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Red meat consumption reduction is not the solution to greenhouse gases

  • 10 January, 2020
The Oxford Farming Conference , which was held from January 7 to 9, is the most important event in the United Kingdom on agricultural products and livestock. There we will talk about veganism and flexitarism. One of the speakers, Alice Stanton, professor of cardiovascular pharmacology at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, said in one of her interventions that fruits and vegetables had seen their nutrients decrease in order to meet demand.
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An example to follow: Know the facts before deciding. Transparency is the best way to fight fake news about cattle

  • 9 January, 2020
Joe Stanley, a farmer from Leicestershire, in England, has managed to flip a BBC video criticizing the intake of red meat. For 3 days, BBC Breakfast TV reporters have been able to live closely how cattle are cared for and monitored. Stanley has also made news in the national media, including The Guardian, in addition to becoming a driver of social networks.
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Grow to improve. Improve to grow.

  • 20 December, 2019
The year 2020 is just around the corner. And it's time for valuations. And at Anafric we have a lot to be proud of. At Anafric we have a lot to be proud of. For almost 40 years, we have grown with our associates with the sole purpose of defending the interests of national companies in the livestock and meat sector, in a transversal and plural way.
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Moralejo Selección promotes its flagship product at Christmas, the Asadofácil family, with a fun campaign: El Osado del Cordero

  • 16 December, 2019

More and more homes, the Asadofácil de Moralejo Selección is the salvation for the numerous Christmas lunches and dinners. With a cooking system awarded for its international innovation, an extended family of products and a fun promotion, the Asadofácil is in fashion. The promotion can be seen on different media including the renewed website www.moralejoseleccion.com, where the company has shown all its innovation and productive capacity, through the numerous products offered in more than 30 countries.

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Know the facts before deciding. Are EU livestock sector (CHG) emissions increasing?

  • 6 December, 2019
Know the facts before deciding. Are EU livestock sector (CHG) emissions increasing? On the contrary, according to FAO statistics enteric fermentation coming from the EU livestock sector has almost halved its impact in the period 1990-2014. There has been a 51% drop in emissions from livestock as shown by the FAO statistics, largely due to the shift to a more specialised agricultural livestock system, with still relevant large margin for improvement.
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Know de facts before deciding. How much water does it take to produce 1KG of beef?

  • 5 December, 2019
It is often said that 15,000L of water are needed to produce 1Kg of meat. This is an example of a shock statement used to make good headlines, but the calculations are too often misunderstood and misquoted. With more than 90% of water consumed by livestock being ‘green water’ (rainfall), scientists calculate that 1kg of beef would actually remove around 50L of fresh water.
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Anafric supports the strategic line of sustainability and environment led by the new European Commission

  • 3 December, 2019
The UECBV, the European Livestock and Meat Trades Union, and Anafric, a Spanish meat business association, support the new European Commission, led by Ursula von der Leyen, and ask together with the Industry4Europe industrial forum for the assumption of a new strategic line for European industries that has sustainability and environment among its priority fields. Industry4Europe is a coalition of 149 sector associations representing the diversity of the EU industrial base, including the meat sector.
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