COAG note from Murcia:
Yesterday was held the assembly of farmers, grape growers Espuña in Cebag headquarters in Totana, with the participation, as shown in the pictures attached to them, 122 people showed in the numerous interventions that occurred his perplexity and indignation at the latest developments in the interim appointment process of the DO Regulatory Council Espuña grapes.
Cayuela Isidoro toured the long history of the formation of the DO Grapes Espuña-sponsored the first COAG meeting are from 2002 - in which final processing highlights the agreement by all parties, producers and traders in containing the proposed composition of the provisional Control Board, which in the production, taking into account the actual production of each of agricultural organizations, proposed 3 representatives for COAG, UPA and 1 for 1 for BDA.
This agreement was signed by such farmers' organizations, in addition to APOEXPA FECAMUR and on behalf of marketers.
As we know, the September 5 Order was issued on listed the names of the components of the Council, elected at the discretion of the Minister of Agriculture staff, Antonio Cerdá, which acts without considering the aforementioned agreement signed by the sector and imposes arrogant and arbitrary manner, breaking a tradition for the first time in the long process of creating other OJ Regulatory Boards and IGP in our region, his personal opinion against the criterion of representativeness of each of the organizations, naming In addition, Councilman Totana Agriculture as its Chairman.
Peter Lenci, who chaired the meeting with Isidoro Cayuela, Totana COAG president and his entire Board, Francisco Gil, secretary of organization COAG Murcia, Pedro Garcia, secretary of agriculture and Miguel Padilla, the State Executive Committee, as well by representatives of 9 Atrium Uva de Mesa, expressed his full support for the decision to abandon Isidoro Cayuela provisionally Control Board along with three representatives from the commercial sector, and agreed with the Assembly to carry out every one of the proposals that were approved in the same.
The first proposal approved was the requirement to cancel the current provisional composition of the Control Board and return to the proposal made by the sector and that we have previously referred.
On the other hand, the Assembly reaffirms that Cayuela Isidore continues to hold the representation of the 180 producers at the signed document to that effect, they have noted.
Or what is the same, the assembly approved that effective production, representing over 85% of grape production, not part of the DO Grapes Espuña whether to continue with the current situation.
Regarding the appointment of Councillor for Agriculture Marketing Board as interim president, the Assembly voted to require the non-politicization of the DO, whose address from the Control Board has to compete exclusively to producers and marketers.
Consequently, they ask the City Council to set aside his attitude of wanting to control the Council and immediately leave the post he was given, a finger, the Chief Executive.
Finally, COAG empower farmers to enable all protest any actions deemed necessary, the first of which will be held today, with a concentration to the City Council to be held at 17:00 pm, action will be repeated next Thursday, September 24.
