The General Director of Community Agrarian Policy visits the Valle del Jerte Cooperatives Association
The new Director General of the CAP, Javier Gonzalo, was interested in the complicated situation of the sector in this campaign in a visit in which he toured the new expansion and improvements made in the facilities. He was accompanied by the Chief of the Agroindustrial Incentives Service, Jesús M. Pérez Durán, the Chief of the Agrarian Industrial Promotion Section, Rafael Ayllón Lomas, the president of the AC Valle del Jerte, Emilio Sánchez, and the Association's technicians.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries receives several representatives of the cerecero sector
Fernando Miranda, general secretary of Agriculture and Food, and the CEOs of ENESA and Productions and Markets, received the representatives of the cerecero sector yesterday to listen to their demands. The meeting was attended by several members of the Association of Cooperatives, headed by its president, Emilio Sanchez, as well as Ernesto Agundiez, president of the Commonwealth, and also were accompanied by the general director of Agriculture and Livestock of the Junta de Extremadura, Antonio Cabezas .
ASEDAS analyzes the profile of the seasonal consumer
The supermarkets of the companies of ASEDAS, Spanish Association of Distributors, Supermarkets and Supermarkets, located in places of the Spanish coast and in tourist mountain areas can reach between 15 and 30 percent of the total of establishments according to the different brands. . Many of them are called "seasonal stores", which serve a large floating population concentrated in holiday seasons and with very specific needs for food and hygiene products.
Fecoam considers vital the maintenance of the Tajo-Segura Transfer for the survival of the regional agriculture
The Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives of Murcia (Fecoam) reminds the administration that "the agriculture of the Region depends largely on the water resources coming from infrastructures such as the Tajo-Segura", given the situation of the river's deficit basin Safe.
ACI celebrates the International Day of Cooperatives
On July 7, the International Cooperative Alliance, ACI, celebrates the International Day of Cooperatives every Saturday in July. Its slogan in its 96th edition is "sustainable societies thanks to cooperation". The values, principles and structures of governance, sustainability and resilience are part of the cooperative movement that has more than 1.2 billion members in the world. Sustainable societies are those that reflect the environmental, social and economic limits of growth.
Luis Planas appoints nine senior officials
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, will preside over this Tuesday, July 3, the act of taking possession of high positions of the Ministry:
The advance of data on organic production in 2017 marks a trend of sustained growth
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food already has the data on organic production in Spain for the year 2017. These data confirm the trend of sustained growth and the consolidation of organic production, which keeps Spain as the first country in the world. European Union on agricultural land dedicated to this farming system, and one of the five most important in the world.
Planas underlines the decisive contribution of farmers and ranchers to maintain the rural environment
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, has closed on Thursday the presentation of the Yearbook 2018 of the Union of Small Farmers and Cattle Ranchers (UPA). In his speech, Planas stressed that family farming is not only the production of food necessary for citizens but also the ability to maintain the territory and natural values. "The farmer and rancher is the first environmentalist in history."
Luis Planas closes the delivery of the ‘Pascual Startup’ awards
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, in closing of the delivery of the prizes 'Pascual Startup h', has highlighted the need to continue opening doors to the agri-food sector, promoting the integration of the digital revolution to achieve its growth. "The digital revolution is a reality and the agrifood sector is not going to be left behind" said Luis Planas, emphasizing the importance of supporting and encouraging innovation in all areas of the sector, as a basis to boost its future wealth and development .
The Mapama at the beginning of 2018
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has published in the Official State Gazette last Saturday, the extract of the order by which the "Food of Spain to the Best Ham, 2018" Award is summoned, in its two modalities of " Food from Spain to the Best Serrano Ham or other "Recognized Quality Figures" and "Foods from Spain to the Best Iberian Bellota Ham".