The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has highlighted that Spain has become the world's leading supplier of pork for the Chinese market. During 2020, the value of total Spanish exports to that market grew by 77%, and the ministry…
This is the total amount of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan, which has been sent to Brussels. Specifically, these grants are aimed at improving the sustainability, competitiveness and resistance of the agri-food sector, both from an economic, environmental and…
Anafric, a national meat association, has held its general assembly and has ratified José Friguls Joe as president of the entity for four more years, and has expanded the board of directors to 11 associated meat companies (Carlos Colomer, Carns…
The consumption of fresh meat has grown by 12.9% and stood at 1.67 million tons, mainly made up of chicken meat (630,993 tons) and pork with 505,204 tons. It was precisely the latter that grew the most in all of…
El sector ganadero-cárnico se une a la celebración del Día Internacional de la Tierra y destaca la labor que están realizando ganaderos e industrias para mejorar día a día la sostenibilidad de sus producciones y su compromiso con el medio…
Un equipo multidisciplinar de investigadores de la UAB ha desarrollado una herramienta para detectar fake news sobre seguridad alimentaria, en un momento en el que este tipo de informaciones abundan en la red. El instrumento se llama Asclepium Oracle y usa la ciencia de datos para detectar noticias…
The EU produced 6.8 million tonnes of beef in 2020, 1.2% less than the previous year, according to data from the European Commission. This is a smaller drop than the Commission anticipated in its short-term outlook last autumn. Germany, Italy…
A little algae in cattle feed could reduce methane emissions by as much as 82%, according to new findings from researchers at the University of California at Davis. The results, published in the journal PLOS ONE, could pave the way…
The Minister of Agriculture of Spain, Luis Planas, and the Minister of Agriculture and Food of France, Julien Denormandie, have held a bilateral meeting in which they have analyzed the state of the negotiations of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).…
Una investigación realizada por el Instituto Hospital del Mar de Investigaciones Médicas y la UPF, evidencia el efecto positivo del zinc en las personas que sufren de forma grave los efectos de la covid-19. La investigación se ha publicado en…
The British authorities have received a financial endowment of 16 million euros to ensure that products imported from the EU meet strict British standards for animal health and welfare. These controls will come into force this year gradually, so that…
Next Thursday, March 11 at 12 noon. an online conference will take place where the "Present and future of livestock farming" will be discussed. Participants from the Spanish and European administrations and from different business associations will be present; Among…
Amazon Fresh, the fast home delivery service for fresh products through Amazon.com, expands today to Barcelona and its surroundings. The extension of this service to the city of Barcelona joins the recent launch in Madrid, following the company's objective of…
Debates around livestock and meat consumption are on the rise in Europe as well as in other western countries. As European professionals of the livestock sector, we acknowledge this fact and are doing our best to take action on societal…
About 40 people, men and women, have participated in the II Meeting of Women in the Meat Sector held on the occasion of Women's Day and which has been organized by Carnimad in collaboration with Educarne. The event was attended…
The General Directorate of Food, Quality and Agrifood Industries of the Generalitat de Catalunya participates in the Interreg Europe Quality project "Quality and authenticity standards to enhance the competitiveness of food and agriculture SMEs". Within this framework, the General Directorate…
The study "Relationship between the consumption of maternal meat during pregnancy and the concentration of ferritin in the umbilical cord" confirms the essential role of the presence of red meat in the diet of pregnant women for the good health…