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Miss Tata, the brand for the Portuguese potato

Porbatata – Portuguese Potato Association creates brand to promote Portuguese potatoes worldwide. Today, Porbatata, Associação da Batata de Portugal (Portuguese Potato Association) presented Miss Tata,

José Blanco claims EC aid to offset losses caused by potato blight

The Socialist MEP, José Blanco, has called on the European Commission, through a parliamentary question, to enable the necessary aid to compensate for the economic impact suffered by farmers affected by the potato pest. The Commission itself acknowledged in its parliamentary response that “in the affected areas, under Regulation (EU) No 652/2014, subsidies could be granted in certain circumstances in order to assist the national competent authorities to adopt eradication measures and to compensate owners for the value of spoiled vegetables”.

EU: Spain will defend approval of the protocol proposed by the Canary Islands to eliminate Guatemalan moth

The Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment, Isabel García Tejerina, has assured that the Spanish Government is working so that the protocol proposed by the Canary Government for the elimination of the Guatemalan Moth is approved in the European Union, so that the Canary Islands potato can be exported back to EU territory. Protocol which, in its day, was sent to the European Commission and whose approval is currently being negotiated.