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Aguilera calls for a CAP wich solves the deregulation of the European agri-food sector
Socialist MEP and Vice-President of the European Parliament's Agriculture Committee, Clara Aguilera, has called for a reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to end one of the main problems of the European agri-food sector, deregulation, in the course of a day celebrated the 3th of February in the Valencian Association of Farmers (AVA-ASAJA).
Aldi withdraws its claim of strawberries, after the UPA complaint
The German-based supermarket chain Aldi has withdrawn its offer of strawberries, which the Union of Small Farmers (UPA) had denounced the previous day, as it was considered abusive, as the selling price of the product was below the cost of production.
The positive impact of the plant variety for the economy and the environment
A world without plant variety would mean less food security and higher prices. 80% of the increase in wheat production in the last 15 years is attributed to the plant variety. Plant breeding has reduced by 33% the CO2 emitted by the EU over the last 15 years.
Spain: fruit and vegetable wholesalers who violate the Act’s food chain
Fruit and vegetables accounts for almost 80% of the sanctions imposed by the US Information Agency and Food Control Act for violating the food chain. Wholesalers are the link in the chain that brings together almost 70% of the sanctions, according to the latest report of the AICA. The Union of Small Farmers and Ranchers has welcomed the work of this agency but it calls for increased vigilance and to publish the names of offending companies.
Mexico, best Latin American economy by The World Bank
In the report Doing Business 2016, The World Bank has placed Mexico as one of the three Latin American countries that recorded the highest number of reforms over the past five years and has been classified as the best economy in Latin America. "It's a leading and world economy, a country that decidedly has successfully opted for trade liberalization," said Ximena Caraza-Campos, director for Spain in ProMéxico, who has declared that the exclusive profile of agrifood exports Mexican into Europe has undergone a profound transformation.