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Spain, fourth largest food exporting country in the EU
Spanish agri-food exports in 2018 maintained their upward trend reaching 50,349 million euros, representing an increase of 0.6% compared to 2017.
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The distribution sector asks the government for more fiscal “containment”
ASEDAS has presented the book "El Supermercado. A model of balanced, accessible and circular proximity ". The work describes the fundamentals of the management of food-based distribution.
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The hail damages 100,000 hectares while the water reserve falls
Unas 100.000 hectáreas de cultivos han sido dañadas por el pedrisco en sólo dos días, viéndose muy afectada entre otros, la cereza del Jerte. El episodio de tormentas remite y la reserva de agua embalsada sigue bajando.
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98% of applicants already benefit from the CAP 2018
Direct payments from the CAP (Common Agricultural Policy) will benefit more than 726,000 farmers and ranchers who have submitted their application for aid in the 2018 campaign and whose payments began on October 16.
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The food consumption of Spain increases in 2018
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Act, Luis Planas, presented this Monday, at the headquarters of the Ministry, the data of the Report on Food Consumption in Spain 2018, which gives us an overview of the eating behavior of people residents in our country, both inside and outside the home.
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Food waste in Spanish households increased in 2018
Según los datos recogidos en el Panel de cuantificación del desperdicio alimentario en los hogares, del Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación, los hogares españoles desperdiciaron entre enero y diciembre de 2018 un total de 1.339 millones de kg/l. de alimentos y bebidas, lo que supone un incremento del 8,9% con respecto al año anterior, es decir, 109 millones de kg/l más.
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The “Innovation Excellence Awards for Rural Women” will include fishing activity
The Ministry published on Wednesday in the Official Gazette the regulatory bases for the "Excellence in Innovation for rural women" awards, thus incorporating the fishing sector into its recipients,
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More than 326 mill. € for agricultural, livestock, food and rural development programs
Of these funds, 104.1 million euros are allocated to finance the 2014 - 2020 Rural Development Programs.
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The “green architecture” of the post2020 CAP will offer new opportunities
The congress "The green architecture of the CAP post 2020. Deepening in eco-schemes", organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, has been closed last Friday in Zafra (Badajoz), with the participation of more than 170 participants of 16 Member States.
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The Ministry organizes a congress to discuss the CAP post-2020
The Secretary General of Agriculture and Food, Fernando Miranda,…