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    • MAGRAMA invests about 8 million to the modernization of irrigation in Huesca

    The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment (MAGRAMA), through the State Society of Agrarian Infrastructure (SEIASA), has signed an agreement with the Community of Irrigators of Orillena (Huesca) for the modernization of irrigation sector XI Canal Monegros. CR Orillena. Phase I. Works, where the planned investment is 7.8 million euros and that will affect an area of ​​1,969 hectares located between the municipalities of Lalueza, Lanaja and Sariñena.2016.

    Record in the Spanish agri-food exports in 2015, with over 44,000M€

    Minister of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Isabel García Tejerina, has emphasized the purely export character of the Spanish food sector, which in 2015 broke historical records with more than 44,000 million euros, almost 30% more than in 2011, and a positive balance of more than 10,000 million euros. The minister, who was speaking during the closing session of the General Assembly of the Spanish Federation of Industries Food and Beverage (IFLA), stressed the position of the processing industry sector, which ranks as the sixth of Europe, and represents a strategic activity "with a drag decisive effect on agriculture, livestock and fisheries."

    Hundreds of citrus groves and olive trees affected by fire in Bolbaite (Valencia)

    The Valencian Farmers Association (AVA-ASAJA) has warned that…

    Innovation is key to maintaining Spanish leadership in Olive Oil and Table Olives

    The Second International Forum on Olive Oil and Table Olive held on June 14 at the headquarters of the Cajasol Foundation in Seville, threw a very clear message: to remain world leaders in production and marketing, the national oil sector Olive and Table Olives should continue investing in innovation that also is key to know reach new markets and most importantly, differentiate to compete on quality and added value rather than price.
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    EC: Published on regulation of exceptional measures to fruit and vegetables by the Russian veto

    The European Commission has published on Saturday, June 11, the Delegate (EU) Regulation 2016/921 of 10 June 2016 establishing a temporary basis, new exceptional measures to support producers of fruit and vegetables by the veto Russian. It is expected that this regulation comes into force on 1 July.

    More than 12 years of research in plant health, crowned with success

    The company Bayer introduced the June 10th its product Velum® Prime, a nematicide innovative for horticultural crops, which acts against harmful microorganisms for plant roots. This solution is the result of over 12 years of research by the company and is fully compatible with integrated pest management as Velum®Prime is respectful of pollinators and beneficial insects to crops.

    Commitment “bio” of the Spanish tuna fleet

    The Spanish tuna fishing fleet will start the deployment in the Indian Ocean, at least 100 new FAD (fish aggregating devices, DCP in Spanish) biodegradable. The purpose of this experimental test is to evaluate the durability of such devices in real conditions of use and the absence of toxicity of the materials used in its construction.
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    Costa Rica: a computing platform serving agricultural productivity

    The Ministry of Science, Technology and Telecommunications of Costa Rica will invest ₡ 50 million in the creation of a National Agricultural Information System, serving producers and market Chorotega, which will help to improve productivity in the aquaculture agriculture, fisheries and of that region. Such a system will be integrated by the data sources that exist in the country on agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture production, to facilitate the analysis, prediction and decision making in these areas.
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    Argentina: alert for presence in Brazil of the hive beetle

    Argentina has declared a state of health alert throughout the country by the presence in apiaries of Sao Paulo (Brazil) of the small hive beetle (PEC). It is a plague of high impact for beekeeping, which has never been detected in this country, so the purpose of this measure is to avoid serious productive and commercial damage that would result from its entrance.

    Iberian ham delights in tennis tournaments in Europe

    Within the promotional tour that the Interprofessional Association of Iberian Pig (ASICI) has been developing throughout Europe, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment (MAGRAMA), the Iberian hams of Spain will represent the highest quality in flavor in the London Queens tennis tournament (considered as the prelude to Wimbledon), held from 13 to 19 June. Rafa Nadal, the only Spanish player to win Queens (2008) and one of the seven players able to complete the double title-Wimbledon Queen's Club in the same year, is the image of this Spanish gourmet product for the European promotional campaign.