AILIMPO’s first crop estimate of lemon for the next 2021/2022 season, forecasts a production in Spain of 1,035,000 tons, which represents a decrease of 23% compared to the 2020/2021 season that is expected to close with a record production of 1,340,000 tons according to the provisional balance. This first crop estimate will be confirmed at […]
On 10 June the European potato community virtually gathered for the Europatat Congress 2021. Under the slogan “Stay connected – new strategies for the potato sector”, the annual event organised by Europatat, which was this year open to all the potato supply chain, focused on the possibilities and challenges that digitalisation can offer to all-size […]
This Friday, June 11, the official presentation of LivePlant Biotech took place, HORTALAN and ECONATUR come together to create the LivePlant Biotech company, with the aim of promoting biotechnological and eco-sustainable development in cutting-edge agriculture. LivePlant Biotech is a business project that was born from the commitment of the companies HORTALAN and ECONATUR to lead […]
The International Bremia Evaluation Board Europe (IBEB-EU) has collected more than 500 Bremia isolates in European lettuce in 2019 and 2020. Most isolates are local variants. However, one type of isolate appeared to spread initially especially in France but recently also in Spain, Portugal and Italy. This variant is expected to spread also to other […]
This summer the shelves will be filled with strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and red currants under the muMU® brand, 100% local fruit grown in the fields of Segovia (Spain). Starting next June, and until November, the shelves of the main supermarket chains and retail stores will be filled with strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and red currants of […]
Viveros Hernandorena adds new arguments to continue being considered as one of the great specialists in stone fruit: it presents its new commercial line of preformed plants, the commercial guarantees offered by having its own micrograft and its clear and defined commitment to being synonymous with varietal reliability. Por Marga López, agri-food jorunalist (@MargaLopez77) A […]
Messe Berlin is cancelling its FRUIT LOGISTICA SPECIAL EDITION 2021 on 18-20 May 2021 because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in Europe and the rest of the world. “I’m quite sure today’s cancellation is no surprise to anyone,” says Madlen Miserius, Senior Product Manager. “The coronavirus pandemic is lasting longer than expected. We wanted to […]
Next Tuesday, 13 of april, the delivery of the III AGRO Women Awards will take place in Madrid, in a hybrid format. Mercamadrid welcomes the delivery of the III Awards in a tribute to the work of women and men who in this health crisis are at the forefront, betting on serving the consumer. Siete […]
Global Women Fresh (GWF), the international network for women in produce, has launched two new awards celebrating the role of women in produce. Nominations are now open for the Woman of Impact and EmpowerHER Company Awards The Woman of Impact and EmpowerHER Company Awards have been created to honour the contribution of individuals and companies […]
The spring campaign for Viveros Hernandorena begins, with important novelties regarding the almond tree: innovations that guarantee greater plant health and successful solutions for common problems in plantations Por Marga López, periodista agroalimentaria (@MargaLopez77) According to data from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the area of almond trees in Spain in 2019 exceeded […]
