2023-11-01 12:39:04
Last update: 01.11.2023 | 12:39 p.m
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In the discussion that took place yesterday (Tuesday) in the Economic Committee, the committee called on the Ministry of Finance to adjust the compensation outline for the regional councils beyond the distance established by law. The committee demanded an outline of compensation according to a key of local and regional councils, even in the case of a regional council whose majority is up to 20 km from the border, but some of the settlements or agricultural areas in it are beyond the 20 km range.
In the discussion, the chairman of the committee MK said David Bitan: “Requests the Ministry of Finance to include additional settlements and additional agricultural areas in the compensation program according to the outline of regional councils beyond the distance in km. The Ministry of Finance needs to sit down with the farmers to adjust the appropriate compensation package for this sector.”
green capricornhead of the Eshkol Regional Council: “Beyond foreign workers, the state should provide decent salaries, including grants to Israeli workers who will work in the agricultural sector. Farmers in the Otef should receive premiums for exporting abroad so that they maximize their work processes in the fields.”
according to Gal Burns, agriculture representative in the budget division at the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Finance intends to give an advance on the compensation account to farmers who are up to 20 km from the border. The advances to farmers up to 7 km from the border in Gaza and up to 9 km from the border in the north have already been distributed. Burns added that the Ministry of Finance is working to transfer Regulations for expanding compensation up to a distance of 20 km. “We will give advances and compensation as quickly as possible. We are working on solutions to satisfy workers in place of the foreign workers who left Israel.”
MK David Bitan, Chairman of the Economic Committee: “Farmers deserve compensation and there is no debate about it, the question is how much compensation and where the money comes from.” The State of Israel should provide the right supports to continue Hebrew agriculture in Israel and not rely on agricultural imports. It is not possible that we will continue to import agriculture from Turkey after Erdogan’s latest statements.”
Director General of the Ministry of Agriculture Oren Lavi He said in the discussion: “We must not let the food security of the State of Israel depend on Turkey. We need to strengthen food security at home and produce in excess and not in lack.” CEO Lavi emphasized the importance of purchasing and labeling Israeli agricultural produce to encourage the Israeli public to choose it.
At the beginning of the war, the Ministry of Agriculture encouraged one-off imports of vegetables due to fear of a shortage in the markets. The move was sharply criticized by farmers who rushed to resume work on the farms despite the fighting in their territories. “Israel’s food security should not depend on the import of food from Turkey. I do not want the Israeli consumer to be confused between a tomato from the Arabah and a tomato from Turkey. I appealed to the retail chains who would prefer to sell their customers local produce rather than imported produce. The IDF received a supply of tomatoes from Turkey and they issued a statement that they stop with it. In the coming days we will launch a digital trading platform that will connect the chains and the farmers. We encourage the creation of local markets by distributing grants to the authorities.”
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