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    • 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).
    El Embajador de Chile en España, Francisco Marambio Vial, participó en la inauguración de la nueva campaña de promoción en El Corte Inglés, que tiene como protagonistas a las cerezas, arándanos, duraznos y nectarinas de Chile. Imagen: Embajada de Chile.

    Chilean fruit in Europe began promoting a campaign in the English Court

    The Chilean ambassador to Spain, Francisco Marambio, officially opened a new promotional campaign that is starring cherries, blueberries, peaches and nectarines from Chile. The celebration took place in the English Court of Castellana, in Madrid, and was attended by representatives of ProChile; the Fruit Exporters Association of Chile AG (Asoex) and importers in the field.

    Colombia: ICA more trained on phytosanitary certification for agricultural products

    The Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) has increased its ability to control entry and exit of agricultural products in airports, ports and passages national border, by processes for training inspectors and exchange of knowledge and experiences with Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia in International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM).

    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."

    MERCOSUR: The transfer of innovation in favor of family farming

    About 250 technicians from the agricultural sector in the countries of the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) family farmers, authorities and shared in Asuncion (Paraguay), their experiences in productive, organizational and commercial innovation. Leaders of family farming and specialists see dialogue as a key mechanism to disseminate new knowledge. They are participating leaders of family farming in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Uruguay, Venezuela and Paraguay.

    Bolivia, last place of the most important conference on water in Latin America

    The XVI Conference of Iberoamerican Water Directors (CODIA), the main forum on the subject of Latin America, which was held in Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia), has adopted a series of agreements to strengthen the strategic role of CODIA as a platform for training and improving the management of water resources in the region. The next conference will be held in Campeche (Mexico), in the second half of 2016.
    José Cabascango, jefe de la oficina Pro Ecuador en Madrid. Foto: Expansión.

    José Cabascango: “For Ecuador it is of vital importance to have investors who bring innovation and technology”

    Agribusiness and fresh and processed products are two of the sectors that the Ecuadorian government is giving priority to attracting investors. In this interview, agreed on a breakfast conference with businessmen which took place in Valencia last November, Cabascango (Pro Ecuador) tells the status of economic exchange between Ecuador and Europe and gives important clues about what you need to know to invest in their country.

    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.

    Challenges and opportunities for businesses in agricultural innovation in Chile

    On December 3rd, from 17:00 h. 18:30 h. it is hosting a conference on "Challenges and opportunities for businesses in agricultural innovation in Chile" in Tecnova facilities, located in the Technology Park from Almería (Spain). The conference on "Challenges and opportunities for businesses in agricultural innovation in Chile", on the premises of Tecnova, located in Almería Technology Park held the hand of Hector Echevarria, CEO of FIA - Chile (Foundation for Agrarian Innovation Chile), a public entity under the Ministry of Agriculture of Chile responsible for promoting innovation in agriculture through programs and projects nationwide. The conference will be held in Tecnova facilities, located in the Technology Park from Almería. The aim of the conference is to expose existing business opportunities in Chile in agriculture and technology needed to develop this field of interest to companies of the auxiliary industry of agriculture sector, from technology greenhouses, hydroponics, substrates, irrigation up transformation of convenience food companies, etc. This is therefore to establish the bases and contacts to exchanges of knowledge and technology between Spain and Chile.

    Peruvian coffee conquests USA, Canada and Mexico

    With interesting business projections and great satisfaction of national and international entrepreneurs in the agricultural sector, the business conference Coffee Expo 2015 Peru was held in the framework of the event of the same name held from 23 to 25 October at the Meadow House Miraflores, in the Commission for the Promotion of Peru for export and tourism - PromPeru.