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    • Spain: leadership in the fight against illegal fishing, accredited by ISO 9001/2015 certification

    The secretary general of the Spanish Fisheries Confederation (CEPESCA), Javier Garat, stressed that Spain has become one of the leading countries in the fight against illegal fishing, both in our own waters and outside EU waters, as it has been certified by the ISO 9001/2015. Garat made these remarks during his speech at the meeting of the Marine Programme Unit International Sustainability (ISU) of HRH the Prince of Wales, held in London on June 16th and in which he exposed the progress of the Spanish fishing sector in this subject.

    Commitment “bio” of the Spanish tuna fleet

    The Spanish tuna fishing fleet will start the deployment in the Indian Ocean, at least 100 new FAD (fish aggregating devices, DCP in Spanish) biodegradable. The purpose of this experimental test is to evaluate the durability of such devices in real conditions of use and the absence of toxicity of the materials used in its construction.
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    Costa Rica: a computing platform serving agricultural productivity

    The Ministry of Science, Technology and Telecommunications of Costa Rica will invest ₡ 50 million in the creation of a National Agricultural Information System, serving producers and market Chorotega, which will help to improve productivity in the aquaculture agriculture, fisheries and of that region. Such a system will be integrated by the data sources that exist in the country on agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture production, to facilitate the analysis, prediction and decision making in these areas.
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    Argentina: alert for presence in Brazil of the hive beetle

    Argentina has declared a state of health alert throughout the country by the presence in apiaries of Sao Paulo (Brazil) of the small hive beetle (PEC). It is a plague of high impact for beekeeping, which has never been detected in this country, so the purpose of this measure is to avoid serious productive and commercial damage that would result from its entrance.

    Meat ‘halal’ Colombian for Arab Emirates

    The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Colombia (MinAgricultura) has completed the achievement of getting from the demanding Arab market, and specifically the United Arab Emirates, the green light to imports of beef from that Latin American country. As reported by the head of the agricultural portfolio, Aurelio Iragorri Valencia, "this has been the result of joint government and institutions work, as the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA), aimed at getting the Colombian meat reaches the tables of the world ".

    Argentina: two years more to export milk powder to Brazil

    An Argentina delegation of private sector actors and the Ministry of Agro-industry of this country, through the Secretariats Dairy and Markets closed on June 6 in the city of Brasilia an agreement to extend, for the following 24 months, milk powder exports to Brazil. This agreement, of paramount importance to the dairy industry, aims to promote in the world Argentine products with added value.

    The Trelleborg Group increases its dimension with CGS Holding

    The CGS Holding, a leading private enterprise in industrial and special agricultural tires and engineering solutions of polymers has recently gone to swell the volume of the Trelleborg Group. An acquisition that involves an investment of 10, 9 billion Swedish kronor (SEK), free debts. CGS is headquartered in the Czech Republic and in 2015 generated sales of approximately SEK 5.6 billion, with an operating margin of 16.5%.

    Colombia prioritizes rural development to reduce poverty and inequality

    The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Colombia Development (MINAGRICULTURA) prioritizes five public policies to boost development in rural areas, through a new work plan to be developed jointly with the Agricultural Society of Colombia (SAC) and which aims to increase the incomes of farmers and reduce poverty in the countryside.

    Peru exports fresh asparagus and blueberries to the US without fumigation requirement

    From May 10th, 2016, Peru can now exports to the United States asparagus and fresh blueberries without the requirement fumigation required for these crops, as a result of the meetings held by the Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation of Peru, Juan Manuel Benites with undersecretary of Agriculture of this country, Ed Avalos. It has also been managed the access to the US market, with 320 million consumers, of new products such as tomato, cherimoya and aguaymanto.

    Spain: García Tejerina defends the role of agriculture as an agent of economic development

    Minister of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Isabel García Tejerina, has claimed the role of agriculture and the food industry as agents of economic development that contribute to the fight against poverty and income inequality, especially in countries . García Tejerina, who has made these statements during his speech at the conference of ministers and senior officials of Agriculture G20 held in Xian (China), said the importance of this meeting to establish a consensus that promotes sustainable development agrarian.