Low nutritional quality of meat substitutes, according to new studies
A study published in the journal Nutrients shows that many of the meat substitutes sold in Sweden claim to be high in iron, but in a form that the body cannot absorb. A diet made up largely of plant-based foods, […]
¿Qué pedimos los ciudadanos a nuestro modelo alimentario? Repensando la estrategia “De la Granja a la Mesa”
La Agencia Europea de Seguridad Alimentaria (EFSA) ha publicado un estudio (Eurobarómetro) realizado en la primavera de 2022 (marzo-abril) que refleja las percepciones y actitudes de los europeos hacia la seguridad alimentaria y qué factores tienen en cuenta cuando compran alimentos. […]
More than 3,000 people in the Interovic ‘Pastoreo’
INTEROVIC closes the year with a new success of Pastoreo, the pop up created to promote knowledge and consumption of suckling pig, lamb and kid meat of national origin. In this second edition of Pastoreo, which this year has remained […]
B+ ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITMENT: The new common hallmark of the livestock-meat sector
The Spanish livestock-meat sector represented by its six Interprofessional Organizations has presented the common seal “B+ ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITMENT”, which includes in a unified image all the meats and products certified by the different certification systems implemented in a coordinated […]
The accredited certification in animal welfare is consolidated as a key tool to avoid heat stress
The accredited certifications in animal welfare promoted by the interprofessionals Interovic and Provacuno and the Hungarian JTT have become a key management tool to control heat stress in animals as they are based on scientific parameters and have registration systems […]
The MAPA will contribute close to €300,000 to the foreign promotion of sheep, goat, pork and beef meat
Agreement between the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the interprofessional organizations for sheep and goat meat (INTEROVIC), for white-coated pigs (INTERPORC) and for beef (PROVACUNO) for the promotion of meat products Spanish in international markets, through the assistance […]
The Canarian Government has invested 6 million euros in the livestock sector and will invest 4 in 2023
The Cabildo de Tenerife has invested more than 6 million euros in the promotion of livestock in the last two years. And the island government affirms that, knowing that the livestock sector is going through a complicated situation, it is […]
Joint promotion of extensive livestock farming and pastoralism
Huesca, Navarra and Lleida launch a joint strategy to develop initiatives around extensive livestock farming and pastoralism, so that it is possible to apply for a European call. The meeting between the representatives of the councils of the three cities […]
Meat exports to third countries down to September by 19%
The latest report published by CEXGAN does not offer good news regarding meat exports in the month of September. In the accumulated year of 2022, from January to September, 1,359,089 tons of meat and meat preparations have been exported to […]
Proyecto ‘Life Green Sheep’: reducción de la huella de carbono de la ganadería ovina
En la lucha contra el cambio climático, los discursos y las acciones silenciosas producen efectos. El proyecto LIFE Green Sheep ciertamente entra en la última categoría. Este Proyecto paneuropeo, financiado por la Comisión Europea y coordinado por el Institut de l’Elevage de Francia, tiene como objetivo reducir […]
The EFSA wants to approach the citizen by disseminating the quality and safety standards of the European Union
How much science is behind the evaluation of risks related to food safety, from farm to table? Is it safe to eat insects? How many cups of coffee can I have in a day? How does science help us improve […]
Vuelve Pastoreo, el pop up que acerca el campo a la ciudad en clave cultural
Madrid acoge del 3 al 11 de diciembre la segunda edición de Pastoreo, un pop up efímero, abierto al público y gratuito, en la calle Sandoval, 3, repleto de actividades donde se podrán degustar dos tapas de cordero nacional creadas […]
Provacuno, Interovic and JTT, together make history by organizing the I European Animal Welfare Symposium
More than 200 scientists, technicians, producers, certifiers and farmers attended the event organized by the Interovic, Provacuno and JTT interprofessionals, with the technical direction of the Spanish Animal Protection Society (SEPROBA). This congress, organized on November 14 in Madrid, is part […]
The Pastoreo School of Aragon claims the realization of a National Network of Pastoral Schools
The Aragón Shepherding School has claimed the role of extensive livestock farming as a “progress tool and land management” in the ‘Shepherding Schools Day’. Building a sustainable livestock: the role of the Pastoral Schools’, which was held in Brieva de […]
The Protected Geographical Indication “Cabrito de Extremadura” is presented in Mérida
The new I.G.P. Cabrito de Extremadura at the Higher School of Hospitality and Agrotourism of Extremadura. The event was attended by the President of the Junta de Extremadura, the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development, Population and Territory and the General […]
The sheep and goat industry and production in Spain is in a “limit situation”
Anafric has organized a Sectoral Meeting with companies from the sheep and goat sector where the “worrying” situation that the sector is experiencing has been exposed. With a downward trend in national consumption, the sustained increase in production costs and […]
Until November 26. New line of aid for innovative livestock projects in the Community of Madrid
The Community of Madrid has opened the call to apply for Innobonos, a new line of aid for research, development and innovation (R+D+i) projects that enhance the competitiveness of the primary and forestry sectors and their industries. These new subsidies, […]
Day of Pastoral Schools. Building a sustainable livestock: the role of the Pastoral Schools
The next day, November 3 and 4, the Pastor Schools day will be organized. Building a sustainable livestock: the role of the Pastoral Schools, an appointment that has the support of the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic […]
Barcelona creates priority areas for livestock and agriculture
The Metropolitan Area of Barcelona (AMB) has created PEPNat, the special management plan for the natural environment and landscape of the Parc Natural de Collserolam whose objective is to promote agricultural habits and landscapes that favor biodiversity, in a project […]
6 million for farms in the Navarra livestock sector
Navarra will grant 6 million euros as exceptional temporary aid to farms in the livestock sector particularly affected by the repercussions of the invasion of Ukraine within the framework of the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD). The aid […]