FondoproOlivo delivers salt and ponds to olive growers in the province of Huasco

In the town of El Pino, a new benefit delivery ceremony was held for olive growers enrolled in the ProOlivo Fund. Specifically, 170 thousand kilos of salt and 33 storage ponds were granted, which are essential to maintain and ferment the harvested olives in optimal conditions, achieving a high quality product.

Herman Von Mayenberger, president of the Asociación Gremial Agrícola Provincia del Huasco (AGAH); Jhon Patrick McNab, Sustainability Manager of Compañía Minera del Pacífico (CMP); and Italo Vitali, representing the associated farmers, spoke at the event.

In this regard, Herman Von Mayenberger emphasized that "the idea is to generate a virtuous circle in which we produce quality olives and our consumers look for our fruit, giving us the value to be able to sustain our farms. To date we have granted more than 400 ponds, for more than 400 thousand kilos of olives, in addition to carrying out work on the olive growers' land, pruning, spraying, cleaning, fertilizing and doing everything necessary for olive growing to once again become a hope in terms of production and quality".

John Patrick McNab expressed his satisfaction with the development of ProOlivo, saying: "I am delighted to see so many beneficiary farmers actively participating and witnessing the results of this agreement. The salt and the ponds delivered today are the fruits that prove the operation of the fund. As Compañía Minera del Pacífico we are committed to fostering a sustainable relationship with the territory based on shared growth, and in this sense we are participating and contributing so that the neighbors of Huasco have a sustainable future and can consolidate their dreams".

In turn, Italo Vitali valued the new delivery of benefits, adding that "I think the work that AGAH and CMP have been doing for the benefit of olive growing in Huasco is excellent, delivering storage containers and salt, carrying out earthworks and fertilizing, all this is very good because you can see the result in the fruit that is the olive, so I am very happy and hopefully this support will last.

Another farmer who was present at the ceremony was Efraín Alday, who said: "I think it is wonderful to find this group of people, leaders of our area, who have responded to AGAH's call, which means that it is working well. The ProOlivo Fund gives us the opportunity to demonstrate that olive growers are capable of doing things when we are supported, therefore, we are grateful for everything that is being provided to us at this time and we are willing to contribute so that this continues and we can harvest our fruits".

It is worth mentioning that the ProOlivo Fund, whose purpose is to promote the development of olive growing in the lower part of the Huasco Valley, currently has 238 registered members, covering more than 668 hectares in the territory.