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.
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.
Spain: Interprofessionals, the key to the revitalization of the fisheries sector
The Secretary General of Fisheries of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment (MAGRAMA), Andres Hermida, has claimed the role of professional organizations such as dynamic agents of the sector, its main purposes, provide such essential issues as the promotion of fishery products. Hermida has made these statements at the opening of the 17th Congress of Sea Products, organized by the Spanish Association of Commercial Codification (AECOC) in the French town of Bayonne.
The collapse of tomato market in EU
The Spanish Federation of Exporters of Fruit Producers and Vegetables, Flowers and Live Plants (FEPEX) has sounded the alarm over the strong saturation of the tomato market in the European Union drawn largely, the strong growth in recent years have been experiencing productions from Belgium and the Netherlands and imports from Morocco. One concern that has moved to the European Commission, during the meeting of the Panel on tomato forecasts of that organism, held today in Brussels
Angel Villafranca, new president of Cooperatives Agro-alimentary of Spain
Agro-food Cooperatives of Spain in Madrid today held its General Assembly, which has been reelected president Angel Villafranca, president turn Agro-Food Cooperatives of Castilla La Mancha.
Spanish irrigators defends water planning in Brussels
The National Federation of irrigators communities (FENACORE) defends in Brussels to the European authorities the second cycle of water planning to avoid a possible revocation of the plans of the Tagus and the Ebro, to those who have raised their complaints to the European Parliament arguing that do not meet Community legislation on the environment.
Resilience of the Spanish marine environment, in detail
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment has presented the first report on the impact of climate change in the Spanish marine environment introduced by the Director General of the Spanish Office for Climate Change, Valvanera Ulargui, who stressed that the report "is intended provide a better understanding of our marine environment, especially rich and diverse, but vulnerable to climate change. "
Over 2.200 million for the implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy
Spain could have more than 2,200 million euros from the European…
Andalusia is the Spanish region that receives more funds from the CAP
The MAGRAMA says that Andalusia receives 24% of rural development funds that come to Spain. Secretary General of Agriculture and Food, Carlos Cabanas, stressed that farmers in Andalusia will be receiving more funds from the first and second pillar of the CAP. He also said that "is absolutely false" that Andalusia will lose 902 million euros of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for the period 2014-2020.
Andalusia more vigilant foreign pests in citrus
The Andalusian Plan of Phytosanitary Surveillance for citricultura pursued in 2016 with the development of the program Phytosanitary Monitoring Plan Andaluz in Citrus, designed to enable early detection and eradication of foreign harmful organisms that may affect the cultivation of citrus Andalusia. Thus its possible dispersion in the Andalusian region is avoided and minimized damage in productions to quickly react to the first symptoms.