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The analysis of the Committee on forestry machinery and green spaces of Ansemat, makes clear the priorities of the sector

In struggle for the market, the safety and quality

Ansemat30/07/2009

July 30, 2009

Despite the difficult moment, the Committee on forestry machinery and green spaces of Ansemat (National Association of agricultural machinery forest and green spaces) is clear and concise: there is no place for discouragement.

In a market with many positive notes are identified with the stability, including the recovery of some groups of products such as chainsaws, motor pumps, generators and garden tractors. On the other hand, despite the rains and the presence of abundant vegetation the desbrozadoras presented a more deficit market. Type of tools, the professional remains strong against the intended for the hobby, maintaining the trend to the upside of the repairs and maintenance of machinery. Hobby, for its part, has been pushed by the effects of the crisis, the lack of confidence and the overall decline in the consumption even though it is at a low price and maintenance products.

This working group has also been particularly concerned about the continued entry and marketing of machines and tools which do not meet the minimum requirements for safety and quality, distorting the market with copies and imitations without appropriate standards of design and manufacturing in our country.

The entry of copies and equipment not certified and approved not only in our country comes from Asia, but also through the intra-Community frontiers

The entry of copies and equipment not certified and approved not only in our country comes from Asia, but also through the intra-Community frontiers. The difficulty of tackling the problem at all levels from customs to the street markets, not to relent in their efforts to these companies that are suing the authorities and demand the attention of consumers on the machinery of low quality that does not meet the minimum security measures. Who buys this product once again not to buy it, but it is not necessary that the consumer falls cheated to get to know the difference. And it is not only about quality, above all, it is a security issue if there is a great danger to working with machines that have not passed the proper controls or have not been designed in accordance with the specifications of safety standards.

Desbrozadoras market has lost thrust in recent months, despite the rains and the presence of abundant vegetation.

The adequate information of consumers, the need for legal requirements and security and the purchase by the appropriate channels, are weapons available to all to not suffer other consequences.

In search of the Renove Plan of agricultural machinery for 2010

Representatives of Ansemat held in late July, a meeting with the director general of agricultural resources and ranchers of the Marm, Carlos Escribano, to transfer him his concern and interest in relation to the functioning of the Renove Plan of agricultural machinery, ending its period of application this year 2009. In the difficult economic context in which we find ourselves, and after the consequent budget reduction in all ministries, he was asked to persist in your bet for this line of aid.

Both sides welcomed the good reception and operation of this scheme of subsidies, especially after the good progress of the last two years of implementation, while there are still some aspects that work to ensure that improvements are achieved. The presentation of the current reality of the sector has served so that both sides write-offs in that we are at an optimum time for the extension of the same plan, once overcome the more hotspots and always influencing sustainability criteria, energy efficiency and security, the pillars on which the budget implementation is based.

Today is made more necessary closer collaboration to achieve higher goals in this application, urging that Ansemat work directly from the technical point of view in the improvement of the text in the form to execute itwaiting for that before the last quarter of the year you can have a draft.