The agricultural organisation AVA-ASAJA has called on the European Commission to tighten phytosanitary controls on citrus imports from South Africa. In June alone, five cases of black spot and one of false moth, pests that are highly dangerous to European citrus cultivation.
These detections have reignited the sector's concern about the risk these diseases pose to local crops, as well as the need to apply the principle of reciprocity: requiring imports to meet the same standards as those imposed on European production.
At Cocalni, we support AVA-ASAJA's petition and reiterate the importance of protecting our farms, not only because of the economic value of Valencian citrus farming, but also because of its social, environmental and cultural role.
