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    • Agritechnica 2017 faces Agriculture 4.0 from a global perspective

    It is not only about reducing emissions, the path of digitalization towards agriculture 4.0 (two steps beyond the "precision farming" and that the "Smart farming") goes towards a more global approach, which seeks the reduction of the footprint of carbon.

    UPA urges the Government to take urgent measures against a “historic” drought

    The Union of Small Farmers (UPA) has urged the Government of Spain to adopt urgent measures against a drought that qualifies as "historic". The shortage of rains since last autumn has led our country to an emergency situation that however, as denounced by the UPA agrarian organization, is "ignored" by the Government. Farmers and ranchers say they feel "abandoned and surprised" in the absence of a management plan for a crisis of great gravity.

    LA UNIÓ denounces the proliferation of South African oranges on the shelves, despite not being exported due to the presence of pests

    LA UNIÓ de Llauradors has denounced that many Valencian supermarkets have the orange-filled lines of South Africa, despite having more than enough local supply to provide the markets and the fact, even more worrying, that the South African citrus sector has suspended its exports to the European Union, due to the presence of the disease of pests, among them the Black Spot (Citrus Black spot), in shipments.

    AEPLA questions the impartiality and rigor of the IARC regarding glyphosate

    AEPLA, a business association that represents the phytosanitary ware manufacturing sector in Spain, criticizes the conflict of interests and the lack of rigor in the IARC, an agency of the World Health Organization (WHO), regarding glyphosate. In fact, in the last weeks and months there has been a constant trickle of information published as a result of journalistic investigations carried out by international agencies and relevant media from different parts of the world about irregularities of that agency, whose report served to justify the positions they advocate. Do not renew an essential tool that has been used for agricultural and non-agricultural uses for more than 40 years.

    Amazon revolutionizes distribution companies with e-commerce

    The purchase of fruit and vegetables on the Internet is proceeding very slowly and represents a minimum quota in relation to the total volume of fruit and vegetables marketed in Spanish households. But something is changing with the entry of Amazon and the future is exciting.

    PROVACUNO is promoted in the Arab countries

    The Interprofessional Organization of Beef of Spain (PROVACUNO) will begin its promotional activity in the Arab and North African countries this November. The starting point will be Egypt, in order to establish, and strengthen commercial ties with the Spanish beef sector, through actions such as a day of presentation of the beef of Spanish origin addressed to the most important Egyptian chefs , which will be held at the prestigious Egyptian Chefs Association. In this interesting day, the Spanish chefs Kisko García and Fernando del Cerro will show the versatility of the Spanish beef in the traditional and avant-garde cuisine, as well as their possibilities in the Egyptian culinary customs.
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    Spain: there are already 11 autonomous communities and three provinces declared by the EU free of ovine and caprine Brucellosis

    There are already 11 Autonomous Communities and three Spanish provinces declared officially by the EU as free from ovine and caprine brucellosis, and 10 Autonomous Communities and four provinces declared free of bovine brucellosis, after publication on 20th October, in the Official Journal of the European Union (DOUE), of Commission Implementing Decision 2017/1910 / EU, declaring the Autonomous Communities of La Rioja and Valencia and the provinces of Albacete, Cuenca and Guadalajara as officially free from ovine and caprine brucellosis. It also includes the declaration of the Autonomous Communities of Castilla La Mancha, Catalonia and Galicia and the province of Zamora, as officially free of bovine brucellosis.

    Freshuelva opens in Fruit Attraction new routes of commercialization and promotion for berries

    Freshuelva has made a very positive balance of its passage through the last edition of Fruit Attraction in which, in addition to the participation, has increased the influx of public and demand for the red fruits of the province of Huelva. In addition, its active presence during the three days that has lasted this fair, has given the opportunity to open new routes of marketing and promotion for berries.

    Published the new Maximum Residue Limit of Diclorprop P for citrus fruits, which is set at 0.3mg / kg

    According to Nufarm, the world leader in crop protection, the new Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) of Diclorprop-P for the whole citrus group was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 30th September (Regulation (EU ) of Commission 2017/1777). The new MRL set at 0.3 mg / kg includes oranges, mandarins, lemons, limes and grapefruits.

    The collective brand “Naranja de Valencia” successfully opens its way to the Spanish and European Distribution Lines

    During the 2016/2017 campaign, the brands ORANGE DE VALENCIA and MANDARINA DE VALENCIA, registered by the Regulatory Council IGP Cítricos Valencianos, have successfully paved the way in Spanish and European Distribution, through different Supermarket Chains. This positioning of its products in the line of sale has evidenced its good acceptance and the growing number of consumers seeking oranges and mandarins 100% Origen Valencia (Valencian Community) with superior qualities, and certified at all times with the IGP Cítricos Valencianos label .