Un plan de choque para garantizar el suministro global de alimentos

El economista jefe de la FAO señala distintas vías para mitigar el impacto mundial del COVID-19 en la agricultura y los sistemas alimentarios. La pandemia de COVID-19 ha generado una profunda crisis a nivel mundial, con medidas sin precedentes…

EU: Production and movement of seed under coronavirus restrictions

The European Commission clarified that the production and transport of agricultural inputs such as plant reproductive material is included in the list of essential goods and services to which the so-called “green lane” procedures at borders…

Brazil MAPA approves 18 pesticide technical products

Act No. 22, published on March 27 in the Federal Official Gazette of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA) of Brazil, contains the registration of 18 technical products, with nine active ingredients. All these products use…

Crop protection is essential to reduce food waste

Food waste resulting from crop failure is a major factor in combating climate change. When taking measures to combat climate change, it is not only necessary to pay attention to those factors that generate a direct effect on our environment,…

Protocolo de actuación frente al Covid-19 en el ámbito de la agricultura

El papel de los agricultores en nuestra lucha frente al Covid-19 está siendo encomiable. Pero es igualmente importante protegerse de un posible contagio. Desde el comienzo de la crisis sanitaria provocada por la pandemia global generada por…

Extension of the approval periods of the active substances Regulation (EU) 2020/421 of 18 March 2020

  Extension of the approval periods of the active substances Regulation (EU) 2020/421 of 18 March 2020 abamectin, Bacillus subtilis (Cohn 1872) strain QST 713, Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. Aizawai strains ABTS-1857 and GC-91, Bacillus…

La agricultura, ganadería, pesca, industria alimentaria y sus actividades relacionadas son servicios esenciales

El Real Decreto-Ley por el que se regula un permiso retribuido recuperable para las personas trabajadoras de los servicios no esenciales, publicado en el Boletín Oficial del Estado la noche del 29 de marzo, ya está en vigor. Según se recoge…

New certifiable inputs for the organic sector

After the entry into force of the Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2164 from the certification body specializing in organic production, the CAAE informs of new fertilizer and plant protection substances used for organic farming that can have…

ISSUES RAISED BY THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, FOLLOWING THE DECLARATION OF THE STATE OF ALERT

The main doubts concern aspects such as the posting of workers in vehicles, the opening of the retail trade of agricultural, livestock and fishing inputs, as well as the suspension of deadlines in administrative procedures The Ministry of Agriculture,…