6,100 Extremaduran ranchers receive 35.4 million of the associated aid for extensive beef
At the end of February, the Government of Extremadura paid a total of 35,394,941.46 euros corresponding to the aid associated with extensive beef farmers. According to Europapress, 6,186 ranchers in the region benefit from this aid. With these […]
Madrid will train farmers and ranchers in technological skills in rural areas
The Community of Madrid will offer training itineraries to farmers and ranchers in the region to help them acquire or improve their technological skills and accompany them in the modernization processes that are being carried out in the rural sector. […]
Especial Alimentaria. Entrevista a Rafael Aranda, gerente de Coviher
Coviher nace en 2003, como un proyecto compartido por un grupo de personas con fuerte vinculación con el entorno rural y una larga experiencia dentro del sector del ovino y caprino en Andalucía. Desde sus orígenes Coviher ha sido, y […]
Castilla y León will allocate more than €67 million to support the modernization and incorporation of young people in the agricultural sector
The bet on generational change is one of the commitments of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Rural Development and this is reflected in the 2024 Budget, which includes an item of 67.54 million euros (an increase of 9%) in […]
Leather Cluster Barcelona participates in the CORIUM project to obtain sustainable bioproducts from leather flesh
One of the basic principles of the circular economy is that all by-products have a second useful life as new raw materials. Currently, the byproducts obtained during the leather tanning process are recovered and managed to be reused by different […]
Artículo de Realidad Ganadera: La ganadería es importante para una dieta sana y la sostenibilidad del sistema alimentario
La ganadería es importante para garantizar dietas sanas y sistemas alimentarios sostenibles. Esta es una afirmación clave que se desprende de un nuevo informe de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación (FAO), y que reafirma el papel fundamental de […]
Aid to promote livestock farming and prevent forest fires in Galicia
Galicia will enable a new call for aid to promote extensive livestock farming in strategic areas, with the aim of preventing forest fires. According to the president of the Xunta, Alfonso Rueda, there will be three lines of aid: one […]
Water restrictions due to drought in Catalonia will be reviewed
Catalan political groups have agreed with farmers that they will review water restrictions due to the drought emergency in Catalonia that affect agriculture. The delegation of farmers and ranchers, meeting with the Generalitat on February 8, have also urged reducing […]
Interovic triumphs in Madrid Fusión with innovative proposals
INTEROVIC, the Interprofessional of lamb, suckling and goat meat, has participated for another year in what is considered the most important gastronomy congress at the national level that, in its 22nd edition, has brought this meat and its versatility closer […]
Financial sanctions of up to 60,000 euros for illegally entering farms and slaughterhouses in Catalonia
Natural and legal persons who illegally enter farms and slaughterhouses in Catalonia could face economic sanctions of up to 60,000 euros if the Parliament finally approves the bill to modify Law 18/2001, of agricultural orientation, according to Revista Cárnica. […]
Florida has initiated the process to prohibit the manufacture and sale of cultured proteins
The House of Representatives of the North American state of Florida has begun the processing of a bill by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services that would prohibit the manufacture or sale of cultured proteins of meat origin in […]
Sustainability, digitalization, profitability and generational change will mark the strategic lines of MAPA in the new legislature
Guarantee food security for all citizens; move towards a more sustainable, modernized and digitalized agri-food production system; and promoting the profitability of agricultural, livestock and fishing fleet operations are the main objectives of the Government’s lines of action for the […]
Anafric asks for the support of institutions and media to defend the meat sector
Anafric, a Spanish meat association, has participated in the webinar “From the Dublin Declaration to the Madrid Manifesto”, organized by the Realidad Ganadera platform. The webinar, an informative breakfast with the sector’s press, featured the presentation of José Friguls, spokesperson […]
MAPA finances the incorporation of artificial intelligence and robotics in the agri-food sector with 2.5 million euros
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA) has published the agreement signed with the University of Córdoba that will allow the contribution of 2.5 million euros of national financing to the European test and trial infrastructure project TEF (Testing […]
Stopping meat exports to third countries during 2023, according to CEXGAN
In 2023, Spain exported 1,530,250 tons of meat and meat preparations to third countries, which represents a 14% reduction compared to 2022. This has been published by the CEXGAN report, which has been made public by the sector press. . […]
The Spanish selection of butchers is looking for a new member
The Spanish Selection of Butchers opens a new process to select a new member to complete the team, currently made up of nine professionals from different parts of Spain and with different profiles that will be completed with the new […]
Farmers interested in using the Xunta’s mobile slaughterhouse service may request it starting January 15
Farmers interested in using the service of the mobile slaughterhouse for sheep, goats and pigs launched by the Xunta will be able to request it starting next Monday, the 15th of this month of January. To order this service, you […]
Menorca allocates €1.7 million for two municipal slaughterhouses
The Menorca Island Council has approved the agreements to allocate 1.7 million euros to the two municipal slaughterhouses on the island in Maó and Ciutadella. The agreements contemplate transferring to the town councils of these two towns up to 850,000 […]
Spain leads innovation projects in the agri-food sector in Europe thanks to the work of the operational groups
Spain is the country with the largest number of innovative projects financed by the European Union (EU), supported by the rural development pillar of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), in the 2014-2020 programming period. According to the inventory of innovative […]
Exports of meat products grew by 7.5% in the first ten months of 2023
Spain registered a positive balance of 11,151.2 million euros in agri-food trade between January and October 2023, which represents an increase of 7.92% compared to the same period of the previous year, according to EfeAgro, which collects data from the […]