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García Tejerina will inaugurate the Agridata Summit, reference forum on digitization in Agriculture
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Environment, Isabel García Tejerina, opens on November 8th the second edition of the Agridata Summit, a reference forum on digital transformation and big data in the agricultural sector, where you can learn about the vision of more 30 agricultural experts and companies and successful cases in the implementation of new technologies.
Amazon revolutionizes distribution companies with e-commerce
The purchase of fruit and vegetables on the Internet is proceeding very slowly and represents a minimum quota in relation to the total volume of fruit and vegetables marketed in Spanish households. But something is changing with the entry of Amazon and the future is exciting.
PROVACUNO is promoted in the Arab countries
The Interprofessional Organization of Beef of Spain (PROVACUNO) will begin its promotional activity in the Arab and North African countries this November. The starting point will be Egypt, in order to establish, and strengthen commercial ties with the Spanish beef sector, through actions such as a day of presentation of the beef of Spanish origin addressed to the most important Egyptian chefs , which will be held at the prestigious Egyptian Chefs Association. In this interesting day, the Spanish chefs Kisko García and Fernando del Cerro will show the versatility of the Spanish beef in the traditional and avant-garde cuisine, as well as their possibilities in the Egyptian culinary customs.
Spain: there are already 11 autonomous communities and three provinces declared by the EU free of ovine and caprine Brucellosis
There are already 11 Autonomous Communities and three Spanish provinces declared officially by the EU as free from ovine and caprine brucellosis, and 10 Autonomous Communities and four provinces declared free of bovine brucellosis, after publication on 20th October, in the Official Journal of the European Union (DOUE), of Commission Implementing Decision 2017/1910 / EU, declaring the Autonomous Communities of La Rioja and Valencia and the provinces of Albacete, Cuenca and Guadalajara as officially free from ovine and caprine brucellosis. It also includes the declaration of the Autonomous Communities of Castilla La Mancha, Catalonia and Galicia and the province of Zamora, as officially free of bovine brucellosis.
Organic production and production factors
Article written for e-Comercio Agrario by the general director of the Spanish Association of Manufacturers of Agro-nutrients (AEFA), in which he reflects on the expansion that organic production has been experiencing.
The collective brand “Naranja de Valencia” successfully opens its way to the Spanish and European Distribution Lines
During the 2016/2017 campaign, the brands ORANGE DE VALENCIA and MANDARINA DE VALENCIA, registered by the Regulatory Council IGP Cítricos Valencianos, have successfully paved the way in Spanish and European Distribution, through different Supermarket Chains. This positioning of its products in the line of sale has evidenced its good acceptance and the growing number of consumers seeking oranges and mandarins 100% Origen Valencia (Valencian Community) with superior qualities, and certified at all times with the IGP Cítricos Valencianos label .
Avocado Light ‘Isla Bonita’, 100% natural and with more nutritional advantages
Isla bonita, the brand of tropical and exotic fruits of the ARC Group Eurobanan, recently presented in Madrid Avocado Light, 100% natural and with a series of nutritional advantages added. This product, which Isla Bonita brings for the first time to Spain, is obtained from a selection of varieties with 30% less fat compared to the most commercialized avocados. This new type of avocado will be commercialized with the seal of the Food and Health Program of the Spanish Heart Foundation (PASFEC) as a product with reduced fat content.
HORTISPAÑA urges normality in Catalonia to avoid further damage to the Spanish horticultural sector in the markets
The Member Associations of the Spanish Interprofessional Organization of Fruits and Vegetables, HORTIESPAÑA, consider it essential that normality be restored as soon as possible in Catalonia so that the sector under Spanish greenhouse does not continue to be affected by the independence movement, which has already caused delays in shipments, breaches with customers and an important 'damage' to the image of Spain as the origin of horticultural products under greenhouse coverage of this Organization.
The ARGO group inaugurates its new facilities in Villamarciel (Valladolid)
On Friday 29th September AgriArgo Ibérica celebrated, together with its entire distribution network, the official opening of its new headquarters, which is located in the town of Villamarciel in Valladolid. Up to that point, all of its dealers, an important representative of the Italian parent company, including representatives of the family that owns the group, as well as several local authorities, moved. The Group's commitment to future and growth is reflected in its new headquarters in Spain, which is accompanied by a complete investment plan and actions aimed at achieving ambitious growth targets in the short and medium term, especially in the high-end segment power.
García Tejerina praises the role of food as an engine of economic, social and cultural development
The Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment, Isabel García Tejerina, has praised the role of food as an engine of economic, social and cultural development, during the presentation of the XXIX Food Awards of Spain, held Tuesday, October 3th, at the headquarters of the Ministry. To boost this value of the agri-food, Tejerina has advanced that the Government works in a new Strategy of Food of Spain, that takes into account the synergies that can be taken advantage of between the feeding and many other sectors, like the gastronomy, the tourism , culture, sport, education, the environment and health.