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SIPCAM copes with the coronavirus with its CSR actions
SIPCAM has collaborated with associations such as AEPLA and AEFA to put their grain of sand in the battle against Covid-19.
COMPO EXPERT will be presented at the 4th International Congress of Red Fruits
COMPO EXPERT will be present again at the International Congress of Red Fruits, which will be held in Huelva (Palacio de Congresos de Casa Colón) on June 20 and 21. Organized by the Association of Producers and Exporters of Strawberries of the province of Huelva, Freshuelva, this event reaches its fourth edition, having become the most important European level meeting of the berries sector.
Valentín Almansa: “Internal Health begins at the borders and with this idea we work from the MAPAMA”
The Director General of Agricultural Production of MAPAMA, Valentin Almansa, responds in the following interview to outstanding issues of his Department, such as the current situation of Spain in relation to the Xylella or the importance of the daily control that is carried out in the borders to preserve the plant and animal health of our productions. The last extension granted by the EU to the use of glyphosate, together with the export agreements that are being forged this year with third countries, have been other issues addressed.
EU: the Spanish field breathes, after authorizing the Commission the use of glyphosate for five more years
The Spanish countryside breathes easy, after meeting on November 28th the decision of the European Commission to finally authorize, for five more years, the use of the glyphosate herbicide. Gone are two years of negotiations and extensions that has had our agricultural sector in suspense, since, Spain would have been the country that would have been harmed the most, if the pressures for its prohibition have prospered, as it is assured from the agrarian union UPA. For its part, the ALAS alliance, which integrates UPA and ASAJA, Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias de España, FEPEX, and the Spanish Association of Conservation Agriculture / Living Soils, appreciates that the official scientific agencies of the EU have been heard. endorse the use of this product, although it regrets that the renewal has not been for the fifteen years allowed by the regulations.
Grupo Agrotecnología advances in international expansion with its new headquarters in Peru
The company from Alicante, Grupo Agrotecnología, present in more than 30 countries, continues to advance its commitment to international expansion, with the recent opening of its new headquarters in Peru. With this new subsidiary, which joins those already opened in Mexico and Chile, Grupo Agrotecnología seeks to consolidate itself in new markets and strengthen its international structure and presence in South America, a market in which it aspires to become a clear reference in the sector of the Biostimulants and biopesticides.
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II International Meeting of the onion sector. Albacete
The next days 15th and 16th November, the capital of Albacete will host the second international meeting of the onion sector, promoted by the Association of Onion Producers of Castilla-La Mancha, PROCECAM, and whose main objective will be to carry out an in-depth analysis of the sector , highlighting the importance of this bulb in all its aspects, both productive, nutritious, commercial and phytosanitary.