In this task, you are given a sentence in Spanish and your task is to translate it into English. In translation, keep the numbers and capitalization (capitalize only the first word of each sentence and name).

Por eso, consideramos fundamental mejorar el informe con las propuestas que hemos hecho para incluir expresamente la actividad agrícola y a los agricultores en la estrategia de desarrollo rural, solicitar más asignaciones para no poner en entredicho la continuación del programa en las regiones rurales abarcadas anteriormente y sostener que el nuevo programa debe seguir dando preferencia a las regiones más desfavorecidas.
This is why we considered it essential to improve the report by means of our proposals deliberately to include agricultural activity and farmers in the strategy for rural development and to request more appropriations in order not to threaten the survival of the programme in those rural regions which were covered before. We also want to ensure that the new programme continues to prioritise the less-favoured regions.

Es importante que se me dé la oportunidad de contestarla.
It is important for me to have a chance to answer it.

En lo que se refiere a la CIG, como usted sabe, de conformidad con las decisiones de Helsinki, se ha otorgado a la Presidencia portuguesa el derecho concreto de añadir nuevos temas al orden del día de la CIG durante el transcurso de la misma.

With reference to the IGC, as you know, under the Helsinki decisions the Portuguese Presidency was given the specific entitlement to add to the agenda of the IGC during the course of the IGC.