With regard to the horticultural sector and the nurseries, some productions are staggered for periods of one to ten years. We were asked to destroy plants because we transport soil. We extract the plants and transport soil. The nematodes aren’t on our plants, they’re in the soil. Our restrictions are huge. We all have particular processes. We are forced to get out of the markets, are lives are being taken away.
Our parents ran nurseries, we run nurseries, and our children want to do the same. A sentimental and emotional dream has been taken away. These are our lives! We raise our trees like they’re our children, we take care of them, we feed them like we would a child. We are people who provide scenery and joy, and we’ve been cut off at the knees. We no longer have any means to survive, and we want to know what we can do to preserve our markets and find means to live. Our region is viable, there is no question about that.
Today, we are on the brink of disaster. Yesterday, we had to give answers to our clients, who are worried and afraid of nematodes. They don’t know how the public will react to the nematodes. The general public doesn’t really understand what is going on. We have to deal with this. It’s out of our control. We have been cut off from the markets, we’re out of the markets.
Thank you.