
Berlín, world capital of fruits and vegetables
From 6 to 8 February 2019, FRUIT LOGÍSTICA opens its doors, an event that expects to gather more than 78,000 professional visitors from more than 130 countries - More than 3,200 exhibitors from 90 countries represent the complete chain of fruit and vegetable production fresh.

You can now apply for direct CAP aid for 2019
Since last February 1, the campaign for the application of aid from the CAP 2019 is underway, which will allow more than 716,000 producers to submit, until next April 30, the Single Application for Direct Aid from the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) ), through which the producer can request all his aid at one time.

The Combined Agricultural Insurance Law turns 40 years
Law 87/1978, of December 28, Combined Agricultural Insurance, meets tomorrow 40 years. This law was the first approved after the entry into force of the Magna Carta, which also now celebrates its 40th anniversary, and is the result of the Pacts of the Moncloa and the political consensus that occurred during the years of the Transition. It was one of the pillars of the clear commitment to the transformation and modernization of the agri-food sector, one of the most powerful and exporting industries in Spain, a country that was a pioneer in the approval of such a standard.

The jury fails the Agro Mujer Awards 2018
Yesterday took place the meeting of the members of the jury of the Premios Agro Mujer 2018 to choose the winners of the first edition. These awards are part of MUJER AGRO, a project created in 2017 by Siete Agromarketing and e-Comercio Agrario to visualize equal opportunities in the agri-food sector and promote, dialogue and awareness on the role of professional women in this agri-food industry and in the entire value chain.

IFEMA and FEPEX reaffirm their commitment to continue the joint organization of FRUIT ATTRACTION
IFEMA and FEPEX - Spanish Federation of Fruits, Vegetables, Flowers and Live Plants - have renewed the collaboration agreement to continue jointly organizing Fruit Attraction, International Fair of the Fruit and Vegetable Sector, within the framework of a meeting in which they have intervened the general director of IFEMA, Eduardo López-Puertas; the general director of FEPEX, José María Pozancos, and the director of Fruit Attraction, Raúl Calleja.

United States approves a reduction of tariffs for artichokes and canned peppers of Spain
The Congress of the United States has recently approved two measures that benefit regional producers and processors of artichoke and pepper of the Region of Murcia. In particular, it is about the total abolition of the 8.1% tariff paid for canned pepper so far and the reduction of up to 3% in the price of the tariff rates that apply to processed artichoke, both products from Spain.

Toledo will host the Business Agro Tertulia on Internationalization Your Brand sells: “Differentiated Quality”
Siete Agromarketing, the Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Development of Castilla-La Mancha and the Foreign Promotion Institute of Castilla-La Mancha (IPEX) organized next December 18, at 09: 30h., Toledo Tertulia Business Agro on Internationalization Your Brand sells: "Differentiated Quality".

The genetic improvement of the almond tree in IRTA
Article of IRTA.

China opens the door to new agri-food products
The signing of two new Protocols will allow the start of exports…

Spain will request the European Commission to maintain a comprehensive surveillance of agricultural markets
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, has chaired today the Agricultural Policy Advisory Council, where he discussed with the Councilors of Agriculture of the autonomous communities the issues that will be discussed in the Council of Ministers of the European Union from next November 19.