The productive and social sectors of the Catatumbo region They announced a day of demonstrations regarding the economic and industrial difficulties in the cultivation of oil palm, key in the municipality of Tibuin Norte de Santander, as well as other sectors.
“The pressures that we producers, transporters, extraction plants, and in general all the inhabitants of the region who carry out a productive activity (even the smallest subsistence economy activities, such as motorcycle taxis, hairdressers, shops, businesses, etc.) have been suffering, seriously compromise the productive stability of the region and affect the income and quality of life of thousands of families.“, they say.
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As they mention, The palm oil agroindustry generates employment for 3,000 peasant families directly and for another 5,000 indirectly in the region..
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“Faced with this complex reality, we cannot continue to remain silent, watching how the economy of our families and the region in general gradually deteriorates, with all the negative effects that this entails and that we do not want to experience again in Catatumbo.“, they add.
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And they add: “It is important that, in a peaceful and supportive manner, we express to the National Government and to all of Colombian society that the small and medium producers of all sectors of Catatumbo want to continue working together to support our families and to drive the development of the region. We want to do so without the pressures that today threaten our progress; we want to do so in conditions of peace, coexistence and security.“.
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The mobilization will take place this Wednesday, July 24, from 9:00 am, and the meeting point will be the central park Campo Dos, in Tibú (Norte de Santander).
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