Mercadona's long awaited press conference took place this Tuesday 14th March, led by its president Juan Roig, who analysed all the supermarket's open fronts: being considered a ruthless capitalist, price rises, development in Portugal, online platform… read more

BASF Venture Capital GmbH (BVC), the corporate venture capital company of BASF SE, has invested in WayBeyond. Founded in New Zealand and now headquartered in the United States, WayBeyond is an Internet of Things (IoT) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company,
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Lara joins Biobest from UPL - the Mumbai-based global provider of sustainable agricultural technologies and services - where she was the Global Biocontrol Portfolio Leader. Prior to that, she worked for Arysta LifeSciences, a global provider of crop protection products.
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EL PINAR ratifies its leading position on the strawberry variety map in the Mediterranean Arc with varieties that, season after season, confirm their agronomic and commercial characteristics. Primavera, Victory and Inspire are gaining market share every year, and to these we can add
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Simultaneously to the XXV General Assembly of members that took place in Mercamadrid on 2 March, and after two years of virtual meetings, the meeting of the Scientific Committee "5 a day" gathered almost all its members. The meeting welcomed Pilar
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Drones for the application of phytosanitary products, intelligent greenhouses controlled from a mobile phone, artificial intelligence to make the marketing of fruit and vegetables more profitable... were the protagonists of a Forum which, if anything, united speakers, moderators, authorities and institutions.
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Jean Michel Beranger, general manager of the Princess Amandine Ibérica Association, explains that "we are talking to the other retailers in Spain as well as to the main food distributors in Portugal so that they also join this project". read more

Change is imminent. Increasingly we will see cardboard tubs in supermarkets and convenience stores. The emergence of these new formats is a result of global agreements on climate change and the level of awareness that consumers have of the need to reduce their carbon footprint.
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One of the key points of the assembly was the acquisition of the European ECOWOOX certification mark. This new seal will guarantee the total recyclability of the packaging bearing it. The Valencian technology institute AIDIMME will be in charge of auditing the materials, the packaging of
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In artichoke production, the 'colmos' are the harvests and subsequent harvests that are made from the cultivation of the same plant in a season. There are two: the first one takes place with the arrival of autumn and the second one in March, the prelude to spring. read more

The demand for environmentally responsible products continues to grow and the food industry is responding to this trend with new products and processes that have a lower environmental impact than their predecessors. read more

The summit, organised by the INCYDE Foundation of the Chambers of Commerce, the Mediterranean Diet Foundation and the Triptolemos Foundation, will bring together more than 800 representatives from 25 countries. Business leaders, government representatives, civil society and academia,
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The BOE of Saturday 4 March published Order APA/204/2023, of 28 February, which establishes and regulates the minimum content of the Autonomous Register of Agricultural Holdings and the Digital Farm Notebook, the two fundamental components of the new Farming System

The Order establishes and regulates the minimum content of the Autonomous Register of Agricultural Holdings and the Digital Farm Notebook, the two fundamental components of the new Farming System

Order APA/204/2023, of 28 February.
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The Spanish Green Asparagus Interprofessional Organisation has met with the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, in Huétor Tájar (Granada). An appointment whose balance has been "very positive", as the president of the Interprofessional pointed out to Fruit Today,
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Vellsam Materias Bioactivas is celebrating this week with the first birthday of its cycling team, Vellsam Team, launched in March 2022 by the multinational company chaired by María Zamora and Francisco Castillo, which in its first year has begun to reap great results.
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In February 2021 the index peaked at 4.74% and a year ago it stood at 4.37%. read more

According to Dr Manuel Michel, Executive Director of the National Mango Board, "We are very happy with the evolution of this podcast, as it is becoming a classic for the mango industry, bringing together growers, packers and packers," he said,
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The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, has visited Huétor Tájar (Granada), where he was able to see the great diversity and strength of the agri-food companies and cooperatives working in the area. In this Granada municipality, there is a special dedication to the
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On 8th March, coinciding with International Women's Day, Citrosol gave a training course for students at the Gandía Campus of the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) under the slogan 'The Secrets of Business Success - Skills Up Gandía'. read more

The South African Cotonet (Delottococcus aberiae) is not the only pest present in this third country that is wreaking havoc on European citriculture. The Valencian Farmers' Association (AVA-ASAJA) is calling for more control measures to halt the advance of the pest in South Africa.
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