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    • Sherry wines seek a new image

    The Control Board of the Designation of Origin (CRDO) of Sherry and Manzanilla are looking for new label for bottles used in all generic promotion activities in an effort to renew the image of these very genuine wines. For this purpose, the CRDO has launched a label design contest to update its image through "Design Crowd", a web services platform global design online.

    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.
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    Spain, international leader in water savings

    Spain is international leader in saving water as a result of having got the transformation of traditional irrigation systems in surface drip systems in more than 49% of the irrigated zones, such as has reported the National Federation of Communities Irrigators (FENACORE) on the occasion of the celebration of World Environment Day on June 5. This process of modernization of irrigation has been being driven by irrigators in collaboration with public administrations, and currently results in a reduction of almost 14% in average annual savings of irrigation water, turning a total consumption nearly 17,000 cubic hectometres into about 14,500 cubic hectometres presently, according to the National Statistics Institute (INE) data, collected by the Federation.

    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.

    A ‘tasty’ campaign to encourage children to eat more fruits and vegetables

    Tomorrow, June 4th, takes place in Murcia the last of the two cooking contests of Huerta Chef campaign, designed by the Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives of Murcia (FECOAM) and funded by the European Union and the Ministry of Water, Agriculture and Environment. This 'tasty' initiative aims to encourage children to consume fruits and vegetables in order to maintain a healthy diet.

    Mexico: International Seminar on the cranberry industry

    With a global vision of the agri-food business, e-Comercio Agrario and Siete Agromarketing have been betting on the sector Cranberry in Mexico, whose expectations have risen precipitously over the past five years, attracting now new investments for over 150 million dollars to reach an ambitious goal of 4,000 hectares involving more than 800 producers in the states of Jalisco and Michoacan. The 28th and 29th of June, is celebrated Consulting Seminar Berries in the comfortable Terrace Andares, located in one of the main business areas of Guadalajara, in the heart of western Mexico.

    Dcoop bet for integration, rewarded with the award for Best Cooperative

    The commitment and sustained effort for years which has been deploying for the Cooperative Group Dcoop have been rewarded with the prize for Best Cooperative that annually grants Agri-Food Cooperatives of Spain. The other awarded cooperatives have been Coopoman, in the category of Innovation, and Coopego, in Equal Opportunities.

    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