For Manel Simon, director general of the Catalan Fruit Business Association (Afrucat), "the area affected by the Urgell canal basically produces apples and pears, the heart of stone fruit production is located in the Baix Segre, where at the moment it is being irrigated with some
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Not only is it low in calories and rich in fibre, but it also contains antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties. In addition, it can be prepared in a variety of delicious and simple ways, such as roasted with a drizzle of olive oil. read more

The space has a staff of more than 130 people and a total working area of more than 14,000 m² for four refrigerated areas at different temperatures and more than 30 loading/unloading docks where palletised goods are received daily from the suppliers of
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The future European Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulations (PPWR) have generated deep unease in the agricultural sector about the ban on packaging for fruit and vegetables. At the European level, there are already precedents for national regulations that
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Fruit Today magazine talks to Enrique Soler, president of the Spanish Federation of Packaging and its Components (FEDEMCO) about the challenges of his term of office. In the last year Fedemco has made important changes in both its organisation and its objectives. Can you elaborate on this? read more

The agreement, published today in the Official State Gazette, aims to promote the production and quality of Spanish fruit, vegetables, flowers and live plants in international markets, through assistance in the development of promotional activities at fairs in 2023 and 2024. read more

The aim of these awards, in the category of best marketing campaign for the promotion of organic products, is to recognise and reward the importance of both companies dedicated to the retail sector and organisations that promote organic consumption in Spain and abroad.
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The European Commission's Farm to Fork (F2F) strategy is the focus of attention for many actors in the sector. On the one hand, agricultural organisations and producers of the conventional model, who believe that the objectives set out in the Green Pact to increase the
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Bayer and its Seminis brand are celebrating the 10th anniversary of Melon & Watermelon Week this year. A special date that will be celebrated with a party that will kick off this edition, prior to the field days, and whose common thread will be the evolution of these 10 years.
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The Ordinary General Shareholders' Meeting of Banco de Crédito Social Cooperativo-Grupo Cajamar, which approved the management report and accounts for the 2022 financial year, also gave its approval for Rosa María Vidal to join the Board of Directors as a member of the Board of Directors.
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The Spanish professional association of organic production is approaching the markets of the main cities of the national territory, with the main objective of informing consumers about the EU organic seal (Euroleaf), as a guarantee of organic certification, and informing them about the organic label of the EU (Euroleaf), as a guarantee of organic certification, and informing them about the organic label of the EU (Euroleaf), as a guarantee of organic certification.
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Vellsam Materias Bioactivas continues to help improve the production and quality of crops and with one of its latest biotechnological solutions developed by its R&D&I department has managed to improve the quality of harvested fruit in terms of length, diameter and weight;
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To this end, the project will focus on defining a specific biological control strategy for pests affecting banana cultivation in the Canary Islands and testing new pest control tools with favourable toxicological and environmental profiles. read more

Seipasa, a Spanish company specialising in the development, formulation and manufacture of bioinsecticides, biofungicides, biostimulants and fertilisers, presents the new biostimulant SeiZen, a liquid product specially designed to recover from damage caused by
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Household consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables continues to fall, by 12.5% up to November 2022, totalling 6.4 billion kilos, which is the latest public data from the MAPA Food Consumption Panel, compared with the same months in 2021. Most fruit and vegetables fall
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The best known alkaloid in aubergines is solanine. Solanine is a toxic compound that acts as a natural defence mechanism to protect the plant from insects and other predators. However, there is no need to fear, since in aubergines properly cooked their
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La Unió Llauradora has achieved that in the next revision of Regulation (EU) 2019/1793, the frequency of identity and physical checks on consignments of oranges from Egypt entering the European Union will be increased from 20% to 30%. This regulation is revised twice a year
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This is an unprecedented pilot project in this sector in Germany and indeed Europe: using its own infrastructure, Linde Material Handling (MH) is now producing green hydrogen to power 21 fuel cell forklift trucks in its in-house fleet. On Thursday 11
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Citrosol, European leader in technology and post-harvest fruit and vegetable treatments, joins the Agro-Rural Innovation Hub (ARI Hub), an initiative promoted by the international food holding company Vicky Foods, which was created in the Valencian region of La Safor with the aim of
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SanLucar, a producer and distributor of premium quality fruit and vegetables, has chosen Hispatec Agrointeligencia as its technology partner to carry out the digital transformation of its agricultural operations. The company, headquartered in Valencia, currently has
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