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Spain: Andalusia gives assistances for organizations of fruit and vegetable producers
The ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development of the region has opened the call 2016 request for payment from the European financial aid to support the actions included in the operational programs of the Organizations of Fruit and Vegetables (OPFH) Andalusia . In 2015, this Ministry of Agriculture allocated 56.7 million euros for the implementation of operational programs of these entities.
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.