
BIOFACH taking temperature the rising “organic”business
From 10 to 13 February 2016 in Nuremberg it meets international organic sector in its overall quote from each year. In BIOFACH, leading trade fair for organic food and VIVANESS, international trade fair for Natural Personal Care, 2,544 exhibitors from 77 countries, 8% more companies than last year will be presented. Among the highlights include the worlds of experiences and finding BIOFACH expanded content for professional chefs cook + talk, as well as the largest international congress of organic products.

Agriculture Commissioner EU trade options known Colombian Pacific
The visit of the Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Union (EU), Phil Hogan, to Colombia for 8 and 9 February, is used to analyze closely the agricultural investment opportunities in the country, according to the European Office in Bogota. Hogan is accompanied by about 40 businessmen and trade representatives of the Old Continent and has already met with the president of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos and Colombian ministers of Agriculture, Aurelio Iragorri Valencia, and Commerce, Industry and Tourism, Cecilia Alvarez-Correa.

Silvia de Juanes: “Latin America is one of the geographical areas that is growing at Fruit Logistica”
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.

Matthijs van Bonzel: “Farmers have to keep competitiveness where is possible and cooperation where is necessary”
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.
eComercio Agrario: What are the keys to explain the success of the horticultural model of the Netherlands?

Future of business for Fruits and Vegetables in Europe. David del Pino. Granada La Palma SCA
The world of fresh fruits and vegetables is boiling in Europe…

Agroexpo app on hand through the halls of the fair
Agroexpo-Fair International has launched an application for mobile devices and tablets with the aim that visitors can provide useful and detailed information of the event, held from 27 to 30 January in FEVAL facilities at Don Benito (Spain). In addition, the app allows free access to the event by generating a virtual admission ticket.

Lourdes Plana: “The avant-garde of cooking today is over. Madrid Fusion is expecting the next one”
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.

Fitur focuses on Queretaro tourist routes
On the Cheese and Wine, the Sierra Gorda, semidesert, the colonial haciendas, religious missions and archaeological sites program tourist routes in the Mexican state of Queretaro is defined. A year ago he was presented at Fitur in Madrid (Spain) and in this edition of the fair, the state authorities seek to consolidate as a result of interest from European tour operators.

A journey through the sights and flavors of Spain at FITUR
The richness and variety Spanish cuisine and the extensive possibilities offered by the binomial tourism-gastronomy is exposed from today until January 24 in IFEMA Madrid. The institutional stand of the Ministry of Spanish Agriculture (MAGRAMA) exhibits the broad potential of Food Spain, National Parks, Biosphere Reserves and Natural Paths, under the message "Travel through landscapes and flavors of Spain".

FAO: International Year of Pulses 2016
The 68th UN General Assembly declared 2016 the International Year of Pulses (IYP). The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has been nominated to facilitate the implementation of the Year in collaboration with Governments, relevant organizations, non-governmental organizations and all other relevant stakeholders.