Barcelona – Emilia-Romagna and Catalonia announce their intention to work together and qualify their respective products, improving technology transfers, and enhancing business opportunities. The agreement was recently signed in Milan within Expo 2016 by the Regional Agriculture, Hunting and Fishing Councilor, Simona Caselli, and the head of the Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of the Generalitat of Catalonia, Josep Maria Pelegrì i Aixut. “With this agreement – commented Caselli – two major European fruit and vegetable regions will work together for innovation, to qualify their respective production of peaches, nectarines and summer fruits, but also kiwis, apples and pears; to reduce environmental impact; and spread good agronomic management, integrated pest management and water conservation practices. Our objectives also include the link between research structures in Emilia-Romagna and Catalonia to facilitate access to the notices of the Horizon 2020 program. ” (9Colonne)
