
Quinoa: the food of the future surface in Chile wins
Quinoa crop is being appreciated worldwide thanks to its qualities for improving nutrition and food security. Quinoa is considered the food of the future, quinoa opens a great opportunity for rural communities in the region of Coquimbo (Chile).

Netherlands and Spain: each year should be “the year of the soil”
The Embassy of the Netherlands in Spain celebrates the Technical Seminar on the administration and management of agricultural soils on January 21, 2016, in Zaragoza (Spain), in the Pignatelli Building, from 10 am. Collaborating Center for Research and Food Technology of Aragón (CITA) and the Spanish Society of Soil Science (SECS).

Prepare the olive grove for a good harvest according to Bayer
Keep clean the grove of weeds is an essential task to ensure a healthy tree and land in optimal growing conditions. At this time, it is essential to prepare the olive farms for next season. One of the main concerns of the Spanish farmer now is to control weeds that threaten their productions. Bayer is next to the farmer to provide the solutions you need at all times.

Spain: General elections 20D. Agri-food policies
The agri-food sector and rural areas is also starring in the proposals of the Spanish political parties attending the meeting of December 20, after which the formula that will govern the country for the next four years. Attached below offers affecting the development of the primary sector, by the, Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE), Ciudadanos and Podemos.

Dupont and Dow to combine in merger of equals
Will Create Highly Focused Leading Businesses in Agriculture, Material Science and Specialty Products; Intend to Subsequently Spin Into Three Independent, Publicly Traded Companies

Macri is now president of Argentina
In his first address to the Legislature, Mauricio Macri called on Argentines to "build the country of the century" with a strong call for "union", the "teamwork" and its commitment to zero poverty, fight drug trafficking, and "dialogue with the world while preserving the sovereign claims."

An electoral debate among the four major parties on agriculture, food and rural
The food industry also have an electoral debate in which the four parties with options of government polls put on the table their ideas, diagnoses and solutions for the sector. It will be on December 15 to 12,000, in the School of Agricultural Engineers of Madrid.

Ecuador: European Parliament approves the accession to the Multiparty Trade Agreement
By an overwhelming majority of 499 votes in favor, the European Parliament approved the Resolution November 26 Accession of Ecuador to the Multiparty Trade Agreement (ACM) that integrate Peru and Colombia with the European Union. This approval is an important step and a positive signal from the European Parliament, which also paves the way for when the legislature to decide on the contents of the Protocol on the Accession of Ecuador to ACM in the course of 2016.

Latin America and EU: Construction of regional strategies can strengthen the competitiveness of agriculture in international markets
An analysis prepared by experts of IICA discusses the implications of the latest reform of the agricultural policy of the European Union in Latin America and the Caribbean. The reforms to the agricultural policy of the EU can increase competition for LAC in local and international markets.

FRUIT LOGISTICA 2016: Egypt, partner country, focuses on growth
Egypt, partner country for FRUIT LOGISTICA 2016, has announced an unprecedented presence with the participation of the major exporters in the international trade fair for fresh produce marketing. Egypt's stand in Hall 2.1, will host the official opening of FRUIT LOGISTICA 2016 next February 3, 2016.