The Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of the Government of the Canary Islands will allocate 4.3 million euros from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) to mitigate the consequences of Covid-19 in the fishing and aquaculture sector of the Archipelago. This investment will also impact the creation of new infrastructure for aquaculture companies and the reinforcement of control and monitoring of fishing records.
This was stated yesterday by the regional councilor of the area Alicia Vanoostende after the Sectoral Conference on Agriculture and Fisheries chaired by Minister Luis Planas where the distribution of 37 million euros between the CCAA was agreed to support sheep and goat farms and the fishing sector affected by the state of alarm.
At the Sectoral Conference on Agriculture and Rural Development, the distribution of more than 100,000 euros for the Canary Islands in state subsidies was established for sheep and goat farms with difficulties in marketing lambs and kids, during the months of March and April, as a consequence of the limitations imposed by the state of alarm.
The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of the Government of the Canary Islands, Alicia Vanoostende, values the sensitivity of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food with the primary sector on the islands and highlights the effective coordination between the state and the autonomous communities to alleviate the consequences of Covid -19 "taking into account the particularities of each territory."
