The Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment, Isabel García Tejerina, has praised the role of food as an engine of economic, social and cultural development, during the presentation of the XXIX Food Awards of Spain, held Tuesday, October 3th, at the headquarters of the Ministry. To boost this value of the agri-food, Tejerina has advanced that the Government works in a new Strategy of Food of Spain, that takes into account the synergies that can be taken advantage of between the feeding and many other sectors, like the gastronomy, the tourism , culture, sport, education, the environment and health.

The Spanish Federation of Food and Beverage Industries (FIAB), in collaboration with MAPAMA, celebrates on November 14th the third edition of the day "ALIBETOPIAS: new territories in food and beverages" in which it will be reported, among companies of the sector, on the need to gain dimension and improve knowledge about R & D & I policies, in order to promote and encourage the use of collaborative formulas and the creation of strategic alliances.