Argentina

Wednesday, September 12th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Federal support for Patagonia small scale farmers

Argentine Agriculture Secretary Javier de Urquiza and the governor of Chubút province, Mario das Neves, signed an agreement whereby the PRODERPA Patagonian Rural Development Project will start to be implemented.
Tuesday, September 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Patagonia fisheries industry suffers rough period

The fisheries industry in the Patagonia region is going through a critical moment attributed to a combination of factors that include tax measures, operation costs significantly rising, a slump in international prices, and prolonged biological bans, stated the sector's chamber.
Tuesday, September 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Chubut satellite control system for coastal fishing vessels

Argentine Patagonia province Chubut will launch a satellite control programme for artisanal fishing vessels operating along its coasts similar to that used for land transport. The initiative is part of a “certification process” so that produce can be marked by origin and classified according to zones.
Tuesday, September 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina targeting 7 million foreign tourists in 2016

Three million and a half foreign tourists will be visiting Argentina by the end of 2007 totaling 3.2 billion US dollars, according to the country's Tourism Under Secretary Daniel Aguilera.
Monday, September 10th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina: 14 hopefuls register for Oct 28 presidential elections

Senator Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, Argentina's First Lady, will face two major opposition contenders among the 14 candidates who registered by Sunday's deadline for October 28th presidential election.
Monday, September 10th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Menem's millionaire assets frozen

A judge has ordered that 112 million dollars of former Argentine president Carlos Menem's assets be frozen as he investigates the allegations of illegal weapons deals during Menem's term of office.
Sunday, September 9th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Mrs. K admits some economic “gradual corrections” needed

Presidential candidate Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner admitted to the German press that some of Argentina's economic, social and institutional issues “must be corrected”, and in the event she leads the next government, “changes will be gradual”.
Saturday, September 8th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Mummified Inca maiden exhibit attracts hundreds

Hundreds flocked this week to a museum in the north of Argentina to admire a well-preserved mummy of an Inca maiden that is on display for the first time and who five hundred years ago was sacrificed and froze to death in the Andes.
Friday, September 7th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Cordoba's dispute, unexpected “gift” for the Kirchner couple

The disputed results of a controversial and tight governor election in the Argentine province of Cordoba, one of the country's main electoral districts, is rapidly becoming another volatile and unpredictable hot issue for President Nestor Kirchner's administration.
Friday, September 7th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Rising costs, poor catches and prices hit Argentine hake industry

Hake (Merluccius hubbsi) landings in Argentina totaled 189.756 tons to August 31, which is 13% less than the same period of 2006, according to figures released by the National Fisheries Sub-Secretariat, a branch of the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Foods, SAGP&A.