China verifies protocol agreement for export plum and peach from Murcia
Carmen Teodora Morales, General Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture of the Ministry of Water, Agriculture and Environment (CAAMA) of Murcia, has met with a delegation of officials from the People's Republic of China who has visited the region to verify compliance of the agreement for the start of peach and plum exports to this country.
The quality and sustainability, keys to the future for the sector of red fruits
Red Fruit Congress, held for the second year in Huelva, began its opening day on June 22th, with emphasis on nutritional values and many healthy properties of these products. Some differential values which, together with the commitment of the sector with quality aspects, diversification of production and environmental sustainability, as key to their future, must know how to move the consumer, who still does not know much about these Delicious Natural Medicines.
Monterosa, a tomato ‘as before’
After a long research process of eight years, Semillas Fito has obtained a variety of tomato seed, Monterosa, getting back the traditional Mediterranean tomato taste, not only in summer but also in crops from December to June. Quite an achievement that has recently been recognized with the award for innovation in fruit and vegetables in the V edition of Prizes "To your health", organized by the newspaper La Razón.
A Congress with emphasis on the internationalization of the sector of berries
The Second Congress of the Red Fruits which will be inaugurated on Wednesday, June 21st, at the Palace of Congresses of the Columbus House Huelva, will emphasize the clear export orientation and the internationalization of the sector onubense of berries. This sector, which integrates crops of strawberry, raspberry, blueberry and blackberry, is characterized by its dynamism and its innovative and always predisposed to the search for new markets. In that vein, the Second Congress of Red Fruit will pay particular attention to this issue with an international look to countries like United Kingdom, Chile and Italy.
Fashion watermelon premieres ‘look’
Agatha Ruiz de la Prada has starred start of the first label of Fashion Watermelon, a product that opens new labeling emerged from the creativity of the famous designer and baptized with the leitmotif Heart of summer. The AGF Group has chosen the opening of the conference by Innovation Mercamadrid to present the new image of their Watermelon Fashion, part of the promotional campaign for this product: The sweetest. Watermelons brand, characterized by its color, its sweetness and texture Seedless, is now easily recognizable thanks to this new labeling by Agatha Ruiz de la Prada.
Healthy Binomio: Fruits and Vegetables and Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Finca la Torre, greengrocers Gold Gourmet and 5 a day Association have developed a pioneering initiative to encourage the consumption of two staples of the Mediterranean diet, the Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) and Fruit and Vegetables. Thus, by the 'Water them with Health' campaign it aims to raise consumer awareness of the importance of introducing in daily meals combined intake of both foods, to multiply its healthy properties.
Saving water in the Huelva strawberry crop, The Guardian award for sustainability
Last year, the cultivation of strawberries in Huelva managed to reduce its water consumption by 40%, resulting in considerable water savings, namely 1.7 billion liters of water. A great achievement, made possible thanks to a project funded by the company Innocent Drinks, a subsidiary of Coca Cola, and developed by the team AGR research 227 Hydraulic and Irrigation of the University of Cordoba, which has won the Guardian Sustainable Business Award, in its category dedicated to water.
Open the quota to transform bone fruit withdrawn from the market into juice
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment has announced the opening of withdrawal of a quota of 20,000 tons of peaches, nectarines and Paraguayans to deliver the juice industry during the period between June 20 and September 30. An amount that does not distort the juice market, according to the information provided by the industry itself, and which is intended to regulate the market for these products, to avoid falling prices, while contributing to charity, since the juice obtained will be donated to charities.
Hundreds of citrus groves and olive trees affected by fire in Bolbaite (Valencia)
The Valencian Farmers Association (AVA-ASAJA) has warned that…
More aid to Andalusian producers affected by the Russian veto
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development (CAPDER) of Andalusia has opened a new call for aid to farmers affected by the Russian veto. Interested parties have until 31 July 2016 to request payment of the subsidies corresponding to operations management exceptional crises resulting from such veto.