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Andalusia expects 32.7% less oil production this campaign
The Andalusian capacity provides for a production of 983,600 tons of olive oil, 32.7% less than last season.
How can the Mercosur agreement affect Andalusia?
The agreement will allow European companies to suddenly slam around € 4,000 million in tariffs, a measure that will benefit the automotive industry in particular.
Bosch-Valenzuela y Cía collaboration agreement: sensor technology to digitize the Andalusian Agro
Bosch has recently signed a collaboration agreement with Valenzuela y Cía S.A, an agricultural services and supplies company to help producers optimize their crops by searching for the latest applications and world agricultural technology. In this way, Bosch, a leading company in technology and services, has found in agriculture a new field of application for its MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) sensors, in which it expects to bill, up to 2020, nearly one billion euros thanks to the development of solutions based on the Internet of Things (IoT).
Rodrigo Sánchez Haro: “we must make the agreement between the EU and Mercosur an opportunity for our productions”
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development of Andalusia, Rodrigo Sánchez Haro, addresses in this interview given to ECA the main lines of action of his Department, together with the main challenges, strengths and opportunities of the Andalusian agri-food sector. Free trade agreements, such as that of the EU and Mercosur, and the Brexit challenge have been other issues analyzed.
Andalusia will promote research to optimize the quality and price of water for irrigation
During the closing of the day 'Efficiency in the use of water and use of non-conventional water resources in horticultural crops protected', held on December 1st by the Institute of Agricultural Research and Training and Fisheries of Andalusia (Ifapa) in La Mojonera, the Andalusian Agriculture Minister, Rodrigo Sánchez Haro, has advanced the implementation of a strategy aimed at optimizing the quality and price of water for irrigation.
Spain: the Government appeals before the Court of Justice of the EU the fine for pastures to Andalusia
As recently reported, in the Congress of Deputies, the Secretary General of Agriculture and Food, Carlos Cabanas, the Government of Spain has filed a complaint with the Court of Justice of the European Union, to try to reduce or cancel the fine imposed by the European Commission to Andalusia, for the financial correction derived from the problems in the admissibility of pasture lands in European agricultural aid between 2009 and 2013. A claim based on the disproportionality of the sanction.
Biological control in greenhouse horticultural crops
Opinion article on integrated pest control in greenhouse horticultural crops, written for ECA by Mónica González, from Las Palmerillas Experimental Station, Cajamar.
The Gastronomic Congress Andalucía Sabor will dedicate a space to the auxiliary industry
The Gastronomic Congress Andalucía Sabor, which is held in the framework of the Andalucía Sabor Fair, incorporates as a novelty in 2017 an exhibition area dedicated to the auxiliary industry in the field of gastronomy. In addition, this event, which will take place at the Palacio de Congresos de Sevilla (Fibes) from 25th to 27th September, will also feature for the first time a new space called 'Encounters with the chef', which will give participants the opportunity to have a direct contact with the speakers that make up the program of this sixth edition.
Caja Rural del Sur complements the Plan Renove with aid to the financing of new agricultural equipment
Bank Caja Rural del Sur supports the agricultural sector with a financing plan for the acquisition of new agricultural machinery, which complements the Plan Renove of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment (MAPAMA), which coincides in time the launch of this financial line.
Sales of Jerez vinegar grow 9%, maintaining its upward trend
The national and French markets account for more than 80% of total consumption.