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    • Photojournalism awards “Mercabarna Focuses”

    The prizes, worth € 8,000, among the best equipped in Spain. For 3 months hundreds of photographers are mixed with 23,000 merchants. Mercabarna launches the call for the awards "Mercabarna Focuses", to be known among citizens. This market, which enjoys prestige among food professionals around the world but is unknown among ordinary citizens, wants to approach them through the best shots of professional photographers and amateur participants.

    XIV General Assembly of COAG

    The Coordinator of Organizations of Farmers and Ranchers (COAG) will hold its XIV General Assembly at the Marriot Hotel Auditorium Madrid on 20 and 21 May. Two days to take advantage of the more than 200 delegates from the different regional unions integrated into COAG to discuss the present and the future of agriculture, and elect the Secretary General and members of the State Executive Committee that during the next four years, they represent the interests of social and professional model of agriculture that defends this organization.

    Jalisco no te rajes¡

    In the last ten years, the State of Jalisco -recognized worldwide for being the land of mariachi and tequila has become one of the major players in the agricultural sector in Mexico. Its share of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the national agricultural sector, already reaches 12% and occupies the first places in the production of corn, milk, egg, pork and of course tequilana blue agave, with which it is made the famous tequila, one of the main agricultural exports of this country that has more than 42 existing trade agreements.

    Spain: Innovative Women Wanted

    The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment (MAGRAMA) announces the seventh edition of the Awards of Excellence for Innovation for Rural Women 2016. These awards aim to distinguish original and innovative projects, agricultural and agro-based activities that contribute to the diversification economic activity and promote women entrepreneurship

    Kramp Groep, proud of the achieved result

    Kramp Groep can remember the year 2015 with satisfaction. Despite market difficulties, the company experienced an increase in turnover of almost 5%, reaching 699 million euros. Operating profit (EBITDA) increased by almost 20%, approaching 81 million euros. Kramp Groep aims to achieve a turnover of 1000 million euros for 2020.

    Challenges of the digital transformation of the agri-food sector

    Representatives Calidad Pascual, IBM, Telefonica Open Future_, and startups agrotech, Cropti, Fruitbull and DelSuper debatiron the difficulties, strengths and challenges of digitization in this area. For startups that participated in the debate that the food industry is so regulated as financial must be an opportunity for farmers. The speakers noted that while the sector is modernized, is not digitized so inefficiencies between production and consumption occur.

    Onion: Globalcaja and Procecam renew agreement for producers

    Globalcaja and the Association of Producers of Onion of Castile-La Mancha (PROCECAM) have signed a new cooperation agreement, which is renewed confidence of both entities for the development of onion producers in the region, which have a weight specific in the economic and social fields.

    Spain: Significant reductions in personal income tax modules

    This standard contains the proposals of the Ministry of Agriculture in view of the exceptional circumstances affecting the profitability of many farms in 2015. In this context, farmers will find themselves with new products that pose an attenuation of the tax burden. Thus, reductions at national level for milk cattle, rabbits, ranching, olive products, tomato and citrus are contemplated.

    Immersing in anchovy research

    The official Spanish oceanographic vessel "Emma Bardan" started in the port of Pasajes (Euskadi), the research campaign Bioman 2016, held in conjunction with the oceanographic ship Ramon Margalef Institute of Oceanography Spanish and ending the day May 27 at the port of departure. The results of the campaign will allow the status of the stock and its forecasts.

    “Reap what you sow”

    The next May 16 will be held in Sábada (Zaragoza-Spain) A Field Day show focused on the importance of certified seed cereal. Under the slogan "You reap what you sow" a series of presentations that will conclude with a visit to the fields of test and a meal in which attendees can exchange impressions will be made.