The 3rd Spanish Alfalfa Cultivation Conference advocates for the role of the industry in this sector in revitalizing the countryside

“The alfalfa industry contributes to establishing population in rural areas, favors diversity, generates wealth and protects the countryside.” It is one of the highlighted statements of the III Spanish Alfalfa Cultivation Conference (JECA 2024), which took place in Valladolid this Thursday, February 8, under the organization of the Spanish Association of Dehydrated Alfalfa Manufacturers (AEFA). More than half a thousand people linked to this sector analyzed its present and future. The day served to show the unconditional support and solidarity of the foraging world with the farmers' protests. The president of the Spanish Dehydrated Alfalfa Association, Cristina Vendrell, highlighted “the strategic nature of the sector” and recalled that “Castilla y León is part of the golden triangle of the industry, along with Aragon and Catalonia.” He also said that "Spain is a world power in the export of alfalfa, a sector that already generates more than four thousand direct jobs and almost ...