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The municipality of Cartagena has an area of ​​558.3 ​​km2 and 85% of its agricultural land territory.

At present about 15,000 hectares are irrigated and 30,000 hectares are rainfed, which employs around 18% of the working population of our town and generating around 30% of local GDP.

These data are reason enough for Agriculture, livestock and rural environment are all in the next municipal organization, attention and representation it deserves.

In that sense from SPCT believe in creating a Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in response to the needs of the primary sector.

The sector has at all times been forgotten Municipal support.

The municipality of Cartagena has lost cooperative agricultural facilities, agricultural processing companies, etc., by the lack of interest in resolving local land management issues for your location.

While it is true that municipal powers in agriculture are very limited, it is also true that farmers and ranchers in Cartagena encounters many obstacles throughout the municipal administrative process, mainly related to environmental impact statements of the new facilities , lacking our City a Department specializing in agriculture and livestock.

The lack of advice and support to the primary sector may cause further delays in the commissioning of new facilities, and therefore problems in job creation, a strong conflict, especially when the next legislature PORN development pending zoning and SPA and SCI will certainly cause conflicts in the affected areas.

In that sense, SPCT, we focus on promoting the brand "Product of Cartagena" to encourage the City Council and in cooperation with primary industry professionals all horticultural and livestock products produced in our town (wine, honey, syrup, cheese, melons, watermelons, potatoes, mutton, lettuce, etc.).

We have high quality products, we should try to be recognized in the market with the support of the City with campaigns.

This mark "Product of Cartagena" can also be used for non-agricultural products, being an economic and tourist attraction for our area.

Finally from SPCT want to remember that the primary sector, despite the economic crisis, is the best is supporting employment levels, in this economic downturn.

The PP in the 16 years of government has only been able to streamline the management of the cooperative of Puebla "Lift-South", however many farmers in Miranda, the Albujón, Well Straits, etc., had in their day to settle in the Jimenado, specifically on Hill 120, to try on this agricultural cooperative, market their products.

Source: Socialistas por Cartagena