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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.
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.
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.
New App on prices and market trends for Andalusian agricultural producers
In recent years it has been more evident that the food industry…
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
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.
Silvia Cifre: “Innovation remains the basis of the portfolio of BASF, after 150 years of history”
If BASF has come this far, after 150 years of history, it is because innovation from the side of chemistry has supported its development. The current head of Division Crop Protection BASF, Silvia Cifre has exclusive how innovation is expressed in its product portfolio that adapts to the evolution of the market and growing environmental demands, in addition to its commitment to intensive and extensive cultivation in Spain. Cifre also believes that a way to streamline processes for evaluating new technologies would establish a single entity structure.
Pro Event Calendar
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.
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.
“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).