IMPROVED QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN THE EURO-MEDITERRANEAN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES PROCESSING INDUSTRY PROF. GERMAN CANO PROFª. MARIA TERESA SANCHEZ ETSIAM UNIVERSITY OF CORDOBA SPAIN

THE EURO-MEDITERRANEAN FOOD-PROCESSING SECTOR: INDUSTRIAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL OUTLOOK PREPARATORY WORKSHOP October, 2001 Cordoba, Spain Financial support by the Commission of the European Union under MEDA programme is acknowledged (Thematic Network ICA3-C ) Profª. Mª TERESA SANCHEZ

THE SPANISH AGROFOOD SECTOR:

LAND USE

26 % Arable land 17 % Meadows and Pastures 4 % Permanent crops 41 % Wooded Area 16 % Other land 36.6 % Arable land 14 % Meadows and Pastures 33.5 % Wooded land 16 % Other land EU-15 SPAIN 324 million ha 142 million ha AGRICULTURAL AREA 50 million ha 19 million ha AGRICULTURAL AREA

LAND USES IN SPAIN A sharp increase in the oilseed area mainly induced by sunflower. Appreciable contraction in cereal growing. Towards barley and away from wheat. A slight growth in all the fruit, vegetable and flower growing area.

AGRICULTURAL AREAS AND PRODUCTION SPANISH AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION 14 % ALL MEMBER STATE PRODUCTION

DAIRY CATTLE STOCK FARMING WINE, OLIVE VEGETABLES AND FRUITS FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ANDALUSIA 80% S.Olives 90% Cotton VINEYARDS INDUSTRIAL CROPS: (sunflower and sugar beet) CEREALS AND FRUITS STOCK FARMING

FINAL AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION STRUCTURE European Union versus SPAIN

AGRICULTURE AREAS AND PRODUCTION TYPICAL MEDITERRANEAN CROPS FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PRODUCTION 50% OF THE SPANISH AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION OLIVES CITRUS FRUITS GRAPES VEGETABLES

LIVESTOCK POPULATION ADN PRODUCTION SPANISH LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION 9.5 % ALL MEMBER STATE PRODUCTION

DAIRY CATTLE INTENSIVE STOCK FARMING PIGS: CATALUÑA POULTRY: MADRID MEAT PRODUCTION: SHEEP, CATTLE, IBERIAN BREED HOGS

LIVESTOCK POPULATION AND PRODUCTION

ORGANIC FARMING 77.7 % IN THREE COMMUNITIES: 47.7 % IN EXTREMADURA 17.7 % IN ANDALUSIA 12.3 % IN CASTILLA-LEON 352,164 ha (1999) Source: The Spanish Agrofood Sector: Facts and Figures. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 2000

FOOD CONSUMPTION IN SPAIN CLOSER TO NORTHERN EUROPE MEDITERRANEAN DIET 53.1 BILLION EURO SPENT ON FOODSTUFF PURCHASE HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE ON FOOD: €/person year

TOTALVALUE OF FOOD PURCHASED IN SPAIN

QUANTITY OF FOOD PURCHASED IN SPAIN

HOUSEHOLD FOOD CONSUMPTION Source: The Spanish Agrofood Sector: Facts and Figures. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 2000

SPENDING STRUCTURE (HOUSEHOLDS) Source: The Spanish Agrofood Sector: Facts and Figures. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 2000

AGROFOOD SECTOR The Production of Foodstuffs not subject to processing. Agrofood Industry, with major processing cycles, and therefore, high value added.

THE EU FOOD AND DRINK INDUSTRY MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY TOP-RANKING BRANCH PRODUCTION VALUEVALUE ADDED

AGROFOOD INDUSTRY in SPAIN A KEY SECTOR OF THE SPANISH ECONOMY

Source: The Spanish Agrofood Sector: Facts and Figures. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 2000

AGROFOOD INDUSTRY PRODUCTION SPANISH AGROFOOD INDUSTRY PRODUCTION 10.9 % ALL MEMBER STATE PRODUCTION

FOOD INDUSTRY IN SPAIN OF TOTAL PRODUCT TURNOVER OF TOTAL PRODUCT TURNOVER % OF EXPENDITURE IN RAW MATERIALS % OF EXPENDITURE IN RAW MATERIALS

FOOD INDUSTRY COMPANIES BY SUBSECTOR

FOOD INDUSTRY COMPANIES BY SUBSECTOR HIGH DECREE OF ATOMISATION

AGROFOOD INDUSTRIES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

FOOD INDUSTRY COMPANIES 96.7 % SMALL-SIZED ( < 50 employees) 2.5 % MEDIUM-SIZED ( employees) 0.7% LARGE-SIZED ( > 200 employees) 96.7 % SMALL-SIZED ( < 50 employees) 2.5 % MEDIUM-SIZED ( employees) 0.7% LARGE-SIZED ( > 200 employees)

FOOD QUALITY IN SPAIN TRENDSandPOLICIES

FOOD QUALITY FOODS OF SPAINFOODS OF SPAIN Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) Protected Geographic Indication (PGI)Protected Geographic Indication (PGI) Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG)Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG)

AGROFOOD PRODUCTS PROTECTED BY D.O. AND S.D. Breakdown of economic value by type of product (1999) (without wines and spirits) Source: The Spanish Agrofood Sector: Facts and Figures. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 2000

ECONOMIC VALUE OF THE SALE OF QUALITY WINES PRODUCED IN SPECIFIED REGIONS, SPIRITS WITH DESIGNATION AND AGROFOOD PRODUCTS WITH DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN AND SPECIFIC DESIGNATION 1999 Source: The Spanish Agrofood Sector: Facts and Figures. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 2000

FOOD INDUSTRY LEGISLATION Codex Alimentarius. Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 on the Common Organisation of the Market in Fruit and Vegetables. HACCP System. Technological and Hygienic Laws for Fruits and Vegetables. Spanish Law 31/95: Labour Hazard Prevention.

THE EURO-MEDITERRANEAN FOOD- PROCESSING SECTOR: INDUSTRIAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL OUTLOOK PREPARATORY WORKSHOP October, 2001 Cordoba, Spain Financial support by the Commission of the European Union under MEDA programme is acknowledged (Thematic Network ICA3-C ) Profª Mª TERESA SANCHEZ THANK YOU VERY MUCH