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    • FADEMUR reduces carbon footprint in food thanks to the Redmur program

    The Federation of Rural Women's Associations (FADEMUR) has been promoting the reduction of the carbon footprint in food, through the program "Redmur: Network of entrepreneurship and socio-labor insertion for the diversification of sustainable activities in the rural environment", in Which involved artisans and entrepreneurs from Galicia, Extremadura, Castilla y León, Castilla-La Mancha, Madrid and the Valencian Community. A work that has materialized in the realization of the detailed study of carbon footprint of sugarless and ecological chestnut jam, one of the star products of the artisan company Caurelor, based in Quiroga (Lugo).

    MAPAMA attributes the growth of holdings shared ownership to the implementation of its Law

    The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment (MAPAMA) has linked the growth of the number of farms shared ownership with the implementation of Law 35/2011, which regulates everything concerning this regime in the sector agrarian. This was evidenced during the meeting recently held by the general director of Rural Development and Forest Policy MAPAMA, Esperanza Orellana, with associations of rural women, agricultural professional organizations and Agro-food Cooperatives, to analyze the development of the Law of shared ownership and the actions related to the process of discharging the agricultural holdings in the mentioned regime.

    The Andalusian Women Network goes to Expoliva to boost the visibility of its collective in the primary sector

    Women's associations and Rural Development Groups in Jaén, Málaga and Córdoba seek to give greater visibility to the role of women in the agro-food and fisheries sector through their participation in the XVIII International Fair of Olive Oil and Related Industries, Expoliva . This is the first time that this type of initiative is launched in a sector as masculinizado as it is still the agrarian.

    Jerónima Bonafé: “Without women, the rural environment would not continue”

    Coinciding with the commemoration of Women's Day, in ECA we want to claim the role and contribution of rural women professionals through this interview with Jerónima Bonafé, Secretary of the Governing Council of Agro-food Cooperatives of Spain, and President of Agro Cooperatives Of the Balearic Islands. With her, a clear example of a woman with a voice and a capacity for decision, in an environment where male leadership still prevails, we talk about issues such as the still low visibility of women in the governing bodies of cooperatives and organizations in the agricultural sector and, both, the need to continue working for a greater role of rural women.

    Magrama rewards innovation and originality of rural female entrepreneurship

    Minister of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Isabel García Tejerina, and the Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Union, Phil Hogan, have delivered at the headquarters of the Ministry, the Awards of Excellence for Innovation for Rural Women 2016 . in this seventh edition, the awards have been granted to eight women's projects in Andalusia, Asturias, Cantabria, Castilla - La Mancha, Castilla y Leon, Navarra and Valencia.

    García Tejerina extols the role of women as key for the future of rural areas

    Minister of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Isabel García Tejerina, stressed the important role of women as key future for rural areas. On the occasion of her speech at the opening of the conference "Spain in women. Women in rural areas", organized by the ABC newspaper on the occasion of the International Day of Rural Women, García Tejerina has been worth the presence of women in the field, their ability to adapt to new circumstances and creativity.

    Spain: Innovative Women Wanted

    The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment (MAGRAMA) announces the seventh edition of the Awards of Excellence for Innovation for Rural Women 2016. These awards aim to distinguish original and innovative projects, agricultural and agro-based activities that contribute to the diversification economic activity and promote women entrepreneurship
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    Rural women, strategic to manage risk in climate change

    Incorporate the gender perspective is strategic in addressing food and nutrition security, climate change and risk management, because it allows us to contemplate differently the needs and interests of women and men, to propose realistic solutions and reduce gaps development and progress towards gender equality and equity. These are the conclusions of a web seminar IICA.

    Spain: Cutbacks in the field aggravate female unemployment in agriculture

    Since 2011 women have destroyed 42,500 jobs in the field and the percentage of total employment in the sector has fallen 26% to 24%. "Women who live and work in rural areas are the main victims of cuts in services and infrastructure in the villages. Without basic care services, can hardly enhance women's employment in agriculture, "stressed Immaculate Idáñez, head of the Department of Women COAG and President of CERES.
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    More support to entrepreneurs and shared ownership in rural areas

    On the occasion of the celebration of International Women's Day, it commemorated and worldwide, Fademur has claimed the governments more support for entrepreneurs and cooperatives in rural areas, as well as a strong commitment to shared ownership of farms agricultural, "essential to bring to light the work without rights" of village women. "One in five women in Spain is rural, and deserve attention and recognition, also on March 8," they say.