AARP celebrates its inclusion in CAADES and announces 8 immediate work points

Octavio Loaiza Torres, President of Growers Association of the Presidio River (AARP) said that being the eleventh organization attached to the Confederation of Agricultural Associations of Sinaloa (CAADES) can now count on the infrastructure and support of CAADES to boost the growth of agriculture In Mazatlan

Mazatlán producers will be able to work with a solid organization and with the support of the Confederation of Agricultural Associations of Sinaloa (CAADES), the contributions for rustic tax will be in Mazatlan and not in Rosario as it had been happening, said Octavio Loaiza Torres, President of the AARP. And it is explained that the Law of Agricultural Associations of the State of Sinaloa has been amended, the district is corrected; and the eleventh association remains with demarcation in Mazatlan.

Loaiza Torres, accompanied by Deputy Irma Tirado, who thanked the support for the Congress to give progress to the integration of the AARP in CAADES, said that they already have an 8-point work plan to start with intensity and promote the growth of Mazatlan’s agriculture.

He explained that in principle they will look for a space for the offices for the Association, will socialize among the farmers the benefits of being already within CAADES to add more associates, to become stronger and organized. He said that so far there are 400 producers in the organization and a minimum of 100 was required. They will promote the Chilean cluster, and will work for that the Picachos dam became a reality for irrigation and increase of the area of agricultural production in the municipality. He stressed that part of this work will also continue promoting contract farming in the production of onions and also incorporate mango.

The agricultural leader stressed that for the next agricultural cycle have favorable climate with sufficient water reserves so they have to take advantage of the boost of agricultural production. He emphasized that one of the benefits of being within CAADES is that the infrastructure in machinery and logistics that the confederation has for export activities is facilitated.

He said that in the case of contract farming, this year it was possible for the Sinaloa Government to support the producers with 50 percent of the cost of the seed for the cultivation of the onion, which last year was sown in 15 hectares with a harvest of approximately 300 tons, production destined for the company Sugar Fruits. In the case of mango, he explained that they will also look for it through a contract, because there is interest from Citrofrut in buying the harvest.

Octavio Loaiza Torres emphasized that the protest taking of the board of of the Association will be within the framework of the Seed Fair Mazatlan 2017, which will be from December 8 to 10. He thanked the different sectors that supported the struggle to achieve the inclusion of the AARP in CAADES. An effort of 13 years, where a group of Mazatlan producers put their trust and worked to crystallize the dream that will be the beginning of a new development said.

Source: reaccioninformativa.com