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Spain, international leader in water savings
Spain is international leader in saving water as a result of having got the transformation of traditional irrigation systems in surface drip systems in more than 49% of the irrigated zones, such as has reported the National Federation of Communities Irrigators (FENACORE) on the occasion of the celebration of World Environment Day on June 5. This process of modernization of irrigation has been being driven by irrigators in collaboration with public administrations, and currently results in a reduction of almost 14% in average annual savings of irrigation water, turning a total consumption nearly 17,000 cubic hectometres into about 14,500 cubic hectometres presently, according to the National Statistics Institute (INE) data, collected by the Federation.
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Spain: García Tejerina defends the role of agriculture as an agent of economic development
Minister of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Isabel García Tejerina, has claimed the role of agriculture and the food industry as agents of economic development that contribute to the fight against poverty and income inequality, especially in countries . García Tejerina, who has made these statements during his speech at the conference of ministers and senior officials of Agriculture G20 held in Xian (China), said the importance of this meeting to establish a consensus that promotes sustainable development agrarian.
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Spain: Interprofessionals, the key to the revitalization of the fisheries sector
The Secretary General of Fisheries of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment (MAGRAMA), Andres Hermida, has claimed the role of professional organizations such as dynamic agents of the sector, its main purposes, provide such essential issues as the promotion of fishery products. Hermida has made these statements at the opening of the 17th Congress of Sea Products, organized by the Spanish Association of Commercial Codification (AECOC) in the French town of Bayonne.
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Greencorp: leadership in biotechnology in northern Mexico
The Saltillo´s company celebretes their tenth anniversary with the announcement of new development programs for global agriculture. In just one decade they have created their own technology, through the use of natural and semi-desert biotic resources to develop cutting-edge products useful for organic and traditional agriculture.
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New App on prices and market trends for Andalusian agricultural producers
In recent years it has been more evident that the food industry…
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Spain: Innovative Women Wanted
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment (MAGRAMA) announces the seventh edition of the Awards of Excellence for Innovation for Rural Women 2016. These awards aim to distinguish original and innovative projects, agricultural and agro-based activities that contribute to the diversification economic activity and promote women entrepreneurship
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Challenges of the digital transformation of the agri-food sector
Representatives Calidad Pascual, IBM, Telefonica Open Future_, and startups agrotech, Cropti, Fruitbull and DelSuper debatiron the difficulties, strengths and challenges of digitization in this area. For startups that participated in the debate that the food industry is so regulated as financial must be an opportunity for farmers. The speakers noted that while the sector is modernized, is not digitized so inefficiencies between production and consumption occur.
Pro Event Calendar
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First National Congress of Bioeconomy, Food and Future,
Almería host next June 16 the First National Congress of Bioeconomy, Food and Future 'Food & Future', organized by Cajamar Caja Rural, the Association of Science and Technology Parks of Spain (APTE) and the Science and Technology Park of Almería. This event will analyze the revolution that the bioeconomy is being productive systems, legal mechanisms and economic structures, the role of biotechnology as an engine of change, discuss new products, models and new sources of energy, and hold business meetings.
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International Congress of pepper. Peru 2016
The Association of Exporters (ADEX) has scheduled for next 15 and 17 June the 23rd International Congress of Pepper, to be held in Trujillo, La Libertad (Peru). This international conference is a must for the sector, where attendees and participants will discuss the issues that interest and concern to all and share updated information and research with colleagues from around the world.
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“The role of agricultural biotechnology in food security”
''The role of agricultural biotechnology in food security" will be the theme of the day that, on 10 June, will stage the International Institute of Madrid', organized by the Foreign Agricultural Service of the Department of Agriculture of the United States (FAS-USDA).