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Spain: the deadline for submitting applications for direct aid from the CAP is opened
From February 1st to April 30th, the deadline for the presentation of the single application for direct aid from the PAC is opened. A campaign in which 745,000 producers will be able to apply for such aid, the total amount of which will amount to 4,940 million euros, which can be paid in the form of advances as of October 16th and the balance as of December 1. In the same period, requests for payment of the rural development measures included in the scope of the integrated management and control system and the request for access to the National Reserve of the Basic Payment System may also be submitted.
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EU: the Commission will ensure that the US comply with the rules of the WTO in its investigation of the Spanish olive
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Innovation, the Common Agricultural Policy and Europe focus the attention of Agroexpo 2018
The latest edition of the international fair of machinery and agriculture of Don Benito (Badajoz), Agroexpo, provides, from 24th to 27th January, the ideal showcase to show the full potential of Extremadura agriculture, a benchmark for innovation, growth and competitiveness. The Minister of Environment and Rural, Agrarian Policies and Territory, Begoña García Bernal, was in charge of inaugurating this new agricultural event that focuses on innovation, the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and Europe.
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Continental Tires will participate in FIMA with its “Passion for the Earth” campaign
The German company Continental Commercial Specialty Tires has launched, at the beginning of 2018, its "Passion for the Earth" campaign, under which it will include all its activities for its return to the Agricultural sector, and which will have one of its key moments during the Fair International Agricultural Machinery (FIMA), which takes place in Zaragoza from 20th to 24th February. This campaign aims to highlight the efforts of Continental engineers to understand the needs of the farmer in their daily work to get the best out of the field.
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The 2017 RENOVE Plan is worth more than € 4.5M in aid for the renovation of agricultural machinery
he Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment has made a balance of the RENOVE 2017 Plan for agricultural machinery, based on the compilation of data referring to the subsidies granted under the aforementioned Plan, worth 5 million euros. Data which shows the willingness of farmers to replace obsolete agricultural machinery with another one that incorporates the latest technologies, more respectful with the environment, more efficient and safer.
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Agroexpo is positioned as the second national fair of the agricultural sector
From 24th to 27th February, the city of Don Benito in Paraná hosts the agricultural fair Agroexpo, which this year has become the second most important national panorama. Agroexpo stands out for the quality of its exhibitors and activities, which represent a business opportunity both in the present and in the business future of all attendees.
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The agricultural activity can and should be erected as a solution to climate change
The agricultural activity is the origin of 11% of greenhouse gas emissions ... compared to 70% that represents energy activity ... Some figures that show that agriculture is not the main catalyst for climate change; In fact, it is one of the sectors most interested in reversing this process, since it is among the most affected by it. The Agricultural Forum "Agriculture and Climate Change", held on January 19 in Seville by the Cajasol Foundation has served as a debate framework for these and other issues, such as the importance that agricultural activity has traditionally had as a barrier against desertification of areas , with environmental crops such as the olive grove, or ecosystems such as the Dehesa, in which the hand of man has been determining for its conservation.
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Spain, France and Portugal will set up a Joint Banana Committee to improve the future of this sector
Spain, France and Portugal will form a Joint Banana Committee that will allow the three countries to work together and on a regular basis to improve the future of their banana sector. This agreement is part of the meeting held by Minister Isabel García Tejerina with her French and Portuguese counterparts, on January 15th in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, to discuss the future of agriculture in the outermost regions of the EU.
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The Galician agri-food sector, of the most represented in FIMA
The 40th International Fair of Agricultural Machinery (FIMA), which takes place in Zaragoza from 20th to 24th February, has recently been presented in Galicia. Precisely, this is a community of strategic importance for this event, since it is one of the regions with the highest representation, with a total of 20 companies participating in this edition.
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MAPAMA organizes a tour of the landscapes and flavors of Spain at FITUR
The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment participates in the International Tourism Fair (FITUR) 2018, which takes place between January 17th and 21th at the IFEMA fairgrounds in Madrid. The Department has a stand of 360 square meters, located in Hall 9 of the fair, to publicize the wide possibilities offered by the conjunction of National Parks, Biosphere Reserves, Spanish cuisine and Natural Roads, through a tour of the Spanish geography, under the message "Travel through the landscapes and flavors of Spain".