Rural mobilizations: Farmers and stockbreeders on the streets in Crete – Coming to Athens – Newsbomb
On Thursday (4/11), members of the Union Federation of Agricultural Associations of Chania and cattle breeders who took a motorized course in Chania requested that measures be taken to support their income.
The participants gathered at the Mournia junction at the entrance of the city, headed with their vehicles to the center and Eleftherias Square, where the headquarters of the Chania Sub-Region is located, and ended up at the Forest Service building.
The gathered, according to the announcement of the organizers of the mobilization, are protesting against the reduction of the subsidies and the increase of the production cost, while they demand to be solved the problems that arise from the posting of the forest maps.
As stated by the president of the Breeders Association, Giannis Verykakis, “The industry is facing many problems. Our incomes are declining, while there is a large increase in production costs. We ask that the new JMC not apply, which cuts our aid».
For his part, the president of the Union Federation, Manousos Stavrianoudakis, referred to the problems faced by the agricultural sector and claims that “the cost of production is very high, so we can no longer cover our costs».
As it was announced during yesterday’s mobilization, farmers and stockbreeders from Chania who will take part in today’s gathering of farmers that will take place in Athens.
They left Crete for Athens
Farmers and stockbreeders from the regional units of Heraklion and Lassithi, as well as from Rethymno, left the port of Heraklion., in order to protest today outside the Ministry of Rural Development and Food. Farmers and stockbreeders have objections regarding cuts in subsidies, the preparation of forest maps, but also the cost of production.
Participation in the mobilization of farmers and stockbreeders from Chania and western Rethymno, traveling to Piraeus, by ferry departing from the port of Souda.
The farmers of Crete have scheduled a meeting this morning in Vathis square and immediately after the march to the ministry.
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