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    • The European Parliament plenary takes a crucial step towards a fairer food chain in the EU

    The Plenary of the European Parliament today ratified in Strasbourg with 428 votes in favor, 170 against and 18 abstentions, the Report approved by the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development on unfair commercial practices on 2 October.

    Luis Planas announces a specific campaign to promote the consumption of products from fisheries and aquaculture

    The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, has participated today, in Vigo, in the inauguration of the XX International Fair of Frozen Products of the Sea (Conxemar), an annual meeting for the entire transforming, distributing, importing and exporting sector of the sea ​​products.For the minister, this fair is a reference, a showcase of quality products, combined with cutting-edge technology.

    The Minister of Agriculture highlights the good harmony between the fair Sant Miquel and Eurofruit

    The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development has opened the call to apply for aid to improve the production and marketing of bee products for this year. The initial budget for this campaign amounts to 2.37 million euros, pending the final allocation that will be approved by Sectorial Conference.

    The trade agreement between the EU and Canada increases Spanish exports

    Since its entry into force on September 21, 2017, the agreement has offered new opportunities to all EU companies, particularly small and medium-sized companies. In addition to the costs that tariffs pose for SMEs, small and medium-sized enterprises often have much more difficulties than large ones in dealing with bureaucratic barriers and other non-tariff barriers that reduce their competitiveness or make their access to new markets be profitable With the CETA, small businesses save time and money, avoiding, for example, the duplication of testing requirements for products, cumbersome customs procedures and expensive court fees.
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    Fecoam bets for a greener agriculture to improve the environment

    The Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives of the Region (Fecoam) coordinates a proposal to carry out the project 'Implementation of Ecological Developments for Sustainable Agriculture' (IDEAS), which may be financed by the National Rural Development Program of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Magrama) and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (Feader).
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    The Minister of Agriculture will open this Tuesday MEAT ATTRACTION 2018

    The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas Puchades, will open this Tuesday, September 18, at 12:00 hours, the second edition of the Meat Sector Fair, MEAT ATTRACTION 2018, jointly organized by IFEMA and the National Association of Industrias de la Carne de España, ANICE, and which will take place from September 18 to 20 of this month, at the Feria de Madrid.

    Asia Fruit Logistica, a record edition

    ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA celebrated its tenth edition on September 5th and 7th, reaching a record number of 13,500 professional visitors. The fair was also highlighted by the large Spanish presence, more relevant than in previous occasions, grouping 46 exhibiting companies from different regions.

    Fruit Attraction will analyze the walnut sector in Spain at Walnut Attraction

    The tenth edition of Fruit Attraction, which will be held from Tuesday 23 to Thursday 25 October in Madrid, will host the Walnut Attraction day organized by the Association of Spanish Nuts Producers, the Association of Fruit and Vegetable Producers and Exporters of Andalucía, Asociafruit, FEPEX and IFEMA, will analyze the reality of the nut industry in Spain and Europe.

    Clara Aguilera: “The European Commission confirms aid for the Spanish olive”

    A delegation of farmers and ranchers of UPA, headed by its secretary general, Lorenzo Ramos, today transferred to the Minister of Ecological Transition, Teresa Ribera, the need to take into account the rural world and food producers in the transition towards a circular economy, sustainable, low emissions and does not exclude any of its actors.
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    Mapama signs collaboration agreements with the Spanish Network for Rural Development and the State Network for Rural Development

    The general director of Rural Development, Innovation and Forestry Policy of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Isabel Bombal, has signed two collaboration agreements with the Spanish Network of Rural Development (ReDR) and with the State Network of Rural Development, to support the realization of integral and sustainable rural development activities.