Both unions believe that the Artzain Eguna de Ordizia (Gipuzkoa) held today “contributes to improving the image of the primary sector and promoting its activities”, although they warn that herdsmen “will be used all year round.” need protection”.
On the occasion of this Wednesday’s celebration of the Artzain Eguna in Ordizia (Gipuzkoa), the agricultural unions EHNE and ENBA they wanted to claim the needs of the primary sector and the “protection” that herders need “all year round”. So, “outside the party”, they have denounced the Commonwealth’s “neglect” regarding the mountains of Aralar and the “precarious situation” of the shepherds.
In a joint statement, ENBA and EHNE expressed their support for festivals like today’s as they help to improve the image of the primary sector and promote its activity, and have claimed the “dignity” of mountain grazing , especially that of the herdsmen and ranchers of Aralar. That is why they have criticized the “neglect and indifference” of the Commonwealth of Enirio-Aralar in the mountains of the area. As reported, “investment in mountain herders’ huts, clearings and road infrastructure are essential.”
They also expressed the “precarious situation” experienced by the shepherds milk producers for Idiazabal cheese, whose production costs “have increased by 10-12%”, but “the compensation received has barely touched”. For example, they have warned that “dairies have frozen their price or increased it by only 2%”.
Source: EITB
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