from 10 to 15 hours. From : XAD. In
a related story, the Emergency unit of
the Dénia hospital will increase the
staff in July and August by 30%, and
20% in June and September. Analysis
of the use of the unit demonstrates that
it is particularly busy in the first two
weeks of August between 10.00am
and noon. (From: Las Provincias )
culture both in terms of the environment and economic sustainability”.
It has agreements with universities,
government and industry centers of
plant protection products (Aepla).
From: Las Provincias.
Experimental Agricultural centre
launched
For two years, since May 2014, Xàbia has been subject to an emergency
drought situation.
The Valencian Farmers Association
(AVA-Asaja) has launched an experimental centre in Polinyà del Xúquer,
Finca Sinyent , where they are testing
and evaluating the results of various
cropping practices for passing on to
farmers.
In the words of Cristóbal Aguado,
president of the centre, “our goal is to
try everything on crops (almost 500
variables) so that the risks remain
here and farmers can avoid making
mistakes.”
He said “in the short time we have
been testing we have been wrong in
varieties and treatments, which is
normal, but we can recommend alternative practices to farmers.”.
The second objective of the Finca
Sinyent (25 hectares, nearly €3 million investment and up to €7 when
the project is finished) is to work “on
the development of sustainable agri-
Let’s reduce water consumption by
10%
The town has benefited from the desalination plant, but the wells in the
municipality and 5 wells in Pedreguer are in a worse situation than last
year.
A pressure regulator has been installed by AMJASA in the area of
Pinets (near the desalination plant) to
establish some four kilos of pressure
down near the Arenal and Port against
the seven currently in these areas in
order to ensure supply in other areas of the town. Fines and penalties
are planned for cases of “water theft”
(last week six actions were taken on
illegal practice).
There is a need to strengthen inspection to detect illegal practises as well
as information campaigns and public
awareness to try to achieve savings
of about 10% of daily consumption
per inhabitant. From Las Provincias