Some populations have greenhouses in order to mitigate the impact of winter.
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Although winter has been beaten several hectares of crops in Cundinamarca, some 1,000 farmers from different provinces, which provide at least 65 percent of its food Bogotá, see welcomed the arrival of 2011.
producers are optimistic because they have taken measures to prevent major impacts. For example, in villages in La Vega and Nocaima is producing organic vegetables in greenhouses.
"foods are very sensitive and microclimates that are created to support them. This year the idea will spread to Cáqueza, Chipaque, Chocontá and Guatavita" Orlando said Vizcaino, regional coordinator for Farmers Markets.
were also organized into committees to implement measures that benefit. This happens in Guasca with 80 producers who have formed their own comprehensive farm where they have vegetables, fruits, chickens and rabbits.
"In 2010, with farmers markets, are sold over 5 billion pesos, but we hope this year better," said Hernan Lopez, president of the Association of Users of Cundinamarca (ADUC).
added that the great purpose is to achieve greater support for 80 percent of the peasants in the department, which are small producers.
For that, according to Gloria Montoya, American Institute for Alternative Development and Society, which supports farmers markets, producers worked on the formulation of draft agreements in their municipalities.
31 were presented in different populations, and the idea is approved for next year. "It will be a policy to support farmers in the area of \u200b\u200bmarketing," said Montoya.
Among the ideas are the creation of peasant reserve areas, crop-only, access to credit and better roads. If this passes, the reality would be another for thousands of producers.
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