity and protection for the sector, especially as insurance policies for crops like cherries have decreased by 63.46% from 2021 to 2026 in alicante.
