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Veracruz almonds now have quality certification

Veracruz, a Portuguese almond producer has concluded the GLOBALG.A.P certification process, a globally recognised benchmark. Through this certification Veracruz proves the quality of its almond

Achieving greater prominence, the main challenge for women in the agri-food sector

The importance of achieving a greater share of representativeness and protagonism is evidenced as the main challenge that still has to face the woman within the agri-food sector. A collective that constitutes a fundamental pillar for the development and future of the agri-food activity, as it has been revealed in the 1st National Business Forum Agro Women Agroprofessional. For Equal Opportunities’. This event has been organized by SIETE Agromarketing and e-Commerce Agrario on June 7th with the institutional collaboration of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development (CAPDER) of the Regional Government of Andalusia , The Andalusian Institute for Women, as well as the Caja Rural del Sur Foundation.

SIETE Agromarketing launches the second ECA FRUITS yearbook, with a complete analysis of the current horticultural

The professionals and those interested in one of the most strategic sectors of our agriculture, the fruit and vegetable, are to be congratulated: SIETE Agromarketing has just launched the second issue of ECA FRUITS, an annual publication dedicated entirely to this activity, offering a complete analysis of all its news, providing global political and economic information on this field, in line with e-Comercio Agrario (ECA), which, today, stands as a pioneer among online publications in the agri-food sector, with a clear national and international vocation.

The EC will propose the Andalusian Observatory of prices as ‘Feader draft Best Practices’

European officials will propose to include the Andalusian Observatory of Prices in the list of projects ‘Feader Best Practices’, for the contribution of this web platform to market transparency. This decision was communicated during the meeting held recently by the Secretary General of Agriculture and Food of the Government of Andalusia, Rafael Peral, with a Community delegation, headed by the director of the Monitoring Unit of the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) of Spain and Portugal, Efthimios Bokias.

Vineyard: the globalized culture par excellence

If globalization dictates on economic, political and social relations, foot field is an example that illustrates in recent decades: the vineyard. The relocation of the crop beyond the shores of the Mediterranean has reached and even China, a market with great potential consumption of wine, which stands as the second vineyard in the world, behind Spain. The OIV has analyzed the potential for wine production, the balance of the harvest and the market situation and international exchanges in 2015.

Costa Rica: Wholesale markets of agricultural products face the challenge of innovation

The supply centers in the region are facing major challenges as ensuring the quality and safety of agricultural products, improve services offered to the various stakeholders in the agricultural chain and compete with the big supermarket chains. The development of technical, business and technology is key to creating wholesale markets (MM) of the XXI century.

Industry Food and Beverages, Spanish “flag” abroad. Mauricio Garcia de Quevedo. FIAB

As a leading industrial sector in Spain, the food and beverage industry turnover of more than 93,000 million euros, representing nearly 3% of GDP and directly employs half a million people. To be a benchmark exercise requires great responsibility and commitment to society and the economy. We are facing a great challenge boost the sector’s competitiveness in the international consolidation process in which we are immersed. To do this, innovation or the promotion are the cornerstones on which we are setting our strategy.