The National Land Exchange project (BT) was released ago 8 years with a total of 834 rustic buildings in a total of 8900 hectares. Smaller plots do not capture interest.
BT was launched in May 2013 to help landowners to place land they cannot cultivate and candidates for farming or forestry or to expand their holdings,
According to the News Journal (JN), only the best lands were given away (sold, leased or exchanged), 369 farm buildings, in total 7600 hectares (He has). There 465 buildings to yield, a total of just over 1.300 He has, with an average size of 2,9 There, being the least good and the smallest have been without interested parties for many years.
According to JN calculations, the three districts of Alentejo add up 44,4% of the buildings and 72,1% of the total area ceded. Only the Alqueva Infrastructure Development Company (EDIA) put 99 land, with 1087,96 hectares.
In the district of Beja, they were ceded 118 land with a total area of 1.862,29 He has, there still 135 available with 674,91 hectares. In Alentejo, they were ceded 164 land, 44% of the total with an area of 5.532 hectares, 72,1% do total.
the biggest building
Available at BT is Herdade da Caniveta, in Ferreira do Alentejo, with 140,62 hectares worth 2.999.000 euros. Interested parties want to install orchards, but only 23 ha are irrigated by Alqueva, or install solar plants, but the network connection is too far away.
withdrawals
Herdade de Penilhos e Alpendres, Serpa, is the second largest, with 120 He has. It was withdrawn in September, because the owner, an agricultural and fruit entrepreneur, opted for a holm and cork oak project.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
News: Lidador NotÃcias / Newspaper
