Desalinated water subsidy: 20 million in savings for 14,000 farmers
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The PSOE of Almería estimates at 20 million euros the savings of more than 14,000 irrigators in the Poniente since 2023 due to the Campo de Dalías water subsidy.
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More than 14,000 farmers in the Poniente almeriense have saved 20 million euros since 2023 thanks to the subsidy for desalinated water from the Campo de Dalías desalination plant. This was stated by the secretary general of the PSOE of Almería and head of the list for the Senate, José María Martín, at a press appearance at the desalination plant itself.
According to the figures he presented, since 2023, 60 cubic hectometers of desalinated water have been supplied to those irrigators, who have paid 47.5 cents per cubic meter. The rest of the production cost has been assumed by the central Government through subsidies.
Martín emphasized the predictability of the price: «Our farmers know that they will have enough water available and that, in addition, they will pay a previously stipulated price for it».
Irrigated farmland and aid in the face of storms
The socialist leader framed this measure within other actions by the Executive in the province. He cited the irrigation improvement and modernization projects underway in Almería, with an investment of 211 million euros, and the aid approved to alleviate the damage from the storms and for the purchase of fertilizers after the rise in costs due to the conflict in the Middle East.
In political terms, Martín questioned the Partido Popular over its criticism of the Government's agricultural policy and reproached that its own aid to the sector is, in his view, «insufficient and arrives late and badly».
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