Syngenta innovates in Baby Leaf for IV Range
Throughout the days of Field that Syngenta has been celebrating during February and March, producers, technicians of cooperatives and heads of purchase of the great national and European distribution have had the opportunity to know the wide offer of this company in the segment of leafy vegetables (lettuce, endive, spinach and brassicas), highlighting its innovations in Baby Leaf for VI Range, in both red and green.
Quality and internationalization, keys to the future for the melon and watermelon sector in CLM
The commitment to quality and internationalization are key to the future of the melon and watermelon sector in Castilla-La Mancha, as it emerges from the Workshop "Vertebration and organization of the Melon and Watermelon sector in Castilla-La Mancha", Recently celebrated in the Cooperativa Santiago Apóstol de Tomelloso (Ciudad Real), by Agro-food Cooperatives Castilla-La Mancha.
María Jiménez:”in Spain is not subsidize the use of technology for efficient irrigation”
The commemoration of the World Water Day brings us to this interview with María Dolores Jiménez Ruz, technical and commercial director of HIDROSOPH España, a company specialized in the sustainable management of irrigation ... With she we have addressed issues as important to agriculture as the optimization of the use of water in irrigation systems and, in short, the need to continue to advance, with a more effective commitment by the different administrations, in the development of R & D & I projects that entail greater savings and profitability for the farmer.
IICA and Finland promote the use of renewable energy among farmers in the Andean region
More than 12,000 rural men and women in the Andean region (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru) have replaced traditional energy use with renewable energy, thanks to the Energy and Environment Partnership with the Andean Region (AEA), developed by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland (MAEF).
Unica Group, through its AN Group, participates in a food innovation project, with 1,600M€
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) has chosen the winning European consortium in the Food4Future call to lead EIT Food. This consortium will develop pioneering initiatives of innovation and education to promote the construction of sustainable chains of food supply in which the consumer will have a leading role.
PROEXPORT forms its companies in the implementation of a model of crime prevention
The Association of Producers-Exporters of Fruits and Vegetables of the Region of Murcia (PROEXPORT) advocates the implementation of the model of crime prevention among its associated companies and, among the actions undertaken for this purpose, has held an informative day, imparted by the consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), to examine how to prevent criminal liability of legal persons and analyze the risks in the sector.
Next inauguration of the new field of test of the Straits (Murcia) of Tozer Seeds
The international seed house Tozer Seeds celebrates its first Open Day in Spain next Wednesday, March 22nd. Through its Spanish subsidiary, the British company, whose main business is moved especially for the occasion, has convened a hundred national and international professionals dedicated to the field of leafy vegetables to inaugurate its new test field, located in the Hamlet of El Estrecho (Murcia).
The first edition of the University Expert Course in Agro-Food Communication
On March 10th, the University Expert Course on Agro-food Communication, organized by the Association of Spanish Agro-Food Journalists (APAE) and the University of San Jorge (USJ), began its journey. A course supported by organizations such as Yara, AEPLA, Bayer CropScience, Foro Interalimentario and Cajamar, and whose objective is to train future journalists, improve training in the profession and help companies in the agri-food sector to exercise Journalism and Communication in an effective way.
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.
Decco revolutionizes the freshness management of fruit with TruPick
In its philosophy of continuous growth and innovation, Decco has taken a step forward as a benchmark in the sector and has increased its product portfolio with the launch of TruPick, the latest generation 1-MCP technology to manage the freshness of fruit in the Post-harvest period.