Spanish Miguel Minguet, re-elected as Vice President of Plant Health of COPA-Cogeca

resents farmers and cooperatives of the European Union (EU). Minguet, treasurer of the Valencian Association of Farmers (AVA-Asaja), has stated in a statement that he will focus his efforts over the next four years on advocating for effective solutions against pests and diseases. In this regard, he will ask the community authorities for the research, registration, and authorization of sufficient effective solutions - whether phytosanitary or biological - to prevent and control the growing pests and diseases in the agricultural sector. A farmer specialized in rice, citrus, persimmons, and avocados, Minguet has stated that "the decisions that are made regarding plant health, phytosanitary products, and new genomic techniques (NGT) can help sustain the European agricultural model or, on the contrary, put it at risk." The Spaniard has accumulated 15 years of experience in representing the agricultural sector in Brussels as a member of the board of directors and the ...