The Ministry of Agriculture of the Regional Government of Andalusia has paid 29.7 million euros to aid to support the ecological olive grove in Andalusia, a figure that supports farmers who are committed to increasingly sustainable and environmentally friendly production systems .
For the line of conversion and maintenance of organic farming in olive groves, the subsidies paid exceeded 14.1 million euros while the agro-ecological measure for mountain olive groves with ecological orientation adds 2.9 million euros in incentives.
The Regional Government has also earmarked 12.6 million euros for agri-environmental aid for sustainable olive-growing systems, almost half for the province of Granada.
Source: efeagro