Opening of Expodireto is marked by demands for coping with drought

The drought faced in Rio Grande do Sul was the main topic addressed by authorities at the official opening of the 22nd Expodireto Cotrijal, this Monday morning (07/03), in the Rio Grande do Sul municipality of Não-Me-Toque. The event was marked by the presence of state and federal parliamentarians, as well as state government leaders.

The president of Cotrijal, Nei César Manica, was adamant in demanding more speed in resolving the problems faced by rural producers. Manica highlighted that, on several occasions, public authorities take too long to make a decision.

“We will look ahead, modernize the laws, decide in the Chamber and we will not hold a meeting to schedule a meeting. We will solve the problems of agriculture, industry, commerce, planting, the milk chain, the swine chain, animal production and vegetable production. this is our role. We are not here to take photos to appear in the newspaper”, he charged.

The mayor of Não-Me-Toque, Gilson Santos, recalled that Expodireto is the right place to discuss the sector's challenges. “Here on this stage, decisions were made that changed the course of agriculture in the country”, he assessed.

The president of the Legislative Assembly, Valdeci Oliveira, listed the actions carried out by the House, such as the creation of an External Commission on the drought and the sending of a multi-party delegation to Brasília in order to demand action on the drought in the State.

“The drought in Rio Grande do Sul is cyclical and we need a policy to live with drought from now on. If we don't have this ability to understand, we will only remember the drought when it comes. It is necessary to have it permanently as a preventive policy,” he said.

Federal deputy Pedro Westphalen, representing the Chamber of Deputies, also defended Expodireto as a stage for resolving agricultural problems. "Here we have the best in technology in the agricultural sector and in technology in the metal-mechanical sector. We have universities present here”, he highlighted.

Senator Luis Carlos Heinze highlighted the Public Hearing of the Senate Agriculture Committee, which will be held on Friday afternoon (11/03) at Expodireto. The parliamentarian stated that the public authorities have difficulty building dams, but that they are looking for a solution.

A The opening ceremony ended with a speech by the acting governor, Ranolfo Vieira Jr., who defended structural actions to face the drought. “Unfortunately, drought is an increasingly present and intense reality. It's not the first drought we've been through. This issue cannot be addressed with specific actions. We have to have structuring actions, that is the keyword”, said Ranolfo.