PRODER: Full implementation of the program created, according to the Government, 45 thousand jobs in the fields.
“The full implementation of the Rural Development Programme”, allowed "creating 45 thousand jobs "and has overcome" the 20% exports in the agri-food sector, agroindustrial and agroforestry », said Deputy Prime Minister Paulo Portas during a visit to the National Agriculture Fair, in Santarém.
The Deputy Prime Minister added that the implementation of the Rural Development Programme (Proder) a 100% – «Goal achieved for the first time by Portugal», He stressed – It meant that "4700 million was for investment in agriculture ', between Community and national contribution representing the support 31 thousand agricultural projects, of which 10 500 directed to the modernization of farms, taking 1400 million was invested in processing and marketing of products and Portuguese brands.
"This is effectively a day making history in agricultural policy in Portugal», said Paulo Portas. The Deputy Prime Minister also said that 50% the young farmers have supported higher education, and the number of farmers who settled in Portugal with business projects increased from 2200 the previous Community Support Framework (QCA) to 5500 currently.
"The Proder started late and deficient ', but "ended well and efficiently", said Paulo Portas, who recalled that 2011, the program "was in some very modest 30% implementing 'and, four years later, «Reached a historical value".
Portugal "has come to be the worst country" in implementing the Proder 'ends on the podium, as a country leader in the application of Community funds that allow you to invest in agriculture, create wealth, correct the agri-food deficit in our countryside, to exports and contribute to the recovery of the country ', also he said.
The manner in all the funds available for the program, reached six months before the deadline, It was due to the "trust of farmers and service efficiency", but also the fact that the government understand that "agricultural policy, govern who governs, must have political centrality ", It may not be "on the outskirts of the importance of governments or on the periphery of priorities'.
Without this centrality "it is not possible to achieve results 100%, not in time kine, but restriction », wherein, despite restrictions, the government "has maintained and increased investment effort in agriculture 'showing that" knew the value added growth, investment, the contribution to exports and employment in the agricultural sector had ".
