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More than thirty organisations from across the European agri‑food chain have called on the European Parliament to approve, without amendments, the new Regulation on plants obtained through new genomic techniques (NGTs), whose text was agreed during the December 2025 trilogue.
AREFLH asks Commission President Von der Leyen to put in place exceptional measures to respond to the consequences of the coronavirus health crisis.
Moving the most innovative fertigation techniques to the countryside with the aim of contributing to the environmental and economic sustainability of European irrigation is the aim of the Fertinnowa Conference, which will be held from October 3 to 5 at the Palau de Congresos e Exposiciones de Aguadulce (AlmerÃa). For this, the members of Fertinnowa, the European thematic network oriented to the transfer of innovative techniques for a sustainable use of water in fertirrigation of fruits and vegetables, have organized a complete program of conferences, workshops and technological exhibitions to show during three days the more efficient fertigation options adapted to the needs of all climatic zones in Europe, both for protected crops and outdoors.
Syngenta has presented its ELATUS EraTM distribution network in Spain, one of the major innovations planned for this year 2018. ELATUS EraTM incorporates a new active material, SOLATENOLTM. A new molecule with fungicidal action, with a broad spectrum against the main diseases suffered by cereal crops.
JCB has sold in Europe its first Teleskid, presented last March at the Conexpo exhibition in Las Vegas, where the potential of this machine for agricultural applications was realized. Thus, the versatility of the Teleskid 3TS-8W has been proven after being acquired by the British dairy producer WEJ & HJ Neville, from Matlock in Derbyshire.
The global market for the citrus industry will be discussed on 19 and 20 April in Lima (Peru). Citrosol the Valencian company will have an important role, not only as a platinum sponsor of this conclave, but also as exhibitor and speaker in two technical talks on post-harvest which will give the Director General of the company, Benito Orihuel.
With the use of the collective trademark of the organic quinoa, “Aynok’a” more than 800 producers from seven organizations in the Puno region, who exported about 400 tons to Europe and the United States will benefit, while the use of the mark “Tibana” benefit the “Piñeros Pangoa Vraem Association”, which involves more than 80 producers pangoa district, province of Satipo (Junin), which exported 120 tons mainly Chile and the United States. Both brands positioning allow the export of both products, according to the MINCETUR.
