There are two very important things to keep in mind when it comes to humanitarian tasks. The first, obviously, is to collect all the help possible. The second is to find a safe corridor so that all contributions reach a reliable recipient who is responsible for their distribution. Jose Antonio Morales, a resident of Saceruela, knows this well, as he has worked on work of this type in countries such as Haiti, the Dominican Republic or Peru, and now he does it with the NGO Humanitarian Mission in Ukraine.
And our friend Jose Antonio has achieved the most difficult thing, because through the business group BNI ACR Productivity of Ciudad Real he has obtained enough donations to fill up to fifteen trailers with warm clothing, non-perishable food or diapers. Furthermore, he Industry Email List has recently traveled to Ukraine, specifically about 50 kilometers from the border with Romania, to establish a safe humanitarian corridor. There, at -4 and -5 degrees, with ice and snow, he contacted organizations capable of managing all the aid that arrives, thus avoiding the saturated border with Poland.
But there is a problem. Or rather, a problem. And Jose Antonio is being unable to find the appropriate means of transportation to transport all the aid that the BNI group already accumulates and that is being stored in a warehouse in Pozuelo de Calatrava. As he explained to this digital, finding a truck today is an impossible mission. So much so that an airplane would be even more acceptable. And even the idea of a train has been considered, although the logistics in the latter case would be difficult to assume.
The transporters' strike, the high price of fuel and the proximity of war are greatly complicating the task of the Humanitarian Mission, which is already looking for alternatives. So far, one truck has been arranged to travel and there is another that will begin the journey shortly. But there is still a long way to go, since it is necessary to transport around 250 more pallets and, therefore, this Saturday a solidarity event with music from the 90s will take place in the Sala Zahora in Ciudad Real with free admission. The proceeds will go directly to cover the costs of shipping, trucks, gasoline and drivers, while an account number has also been set up for donations.
The National Deputy of the Socialist Party and Spokesperson for the PSOE provincial of Ciudad Real, Cristina López Zamora, assures that the Government of Spain is actively working to find solutions to the devastating effects of the drought on the countryside.To this end, from Europe, to address the drought situation in the Iberian Peninsula, measures have been included such as increasing the percentage of advance payment of CAP aid, allowing exceptions in the practice of crop diversification, as well as the use for grazing of fallow plots, among other compensation measures for farmers and ranchers.
López Zamora explains that, among the approved economic measures, the exemption from rural IBI fees for agricultural producers whose farms have seen their yields reduced is included; In addition, labor measures such as the postponement of Social Security contributions for companies included in the agricultural system and self-employed workers in the special system, a reduction from 35 to 20 days to be able to access the agricultural subsidy, and also hydrological measures, such as the reduction to 100 % of the canon fees and water use rates.
And this coming Monday, Spain will be present at the Council of European Agriculture Ministers with a clear premise, to request that the flexibility of the application of the CAP be allowed again,” adds the socialist deputy.For the national parliamentarian of the PSOE, this Legislature is leaving us with “important milestones and achievements,” she points out in relation to the approval of the reform of the Food Chain Law, the work being done in the reform of the CAP, and in its negotiation. direct in Brussels.
Likewise, it highlights how within the Recovery Plan, 1,051 million euros have been made available to the agricultural and fishing sector, to which the agri-food PERTE would be added, and the work that is being carried out in terms of modernizing irrigation, commitment to maintain the personal income tax module system; the largest tax reduction made to date, the increase in the budget of the Renove Plan for the modernization of machinery and also the budget to support the contracting of agricultural insurance.