The Full Council of Totana plans to support the demands of agricultural organizations and producers of table grapes from Totana to the Ministry of Agriculture and Water and the Ministry itself is restored to agricultural insurance franchise to 20%, as was previously.
To do this, the mayor, Isabel Maria Sanchez, has raised a motion to regular full September which also calls on the Ministry of Agriculture and Water and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment to establish insurance policy agricultural risk, specifically in the case of table grapes, which provides cover for farms in the event of damage by the effect of the weather.
City officials met on September 19 with representatives of the Union of Farmers and Ranchers of Lower Guadalentin COAG-IR agricultural organization, to meet and discuss industry concerns about insurance coverage policy of farms, more specifically the table grape.
The producers expressed their discomfort and realized that this organization claims promote, after their last meeting held in Totana last September 17, which was reported to members of the news coverage regarding crop damage if the effect of the weather.
As was learned in the course of this meeting, apparently the amount of damage that includes "Agroseguro" for the payment of compensation to the insured for damages caused by torrential rain and rot in table grapes is fixed, only , when the losses are greater than 50% of the holding and retained at 20%, as occurred previously.
Farmers want to restore the old tool for agricultural risk management, noting the 20% absolute excess applied in previous campaigns.
The table grape producers Totana advocate the establishment of a mechanism to address franchise, with guarantees, the high costs of policy and take cover compensation for the said crop damage due to adverse weather conditions.
With the new formula provided "Agroseguro" indemnify the farmer only from a crop loss of more than half the damage given an expert opinion.
In this incongruous situation and with a high percentage of damaged grape vine, it is clear that the producer can market their crop or valid nor to collect the damaged part if it does not exceed half of the damage on the farm.
Farmers moved their interest that the insurance grapes, which have paid very high prices now cover losses rains in late August and early September, and compensate them for damages in the same conditions as in previous campaigns.
