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PIC Europe Health Assurance Manager

02-Feb-2010
PIC is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Han Smits to the position of Health Assurance Manager for PIC Europe. Han will take responsibility for the management of PIC’s European Health Program, working closely with PIC’s international network of pig Veterinarians.

European Union - Rural development: €5 billion in total injected into rural development programmes

02-Feb-2010
The Rural Development Committee has voted on the last proposals from Member States/regions for using EU Recovery Plan and CAP Health Check funding and other transfers within the CAP to address issues including the economic and dairy crisis, and climate change. In the period October 2009 – January 2010, all rural development programmes were modified and the additional funding of about €5 billion is now ready to be invested in agriculture, the environment and broadband in rural areas. The Rural Development Committee has voted on the last proposals from Member States/regions for using EU Recovery Plan and CAP Health Check funding and other transfers within the CAP to address issues including the economic and dairy crisis, and climate change. In the period October 2009 – January 2010, all rural development programmes were modified and the additional funding of about €5 billion is now ready to be invested in agriculture, the environment and broadband in rural areas.

Mexico – Help for the agricultural and livestock sector

28-Jan-2010
The secretary for Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fishing and Food (SAGARPA) announced that faced with the destruction caused by meteorological phenomena in the sector, the institution has a budget of 900 million pesos available this year to insure, with the participation of the states, just over seven million hectares for cultivation and 4.5 million animal units. These resources will allow the purchase of insurance policies or the implementation of direct aid.