The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, advocated last Wednesday to carry out a constant monitoring of the European market situation in all fields in order to know the effect of the measures adopted to mitigate the effects of the war in Ukraine, in case the adoption of new measures is necessary. On […]
Commission to establish Solidarity Lanes to help Ukraine export agricultural goods
As part of the EU’s solidarity response with Ukraine, the Commission has presented a set of actions to help Ukraine export its agricultural produce. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its blockade of Ukrainian ports, Ukrainian grain and other agricultural goods can no longer reach their destinations. The situation is threatening global food security and […]
What role can Europe’s land and marine habitats play in carbon storage and sequestration?
What is the carbon storage and sequestration potential of Europe’s many land and marine habitats? A first scoping analysis, published today by the European Environment Agency (EEA), found that forests and wetlands can play an important role in storing carbon but doing so should take account of potential impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services. In […]
More efficient strategies needed to safeguard and protect the landscape
More efficient state aid and agro-forestry strategies are essential to close the cohesion gap in rural areas. Sustainable and efficient management of agriculture and forestry is essential to safeguard and protect the landscape, keep rural economies alive, fight depopulation and, in this way, combat development disparities. Regional and local leaders call on the European Union […]
The UAL and the Junta will create the Germplasm Bank of plant species of Almeria
The University of Almeria and the Andalusian Regional Government, through the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Sustainable Development, have signed a protocol to collaborate in the implementation of the Germplasm Bank of unique trees and groves of Almeria, some of them thousands of years old. The Rector of the UAL, Carmelo Rodríguez, and the […]
Videoconference between the Ministers of Agriculture of Southern Europe and FAO
On April 20, Luis Planas took part in a videoconference between the Ministers of Agriculture of Southern Europe – Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain – and representatives of FAO to discuss the risks and solutions to the impact of the Ukrainian invasion on the agri-food systems of Southern Europe and the world as a whole. […]
Post-Doctoral Position in Agricultural sciences in Brazil
Offer Description The selected candidate will carry out applied research in the area of research center management focusing on: organizational models, performance evaluation and measurement, project management and economic evaluation of research impacts. The candidate must conduct his/her research within the Center for Research in Engineering – Plant Protection in Sugarcane (CEPENFITO) of Unesp Jaboticabal […]
Support of the Autonomous Regions for Spain’s proposals in Brussels regarding the crisis over the invasion of Ukraine
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, today sought the support of the councilors and councilors of the branch to defend in the next Council of Ministers of Agriculture and Fisheries of the European Union (EU), on Monday 21, its proposals to address the crisis caused in international markets as a result of […]
New package of support measures for the agricultural sector
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, has announced that the Council of Ministers will approve on March 15 a royal decree law with a series of measures to support the agrarian rector to address the prolonged drought situation. He has advanced that these measures, which involve several ministries, will be of fiscal, […]