Diego Calderón, new deputy director of Unica Group
Unica Group has recently appointed deputy director Diego Calderón who, until the date of this new appointment, was Director of Business Development and Innovation, since November 2015.
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Bosch-Valenzuela y Cía collaboration agreement: sensor technology to digitize the Andalusian Agro
Bosch has recently signed a collaboration agreement with Valenzuela y Cía S.A, an agricultural services and supplies company to help producers optimize their crops by searching for the latest applications and world agricultural technology. In this way, Bosch, a leading company in technology and services, has found in agriculture a new field of application for its MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) sensors, in which it expects to bill, up to 2020, nearly one billion euros thanks to the development of solutions based on the Internet of Things (IoT).
What model of exploitation should we support in the CAP?
Article of Opinion signed for ECA by the doctor and agronomist, José María García Álvarez, who reflects on the exploitation model that should be prioritized in the CAP
Spain: Almazaras de la Subbética S.C.A., Special Food Award of Spain Best EVOOs
The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment has awarded the “Best Spanish Foods Extra Virgin Olive Oil Award, 2017-2018 campaign”, in its modalities “Frutado Verde Amargo”, “Frutado Verde Dulce” and “Frutado Maduro” ” Some awards to revalue the highest quality Spanish virgin olive oils, and encourage producers to develop and market these oils. In this edition, the oil that has received the highest organoleptic score, in the blind tasting conducted by the Heads of the different Official Tasting Panels, has been the one presented by the S.C.A. Almazaras de la Subbética, from Carcabuey (Córdoba), which earned the Special Food Award of Spain.
EuroChem Agro celebrates the First Day of Intensive Crops, focused on the techniques of citrus fertilization
Eurochem Agro Iberia held in Benicarló the First Intensive Crops Day, under the title “Technical Conference on Citrus Fertilization, which has had the assistance of technicians and agricultural professionals from Andalusia, Murcia and Valencia. The main objective of this initiative has been to share knowledge and carry out demonstrations of management and application of fertilizers with ENTEC® technology.
The last edition of the WOOE managed to bring together about 4,000 professionals linked to the olive sector
The largest exclusive international fair for olive oil, the World Olive Oil Exhibition (WOOE) has closed its seventh edition with an attendance of nearly 700 production companies and almost 4,000 professionals from the olive sector, HORECA, catering, distributors, buyers, brokers and media of more than 30 nationalities (United Arab Emirates, Japan, China, United Kingdom, Italy or USA). Business, new business opportunities, debate, trends, innovation and networking have been the keys to the success of the WOOE.
The turnover of Granada la Palma increases by 10%, with more than € 153M
The cooperative Granada la Palma, leader in Europe in the production of cherry tomatoes, has experienced during the previous campaign a growth of 10.21% in its global turnover, exceeding 153 million. These data were made known during the course of its annual Assembly, in which farmers were informed of the productive and economic activity of the company during the last campaign 2016/17, with a balance of very positive results, reaching a production record of 75,000 tons of fruits and vegetables of high quality, diversity and differentiated taste.
Special Riego: “without water there are no irrigation, and without irrigation there is no food”
Report on the importance for the future of agriculture of a good water infrastructure and the development of increasingly efficient and sustainable irrigation systems, which ECA publishes today, March 22, World Water Day.
Bayer consolidates its growth in Spain and Portugal, increasing its sales by 2.3%
Bayer billed LifeScience company 842 million euros to customers in the Iberia region (Spain and Portugal) in 2017, which represents a 2.3% growth compared to the previous year. In particular, customer billing in Spain reached 678 million euros, 1.7% more compared to 2016, while in Portugal it was 163 million, 4.6% more.
The healthy values of the EVOO and its application in international gastronomy center the Gourmet Area of the WOOE
The healthy character of Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) and its versatility in international kitchens will be the protagonists of the Gourmet Area at the World Olive Oil Exhibition, the largest monographic meeting dedicated to olive oil, which will celebrate its seventh edition on the 21st and March 22nd at IFEMA-Madrid. Chef Kike Piñeiro has devised a menu to explore different cuisines of the world and demonstrate the versatility of this emblematic product of Spanish cuisine. Through breakfast, appetizer, lunch and dinner, they will show how healthy it is to have this ingredient at any time of the day.