If there is something that the Valencian Community can boast of, it is to have one of the best natural pantries that exist. Authentic agri-food treasures emerge from the waters of its Mediterranean Sea and the crops in its fields and orchards that are the basis of the area’s diet and gastronomy, but which also represent a fundamental element for the territory’s economy and tourism.Throughout the provinces of Alicante, Castellón and Valencia we find an infinity of native products, natural or elaborated, that have acquired over the years fame and recognition beyond the borders of the Community. Many of them…
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Figures for the 2020/21 olive growing season at the end of July Olive oil outflows from Spanish mills until July exceeded 1.3 million tons, which means that, so far this season, there has been 3% more than last year and 9% above the average of the previous four, despite the slowdown shown in the olive market in recent months. This follows from the last Advancement of the market situation in the olive oil sector for the 2020/21 campaign —The oil campaigns begin on October 1 and last until September 30 of the following year — published by the Ministry of…
Honey is a one hundred percent natural food, a great substitute for sugar. A food as old as the human being himself, which already appears in cave paintings of more than 15,000 years ago in which people were represented collecting it, and which throughout history has continued to be present in different civilizations such as the Sumerians. , Egyptians, Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans or the Arabs. Its elaboration begins when the bees absorb the nectar from the flowers and return to the hive to deliver it to the worker bees, who dehydrate it for days until it becomes honey. During this…
Swiss cheeses are famous all over the world thanks to the care and craftsmanship with which they are made. Cow grazing is mandatory in this country where the use of hormones and antibiotics in raising livestock is totally prohibited and where no cheese can be made with chemical additives. Almost twice as much milk is used to make Swiss cheese than to make industrially produced cheese. The cheese factories receive freshly milked milk twice a day to guarantee the production of a fresh and healthy product. The use of raw, unpasteurized milk enables a more intense flavor and enhances the…
In general terms, young Spaniards positively value living in rural areas, although they demand improvements in services. Among their needs to make that decision, a good number are oriented to having greater job opportunities and the need to improve the quality and access to basic services. These are some of the main conclusions drawn from a recent survey carried out by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food through the National Rural Network (NRN), a platform made up of administrations —state, regional and local—, social agents and economic, representatives of civil society and research organizations linked to rural areas with…
The network of natural roads in Spain now totals more than 10,300 kilometers spread over 115 itineraries throughout the national territory, routes that can be done on foot, by bicycle or on horseback, and that in many cases recover old transport infrastructures, promoting, in addition, the knowledge of landscape and nature and rural development. The network, managed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, opened new sections in the last financial year on the roads of L´Antic-Trenet (Valencia) and Matarraña-Algars (Tarragona and Teruel) and on the greenways of Lucainena de Las Torres to Aguamarga (Almería), and between Santander and…
With the elimination of United States tariffs, in the first half of 2021 Spain exported 57,402 tons of olive oils, which represents a growth of 37.50% and a share of 27.66% of the total acquired by the US market , for a value of 152 million euros. And it is that, as was foreseeable, the elimination by the United States of tariffs on the import of olive oils packaged in Spain has caused important movements in that market: Spanish olive oil exports have shot up by 37, 50% to 57,402 tons in the first half of the year, a period…
Eco seminar program, a sector that does not stop growing – Photo Organic Food Iberia The next 8 and 9 September will be held at IFEMA (Madrid) a new edition of Organic Food Iberia and Eco Living Iberia, two rooms dedicated entirely to organic products and lifestyle, a booming sector that does not stop growing, even in market times as complicated as the months of health crisis. Two rooms that include an interesting seminar program with a total of twenty-eight sessions that will take place in two theaters, the Organic Theater and the Eco Theater, and that will be free…
The ancestral uses that are carried out in the Biosphere Reserves have shaped exceptional landscapes that attract thousands of tourists each year to these territories. In addition, traditional agriculture and livestock are compatible with the maintenance of high biodiversity values and are responsible for obtaining agricultural products of the highest quality. Biosphere reserves are established within the framework of UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) program and are applied to territories that host important natural and cultural values, where the local population plays a fundamental role in putting a model into practice. respectful development with these values. Among the main…