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| This small-sized machinery will be able to provide service on agricultural parcels in the municipality that are inaccessible to the crusher that came into operation last September | The councilor for Sustainable Development and Huerta, Antonio Navarro, and the Secretary General of the Agrarian Association of Young Farmers of the Region of Murcia (ADEA-ASAJA), Alfonso Gálvez, have signed two agreements this morning thanks to which the farmers of the municipality They will be able to use a new portable pruning crusher and receive training on its use free of charge.In this way, the City Council will assume the costs of acquiring the machinery, which amount to 20,000 euros.

In addition, another 20,000 euros will be allocated to carry out practical courses in the orchards and other training actions.What is intended is to avoid agricultural burning in the municipality and provide service to small farmers in the municipality of Murcia, who will be able to crush pruning remains, such as branches and leaves resulting from pruning, and their subsequent incorporation into the soil, in those agricultural parcels of the municipality that are inaccessible to a large crusher machine.More agility in the works"Since last September, farmers have had a crusher financed by the City Council, but access to certain orchards was difficult.

Now, in addition to having two, which will speed up the work, these tasks can be carried out in those plots that were inaccessible, "said the councilor. In this way, the environmental deterioration produced by the burning of pruning remains will be minimized, replacing current practices with more sustainable and beneficial ones for the environment, avoiding the emission of pollutants that affect people's health and contribute to climate change .Thus, air quality will be improved in those urban environments close to spaces where agricultural burns are common, it will contribute to the adaptation and mitigation of climate change by reducing CO2 emissions, soil resilience and its biodiversity will be improved , through new agricultural practices, and circular economy practices will be promoted in the municipality.The environmental benefits of pruning, rather than burning stubble, are as follows:Decreased air pollution, reducing the contribution of CO2 to the atmosphere.Decreased greenhouse effect.Improvement of soil fertility.Increased capacity of water retention in the soil, soil organic matter and landscape conservation.Decreased erosion and desertification.At the service of small farmersIn addition, dissemination, promotion, training and use of pruning crusher machinery will be carried out, in order to be able to provide service to small farmers in the municipality of Murcia.Thus, Asaja staff will go to the orchards of the farmers who request it and will explain in a practical way how to use this crusher correctly.Councilor Antonio Navarro has stressed that "the City of Murcia is the only one in the region that is offering alternatives to burning agricultural pruning to huertanos and farmers in order to promote compliance with regulations."Circular economy strategies, adaptation and mitigation to climate change and 'Clean Air'It must be remembered that the Murcia City Council is developing a strategy for promoting circular economy actions given the social, environmental and economic benefits that this entails.

Along these lines of action, this agreement is a clear example of a circular economy, where what was previously considered waste is used as a resource.In addition, municipal adaptation and mitigation strategies to climate change set as one of their objectives the reduction of CO2 emissions by 40% in 2030 and the management of agricultural waste in the municipality by avoiding its combustion will contribute to achieve this goal.Likewise, this agreement is part of the municipal strategy 'Clean Air', which includes numerous measures to reduce pollution and curb climate change, such as the pedestrianization of urban environments, the commitment to clean media in public transport services and of street cleaning, free alternative services to agricultural burning and the promotion of green areas, the Electric Vehicle and bicycle strategy and the implementation of the Foresta 2030 Plan.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia