Fastrac, emblematic tractor of firm JCB celebrates its 25th anniversary in the service of Agriculture. In the words of his company “this range of agricultural tractors retains its unique character today and offering its customers an unmatched combination of features and performance benefits that achieve high levels of productivity and use.” It is therefore one of its most distinctive, productive and sophisticated models.
Yara has recently celebrated its annual convention, which brought together customers and largest distributors of this group in Spain and Portugal. Based on the need of this Norwegian multinational of relying on the distribution to be closer to the farmer, this event, which took place at the Plaza de las Ventas in Madrid, has served to assess their clients about the development of the previous season, and sharing and define the bases on which will build the next campaign.
Argentina and China are working on cooperation in biotechnology. To this end, the Argentine Ministry of Agro Industry through the undersecretary of bioindustry, Mariano Lechardoy, has led a mission to the People’s Republic of China to co-chair a meeting of the Working Group Chinese-Argentinian in Biotechnology, taking place until Thursday, July 28th.
The Ministry of Agro Industry of Argentina (Minagro) has strengthened ties with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the World Bank, following meetings recently held by his undersecretary of Agriculture, Luis Urriza, with representatives of both entities. Some encounters that served to see estimates of agricultural production and the National Irrigation Plan.
The Covirán Foundation has announced its first award, aimed at promoting research and healthy nutrition, distinguishing the unique idea or product made from fruit and / or vegetables. The overall budget for the best proposal for this event will amount to 12,000 euros.
From 8th to August 10th, Argentina will host for the first time the Ordinary Meeting on Organic Production Food of the Inter-American Commission for Organic Agriculture (CIAO). In the eighth edition of this Assembly, to be held in Buenos Aires, the proposed work plan for the period 2016-2017 will be presented. After this event, on August 11, will take place the International Seminar on Organic Production, organized by the Ministry of Agro Industry of Argentina (Minagri).
Agrarian opinion piece for e-Commerce on the importance of professional training in the food industry, signed by Jorge Jordana, director of the Master in Management of Agrifood Companies LAFER Foundation and the University of Nebrija.
High-level speakers as Tomas Garcia Azcarate, researcher at the Institute of Economics, Geography and Demography of the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), and Professor of Economics at the University of Sevilla, Jose Carlos Diez, will give content to a day in which will discuss the effects of ‘Brexit’ in the Andalusian agro-food sector. Will take place on Monday, July 25, organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development, in collaboration with the Cajasol Foundation, based in Seville will host this event.
Group Processed of the National Association of Meat Industries of Spain (ANICE), which brings together the main Spanish manufacturers of meat products, has expressed its concern about the possible impact that the departure of the United Kingdom of the European Union (‘Brexit’) can have on the Spanish meat sector. The new legal and commercial situation, the depreciation of the pound and the new framework for future trade relations with the British Isles are emerging as some of the causes which may affect the good figures of the Spanish meat exports to this country.
As part of the recent meeting in Quito by the new Andean Network of Quinoa Producers, Ecuador filed on July 13th strategies developed by its public company National Storage Unit to promote the consumption of quinoa in the country. These include the supply of ‘QuinuArroz’, a mix of cereals with nutritional properties, effectively contributing to nutrition and diet caloric.
