It´s now 30 years since Spain joined the European Union (then the European Economic Community), during which we have seen the integration of our agriculture in the European single market, implementation of the common agricultural policy and successive reforms this, Spain continues to maintain its agricultural policy in a “differential factor”, a tool that was […]
Roughly the global European market and have prospects, a global very similar level. In both cases it is expected shrinking demand, both tractors and everything related to collection and fodder. Referring to the world market, the Latin America and Asia – Pacific are those who are worse off, and those with the prospect of stability […]
Everything is ready inside FIMA 2016. The Acting Minister of Agriculture, Isabel García Tejerina, and the president of the Aragonese Government, Javier Lambán officially open the frenetic activity of the 39th edition of the International Fair of Agricultural Machinery (FIMA), one of the three largest exhibition events in Europe. Le Sales Director and Marketing of Feria de Zaragoza anticipated content, fattened with positive expectations for the market of tractors, harvesters and tools for the sector in Spain. FIMA again act as a lever.
The Director of Communications at Messe Berlin for Spain and Latin America says its close relationship with Germany, which “began during my doctoral phase” with enthusiasm. On his return he wanted to keep connected with this country and became an official representative of this trade fair institution. “We worked several sectors, such as tourism, transportation, … and the food” as Fruit Logistica, held for three days in the German federal capital: from 3 to 5 February. There expect about 2,700 companies in the fruit and vegetables sector as well as nuts and dried fruits, and whole industry surrounding them technical cultivation, packaging, labeling, transportation, logistics systems, stock management and storage solutions computer and internet. The whole sector is present in a fair, characterized by internationality and quality of the visitors.
The Ambassador of the Netherlands in Spain, Johannes Hendrik Mattheus (Matthijs) von Bonzel, speaks mainly on the union of interests between Spain and his country, with regard to horticultural and logistics angels, in the following interview. Being the Government of Amsterdam which presides the first half the European Union (EU), it is advisable to know his lips the achievements of the successful Dutch organizational model in this sector, the large capacity of re-export, in particular, the nexus of trade union and distribution to Latin America.
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The publication of the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture (MAGRAMA), through the State Agency for Agricultural Insurance (ENESA), collect schematically the Spanish agricultural insurance system and identifies all productions and insurable risks, as well as developments of the annual plan , as the increase in the base grant of much of the lines and the additional support modules with drought. For this exercise ENESA has a budget to subsidize agricultural insurance of 211.27 million euros, an increase of 6.1% over 2015.
The global event of the kitchen without boundaries is facing the new paths of creativity, as in all editions, and again ready to surprise all professionals and food lovers. Madrid Fusion hosts an unapproachable program. The Spanish and Latin American presence is felt in technical demonstrations, training workshops, contests, auctions and awards. “Rescuing the origins” is the culmination of work by three Latin American cooks to the rescue of endangered raw materials. The director of Madrid Fusion, Lourdes Plana, explains us about this one and other culinary attractions of the congress with an international vocation.
The unusual heat this winter, which is doing so much damage to other crops, has been a joy for strawberry growers. High temperatures in December and January have ripened fruit at a time in which there is little competition from other producing countries, and that’s a start of campaign for optimism.
The executive director of the Foundation for Agrarian Innovation (FIA) recently visited Chile’s major fruit and vegetable production areas of Spain to explain the opportunities in the Chilean agriculture to the most advanced agricultural enterprises. This institution, which is part of the Chilean Agriculture Ministry works with all components of innovation, both in the creation, management and adaptation of products and services that help improve the competitiveness of the agri-food and forestry sector. Héctor Echeverría says in this exclusive interview with Spain a large opened gate for development and investment opens vegetables, because Chile will become a major exporter of such agricultural products.
Until 6 January, for nearly a month, it has taken Brut Cider 236 restaurants in Asturias (Spain), with a very competitive price when compared with the price of other sparkling drinks that do not exceed the quality of this product. Asturias Cider Brut is a promotional action of foam Designation of Origin (PDO) which aims to increase consumption, especially during the Christmas period with its traditional family celebrations, friends and coworkers
