Author: Neeru Khan

PAC aid payments will be brought forward to October The European Commission has authorized the increase in advance payments of direct CAP aid for the 2021 campaign requested by Spain, which may reach up to 70% in direct aid and up to 85% in Rural Development measures and which will begin to subscribe to give birth on October 16. In the case of Spain, these advances will allow an advance of direct aid of around 3,350 million euros, which will benefit the more than 667,000 applicants for CAP aid in the 2021 campaign. With the approval of this regulation by…

The average agricultural exploitation in Spain has almost 47 hectares, has more than 35 livestock units and employs 1.8 work units per year, of which just over two-fifths are salaried. The Net Value Added (NPV) —remuneration of all the production factors used in the production process— per exploitation was close to 54,000 euros.The data correspond to the provisional results of the National Agrarian Accounting Network (RECAN) —annual survey with harmonized methodology throughout the EU on a sample of 9,200 commercial agricultural holdings— corresponding to the year 2019, the main results of which are: The average farm in Spain it has…

The well-known California walnuts are grown in one of the most fertile lands on the planet, the Central Valley of California. Two thirds of the world consumption of walnuts comes from the Californian valleys and more than 80% of the walnuts consumed in Spain are California walnuts.An industry that is made up of more than 4,800 growers and a little less than 100 processors, all of them are represented, since 1987, by the California Walnut Commission (CWC). It takes five to seven years for a walnut tree to become an adult and be suitable for producing the first crop. There…

For a few years the Best Torrezno in the World contest has been held annually, in which the establishments that offer the best elaborations of this product compete, whose crunchy crust and interior of tender and juicy meat have made it one of the main gastronomic proposals ambassadors of the province of Soria and all […] For a few years the Best Torrezno in the World contest has been held annually, in which the establishments that offer the best elaborations of this product compete, whose crunchy crust and interior of tender and juicy meat have made it one of the…

Current figures in the agri-food sector show that only 28% of women in the sector have high responsibilities on farms and livestock in the European Union, largely due to the obstacles they are forced to overcome.For this reason, the European body EIT Food – agri-food division of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), with more than seventy entities, including key industries, leading companies in the sector, research centers and universities – has decided to support agri-food projects of ten women entrepreneurs through the Empowering Women in Agrifood (EWA) initiative, an incubation program launched simultaneously in seven other countries…

Extra virgin olive oil, also beneficial for pets Consumed in the right amounts for each animal, extra virgin olive oil has a series of increasingly evident benefits for both cats and dogs, which is causing a number of commercial brands of dog food to focus their attention. in this staple of the Mediterranean diet. This is stated in a recent article in the specialized publication Olive oil times, signed by Lisa Anderson, adding that brands based in the United States such as Mediterranean Diet, Tuscan Natural and OlviPet, and others such as Salter’s Dog Food, in the United Kingdom, among…

Spain is a country with coasts, a territory surrounded by two seas and an ocean that allow you to enjoy the multiple fishing resources that they offer every day. And, in addition, Spain is the leader in the European Union in terms of aquaculture production, with more than sixty commercial species. Something increasingly important, since thanks to aquaculture, it is possible to supply to a great extent in a responsible and sustainable way the growing market demand for fishery products. Because the fish that have been raised through aquaculture are very fresh specimens – in less than 24 hours, since…

The French Way, the Primitive Way, the Vía de la Plata, the Lana Way, the Mozarabic Way … there are many pilgrimage itineraries created throughout history to reach the goal of Santiago de Compostela, and it is rare that any of them do not cross part of the territory of any of the Wine Routes of Spain.For this reason, and taking advantage of the fact that this year 2021 is the Jacobean Year, the Spanish Association of Wine Cities (Acevin) have wanted to take a tour of all of them following the network of Caminos de Santiago, in order to…

Children’s contest to find the superhero against food waste A drawing contest that wants to make the little ones and little ones aware of the importance of taking advantage of food and avoiding wasting it, encouraging them to unleash their imagination to put a face on the superhero or superheroine who fights against food waste. A contest promoted by AECOC, the Association of Manufacturers and Distributors, within its usual campaign Food has no waste, in which boys and girls between 5 and 10 years old can participate creating an original and creative drawing of their superhero or superheroine , and…