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Bosch-Valenzuela y Cía collaboration agreement: sensor technology to digitize the Andalusian Agro

26 de March de 2018

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”

16 de January de 2018

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

2 de December de 2017

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

8 de November de 2017

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.

The Gastronomic Congress Andalucía Sabor will dedicate a space to the auxiliary industry

4 de August de 2017

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.

The asparagus of Huétor Tájar, protagonist of the most influential gastronomic blogs

18 de July de 2017

The Governing Council for Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) ‘Espárrago de Huétor Tájar’ has decided to go a step further in promoting its product, counting on the support of some of the most influential Spanish bloggers specialized in gastronomy who, from their respective online platforms, publish articles on this exquisite food, encouraging their followers to share their own experiences and gastronomic experiences.

Andalusia harvests 12.3% more citrus, surpassing 2 million t.

17 de July de 2017

Citrus production in Andalusia after the end of the 2016-2017 season has exceeded 2 million tonnes, according to data provided by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development (CAPDER). Specifically, this production amounted to 2,094,274 tonnes, 1.67% more than the estimate made in the first installment of this campaign and 12.3% higher than the harvest of the previous year.

Andalusia asks the MAPAMA to allocate a budget item to expedite possible compensation for Xylella

10 de July de 2017

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development of the Regional Government of Andalusia, Rodrigo Sánchez Haro, has requested the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment (MAPAMA) to estimate a budget item, to guarantee those affected by the Xylella Fastidiosa the greater agility in the process of his indemnifications. Sánchez Haro also advocates establishing a “legal framework that gives security to farmers” and avoid possible inequalities between producers who may be affected by Xylella fastidiosa in different Autonomous Communities.

I International Olivo Symposium in hedge, a direct look at the reality of this crop

5 de July de 2017

The I International Symposium of the olive grove in hedge, Olint, recently celebrated by the University of Córdoba (UCO), Agromillora and Olint, technical magazine of Agromillora Iberia, represented a golden opportunity to obtain a more direct and close knowledge of the reality of this crop Super-intensive. An event that attracted more than 600 professionals from the sector, who gathered in the Aula Magna of the Campus Rabanales of the UCO.

Du Pont Pioneer sponsors the first European sunflower harvest in Seville

30 de June de 2017

The early sowing technique, which Pioneer introduced 20 years ago in Spain in the cultivation of corn, together with the use of the Pioneer P64LC108 hybrid variety, has led to the first sunflower crop of this campaign to have taken place yesterday, 22th June, in the Sevillian town of La Campaña, Seville. A collection that is anticipated at least one month on the usual dates in Andalusia, one of the first areas of Europe to harvest.