The sector of fruits and vegetables of the Coag meeting to discuss the future
on February 15, 2011
In addition, was the presence of Andrés Góngora, responsible for State of the sector of fruits and vegetables of Coag and main promoter of the front of Brussels opposition to agricultural agreements of trade liberalization of the EU with third countries. In a press conference in which the head of Coag reported on the effects on our farms of partnership agreements with Morocco, Egypt, Israel or Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay). Also analysed the possibilities of that contractual relations between producers and similar to the French model shops can be established in Spain.
The fruit and vegetable sector provides 40% of agricultural employment in our country. In total, generates some 300,000 jobs, including not only those who perform work in the field, but also related to other industrial activities and services in rural areas, such as irrigation equipment, nurseries and seed, fertilizers, containers and packaging. Exports account for more than 40% of the Spanish agri-food export and 14.382 million euros in 2010, the production of fruit and vegetables represents 62% of the Spanish production plant Final and 38% of the Final agrarian production.
