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    The IRTA Porcine Database serves the Colombian producer sector

    The BDporc, the Porcine Database of the Institute of Research and Technology Agro-food (IRTA) of the Catalan Autonomous Government, will serve the Colombian pork industry, according to the agreement signed by the Executive President of the Colombian Association of Porcult Farmers PORKCOLOMBIA), Carlos Alberto Maya Calle, and the general director of IRTA, Josep M. Monfort.

    Ecuador joins EU trade agreement with Colombia and Peru

    Ecuador has recently joined the free trade agreement of the European Union with Colombia and Peru, with the signing of a Protocol of Accession initialed by European Commissioner Cecilia Malmström.

    Chile exports nectarine to the Chinese market from November

    Chilean exports of nectarines will enter the Chinese market directly from November, as announced by the Minister of Agriculture of Chile, Carlos Furche. The official opening of the Chinese market for export of this fruit is the result of three years of negotiations and several meetings held between the authorities of the Agriculture and Livestock Service (SAG) and the Chinese AQSIQ. Previously, Chilean nectarine only entered the Chinese market through Hong Kong, with arrests which made the fruit quality lessened and for this reason could not be distributed.

    Exports of Chilean fruit and vegetables recover the pace

    According to ASOEX, Association of Fruit Exporters of Chile, presented by marketing director for Europe and Asia, Charif Christian Carvajal, the Latin American country has regained sales volumes in Europe, with an average increase of 4% in the 27 European markets that Chilean fruits are addressed.

    Costa Rica: postharvest handling against food waste

    Given the fact that now a third of the food produced worldwide is wasted, the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) recently delivered in the capital of Costa Rica, a technical forum to provide producers interested basics of post-harvest management, to help reduce food losses in food chains.
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    Latin America and the Caribbean are committed to organic farming

    Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) agglutinate 15% of the global organic area, with 6.8 million hectares under organic production. Currently, worldwide 43.7 million hectares certified for organic production are recognized, representing 1% of the land suitable for global production.

    The Coffee Route in Honduras increases its offer agrotourism

    Eleven new initiatives agrotourism linked to the coffee sector, as specialty coffee shops, courses hospitality and tastings, spas and educational and recreational tours, have been added to the offer of the Tourist Route Coffee Honduras, with support from the Inter-American Institute cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and the Honduran Coffee Institute (IHCAFE), which since 2015 working together to boost agritourism project design in this area.

    Costa Rica: A study reveals that fair trade would support more than 25.000 producers

    The National Coordinator of Fair Trade in Costa Rica (CLAC) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) have developed a market study on products oriented on fair trade in this country that has shown the great potential of this activity, which could eventually support more than 25.000 Costa Rican farmers.
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    Spain: second EU country authorized to export fresh pigmeat to Mexico

    Spain is the second EU country, after Denmark, which may export fresh pigmeat to Mexico. An authorization which has completed successfully a long negotiation process between the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment (MAGRAMA), in coordination with the Directorate General for Health and Food Safety of the European Commission (EC) and health authorities Mexican.

    Mexico and IICA help revitalize the coconut industry in Granada

    An initiative of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), supported by the Government of Mexico, seeks to revitalize the production of coconut crop in Granada with 1.500 seedlings coconut resistant to lethal yellowing that, from Mexico, have been incorporated into the coconut varieties of Granada, in the Renaissance Program of the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) for Coconut Cultivation.