President of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, today declared an agricultural emergency area several municipalities of the Region of Valparaiso 120 kilometers in Chile's capital to face the worst drought in fifty years that affect this area and others in the country.
Piñera said in a press conference that the measures announced highlights the water supply, livestock feed and special employment schemes in the agricultural sector to alleviate the severe drought.
Pinera told reporters that "La Nina phenomenon has affected the country in drought, in addition to global effects of climate change and it is the duty of the executive react with intelligence and anticipation, but also very daring. "
The Chilean president, who criticized the lack of measures of previous governments to alleviate this situation, said to be invested in Valparaíso 1,300 million pesos (2.7 million) to mitigate this situation, which will be contributed by both the regional government and central administration.
"We have 40, 50 or perhaps 100 years without making decisions that should be taken as building dams to use available water better, "stressed the president in his visit to Petorca, one of the affected areas.
Meanwhile, Agriculture Minister, José Antonio Galilea, said that to date is estimated at 3,500 farmers in the region of Coquimbo and 2,500 in the region of Valparaíso, which will benefit from the declaration of emergency.
Galilee, who dismissed widespread drought at the moment, acknowledged that could be affected with the situation of the phenomenon of La Niña episodes have a duration spanning from spring summer one year until the autumn winter following year, the regions of O'Higgins and cloudy, predominantly agricultural areas .
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