The Sociedad Azucarera Larios, which owns a lot of land within the municipality of Nerja, has ended land-leasing contracts with local farmers on the Maro Vega.
Goodbye Maro Smallerholders
by Martin Myall •
Tag Archive for farmers
Cause Behind Vega Fires
by Vivienne Hughes •
Guardia Civil investigations have turned up that the recent fires on the Salobreña vega were the result of farmers burning cuttings.
Bad Day for Granada Visits
by Vivienne Hughes •
The agricultural unions and associations Asaja, UPA, COAG and the Cooperativas Agroalimentarias de Granada will shut down Central Granada tomorrow with an organised protest.
The Three Hundred
by Hugh MacArthur •
Three hundred protesting farmers managed to block access for lorries to Motril Port for four hours this morning.
A Costly Sacrifice
by Martin Myall •
The outbreak of sheep pox in the highland plateau of Granada lasted 121 days and caused 4,234 head of goat and sheep to be put down.
Almuñécar Protest Set
by Vivienne Hughes •
Disgruntled farmers obtained the go ahead from a higher administration to demonstrate in Almuñécar after the Town Hall refused permission.
Almuñécar Farmers Protest
by Vivienne Hughes •
A group of farmers belonging to the Asociación Verde, Seco y Jate protested outside Hotel Almuñécar Playa where the PP were holding a party convention with the Junta PM attending.
Ten-Four Rubber Duck
by Martin Myall •
A convoy of lorries, vans and cars… plus a couple of tractors, gathered in Motril yesterday as part of the ongoing, road-transport strike.
Coast Heard in Granada
by Vivienne Hughes •
Around 10,000 people from the Costa Tropical protested on the streets of Granada yesterday over the lack of progress on the Rules distribution system.
Midnight for 501 Departure
by Martin Myall •
Eighteen years is a long wait for somebody to open the tap, which is the case of the Costa farmers and the Embalse de Rules. Patience has its limits, though.