Tradecorp and its distributor in Tarragona, Agrofuser, have financed and maintain the first rice field destined, not to agricultural production, but to the use and experimentation of tourists and that is located in the town of Sant Jaume d’Enveja, in the Terres region of l’Ebre.
On the occasion of International Environment Day around the world, Deere & Company has set its sights on a battery of strong sustainability goals that the company and its employees will try to achieve before the end of the 2022 fiscal year.
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, will preside over this Tuesday, July 3, the act of taking possession of high positions of the Ministry:
Agroseguro has promoted Valle Cervantes Chacón to the position of Head of the Production Department. He succeeds Pilar Feijoó González, who since June 8 went on to hold the position of Head of Internal Control in the Production and Communication area.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food already has the data on organic production in Spain for the year 2017. These data confirm the trend of sustained growth and the consolidation of organic production, which keeps Spain as the first country in the world. European Union on agricultural land dedicated to this farming system, and one of the five most important in the world.
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, has closed on Thursday the presentation of the Yearbook 2018 of the Union of Small Farmers and Cattle Ranchers (UPA). In his speech, Planas stressed that family farming is not only the production of food necessary for citizens but also the ability to maintain the territory and natural values. “The farmer and rancher is the first environmentalist in history.”
Within the framework of the Smart Agrifood Summit, Greenfield Technologies, specialists in soil mapping, and Ideagro, a company experienced in the determination of the biological properties of soil, take a step further in the analysis of soil. The signed agreement will allow not only to evaluate the physical properties of the soil, but also, at the same time, to know its biological properties.
Two projects promoted by ASICI and approved by the EU with an allocation of 5.8 million euros, will promote the Iberian Hams of Spain in international markets and disseminate the European production model, characterized by quality, traceability, food security and animal welfare, to advance in the conquest of foreign markets. This unprecedented initiative for the sector comes at a key moment, because it gives a great impetus to the Internationalization of one of the star products of our gastronomy. It should be remembered that Iberian ham, besides being a great food, healthy and natural, is tradition, culture and part of the European Gastronomic Heritage.
UNIQ, the agricultural quality seal of AFCO (Spanish Association of manufacturers of containers and packaging of corrugated cardboard), is part of the 20th Congress of Fruits and Vegetables of AECOC, which takes place in the Palacio de Congresos de Valencia between days 19 and June 20, 2018. More than 600 professionals come together at the meeting point of reference for the companies that make up the agri-food chain of shared value of the Spanish fruit and vegetable sector.
UNICA FRESH has begun production of the Baby Plum Vine Tomato variety called Sugarino RZ, after signing an exclusivity agreement with seed producer Rijk Zwaan. For the next three years, UNICA will be the only producer and distributor of this delicious tomato that guarantees a minimum 7,5-8ºBx sweetness level.
