Agriculture is the source of health and life

In 2023, an area equivalent to the size of Gipuzkoa was burned in the state and we have 36.86% of the water captured of all available capacity. A year ago it was 43.77% and the average over the past decade has been 55.57%.

In terms of the effects of the fires, there is not much to add to the images of ferocious fires with planes flying overhead dropping water and firefighters risking their lives. Politicians visit these areas, blame the unpredictability of nature, and bury unlimited public funds to hide the lack of preventive agricultural policies that should have been implemented many years ago, given the accumulated losses. Well, in addition to the economic impact, it causes farmers to give up the acreage that is their source of livelihood.

It is necessary to have a comprehensive agricultural preventive policy to which technical and human resources from experts in all relevant sciences are devoted. Establish a national civilian fire department, avoiding military waste. With the cultivation of fields and mountains halted, pastures cannot be regulated to avoid fires.

Citizens must appreciate that the countryside is the source of life for humanity, and it cannot be abandoned. Local agriculture must be restored to ensure self-sufficiency. Country living is not for the elderly or the rich for weekend getaways or real estate speculation. Without forgetting that baserritarras are necessary, but without alms.