agricultura sostenible

Sánchez Haro highlights the contribution of Koppert to a more productive and sustainable agriculture

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development of the Junta de Andalucía, Rodrigo Sánchez Haro, has highlighted the important contribution of Koppert Biological System to a more productive and sustainable agriculture, during the inaugural session of the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of this entity multinational in the field of biological control of crops.

Grupo Agrotecnología and the University of Granada collaborate to promote advances in research

The Alicante company Grupo Agrotecnología has been collaborating with the University of Granada for several years in several research and development projects to boost its advances in this field. There are several lines of research in which both parties work together: the development of novel systems for the production of microorganisms, disease control agents and plant growth promoters, as well as new formulation schemes beneficial to soil-plant systems and the development of new products.

ADAMA launches an app that offers phytosanitary assistance to the farmer

ADAMA Agriculture Spain has launched the new FitoAid app to help farmers choose the best solution to deal with different pests and weeds in crops. A plant health management, in the palm of the hand, according to the current times and available for IOS and Android systems. It includes a mixing assistant and different cultivation guides to make the correct phytosanitary management easier.

The agricultural division of Bayer increased its sales in Spain by 4% during 2016

Bayer’s agricultural division (Bayer Crop Science) closed 2016 with a 4% increase in its sales in Spain, which amounted to 193 million euros, confirming the positive trend in our country of this area of business of the company, whose turnover during last year in the Iberia region was 223 million euros, 2.6% more than in 2015. Despite the decline experienced by sales of Bayer Crop Science in Portugal, which in 2016 were 30 million (-6%), this division has been experiencing improvement and growth as a whole, which respond to Bayer’s commitment to providing innovative and sustainable solutions to farmers.

Elena Montero: “Yara’s commitment is to reduce the carbon footprint of its products and its environmental impact”

Yara, a world leader in plant nutrition, has been facing a new stage since its division for Spain and Portugal (Yara Iberian), which began at the beginning of the year with the appointment of Elena Montero as its new director general. In this interview, ECA addresses the main axes of action, objectives and concerns of this company, committed to solving the main challenges of agriculture of the future: to feed an increasingly large world population and contribute to the preservation of resources promoting the use of sustainable practices.