AgrupaPulpí, one of the companies with more tradition and travel of the sector hortofrutícola of the east of Almeria, has decided to expand its information systems and for it has renewed its confidence in Hispatec, acquiring ERPagro, the new solution of this firm for the integral management of agri-food.
The professionals and those interested in one of the most strategic sectors of our agriculture, the fruit and vegetable, are to be congratulated: SIETE Agromarketing has just launched the second issue of ECA FRUITS, an annual publication dedicated entirely to this activity, offering a complete analysis of all its news, providing global political and economic information on this field, in line with e-Comercio Agrario (ECA), which, today, stands as a pioneer among online publications in the agri-food sector, with a clear national and international vocation.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment and Banco Santander have recently signed a collaboration agreement for the development of actions related to the agricultural, fisheries and agri-food sector.
The Olivar and Oil Interpretation Center in Úbeda (Jaén) will host, on Saturday 22th April, the 2nd Meeting of Almazaras Teachers and Operators. Under the heading ‘Physico-chemical and Organoleptic Evolution of Oils’, the day will focus on how to monitor the evolution of olive oil during storage, revealing the parameters for defective oils.
José Enrique Sanz is the Manager of the Regulatory Council of the Protected Geographical Indication (IGP) “Valencian Citrus”. A sector that, for years, is not going through its best moment. Unpredictable climatology must be added to the entry of third country productions into the markets of the European Union. Productions that have the community support, which is not only a commercial threat for the Spanish sector, but also health, since the demands on plant health are not the same. On this, and on the projection of the Valencian citrus we have talked with him.
Banco Sabadell and Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias Castilla-La Mancha have signed a collaboration agreement, in force since April 7th, whereby the bank makes available to the organization a catalog of products and services to support its financial needs. In that catalog, there is a line of financing that Banco Sabadell has agreed with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to promote the development of projects carried out by companies and self-employed in the agro-food sector.
Domingo Martín Ortega, has been elected new president of the Association of Canarian Plantain Producers Organizations (ASPROCAN), according to the agreement adopted by the Ordinary General Assembly of the organization, held on April 6th in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. After his election, Martín Ortega has emphasized the importance of preserving the unity of the sector, something that he considers fundamental at a time when the Canary Islands’ Banana must face great challenges, both in Spain and in Europe, on the ground Banana marketing and competition with bananas from third countries.
Since April 4th, Muuu’s collaborative livestock management platform, the first product of the Faarm company, specializing in the development of technology that facilitates the exchange of information on the origin and route of food to a fairer and more transparent food industry, has been offering its services in Spain. In this line, the Muuu platform is aimed at producers, veterinarians and associations of the beef sector, which allows a complete traceability of the meat circuit.
WALKIA, the official importer of JCB, has recently completed the delivery of 14 machines awarded in a public tender by the Agricultural Transformation Company (TRAGSA), belonging to the State Industrial Holdings Company (SEPI).
Cambados, recently designated European Wine City 2017, has been the venue for the 2017 Annual Meeting of the Wine Technological Platform (PTV), which will take place on May 4th and 5th. An essential event for the wine sector, in which both partners and non-members of the PTV are invited to enjoy a program that will cover technical and recreational activities. All this, in an exceptional scenario, Bodegas Martín Códax. On the occasion of the aforementioned meeting, the PTV Technical Commission will present its 2017-2020 Strategic Innovation Agenda, which includes the main priorities and strategic lines of action for R & D & I for the future of the sector.
