New App on prices and market trends for Andalusian agricultural producers
In recent years it has been more evident that the food industry relies increasingly on the use of new technologies, aimed at facilitating decision making. Cell phone use has become a key tool. In that vein, from the Andalusian Administration there is a clear awareness of the importance of further promoting this commitment of the agricultural sector for application in their day to day of technological innovation, which has been materialized, among other initiatives, in developing a mobile application of its Prices and Markets Observatory, which a few days ago can be downloaded from Play Store.
The new App of the Observatory of Prices and Markets of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development of the Government of Andalusia, allows the agricultural producer real-time access from his/her mobile device, to all contents of the Observatory and enables mark prices that are of interest and access them quickly. Also, it will be possible to share pricing information through social networks and display in the mobile the main documents prepared on different market trends.
The clear advantage of this application is that fot the user will be easier to reconcile their daily tasks with access to interesting information, as it may consult at any time with just one click the evolution of prices in the sector and market. So, with this new mobile tool is given a twist over this service that until recently could only be accessed through the website of the Ministry.
The Observatory of Prices and Markets is conceived as an instrument of analysis of current market trends, and tool support to agricultural producers in making strategic decisions, contributing at the same time, to provide greater transparency to the market .
Its contents information on agricultural products, livestock, organic production, and even fishing is collected through Idapes, system Andalusian information on marketing data and fisheries production of the Directorate General of Fisheries and Aquaculture Board Andalusia. Through its web application, disclosed notes first sale in fish market, traps, companies first sale of frozen fishery data marketing establishments retail and wholesale markets, and data non-commercial as transport documents, registration documents bivalve molluscs, download statements and traceability data.
(Photo: Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development of the Government of Andalusia)
