Farmers who have been involved in the profession for a long time warn of the risk of the potato farming sector disappearing completely. The pandemic, weather conditions and the Russian invasion of Ukraine have caused an irreparable blow to exports, while the increase in costs has caused an irreparable blow with a steep decrease in profit, with them now asking for a meeting with the President of the Republic himself.
In a Pan-Cypriot meeting held at the Liopetriou Amphitheater, in the presence of agricultural organizations and parliamentarians, on Monday, the potato producers discussed their problems and the decision was made to request a meeting with the President of the Republic, Nicos Anastasiades.
In the context of this decision, a committee was established, which will represent the potato producers at the meeting and will also decide after the meeting with the president, what will follow, according to the statements of the President of the Organizing Committee of Potato Producers, Andreas Karyou.
According to statements of the potato producers in FamagustaNews, although there was satisfaction, after last night's meeting between them in Liopetri, in the event, as they mentioned, that the meeting with the President of the Republic does not bear fruit for the benefit of the profession, they themselves are ready to take more drastic measures.
As they say, the cost has doubled and therefore they can no longer afford it. As he characteristically reported on his camera FamagustaNews the potato grower Kyriakos Stavris, "Oh and woe if the potato produced from the ground stops".
It is pointed out that, during a meeting held in Liopetri on Monday, the potato producers were informed of the results of the meeting held with the Minister of Agriculture, while as they state, any monetary compensation from the state will not be sufficient for their survival.
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