Agriculture in times of uncertainty: energy, science and food sovereignty
Description
On October 23rd at 9:30 a.m. , ASAJA 's national headquarters in Madrid will host a high-level technical conference entitled "Agriculture in Times of Uncertainty: Energy, Science, and Food Sovereignty." This event will bring together institutional representatives, MEPs, researchers, and experts from the agricultural sector.
The meeting, sponsored by ASAJA Nacional , will focus on three major themes —energy, genetic innovation, and biocontrol—with the aim of analyzing the current and future challenges facing Spanish agriculture in a context marked by the energy crisis, technological transformation, and sustainability demands.
Planned program
Institutional opening
- Manuel Melgarejo , president of Corteva Agriscience for Spain and Portugal
Panel 1 | Bioenergy and biogas in the countryside
- Mireia Borrás , MEP (VOX) – video intervention
- Representative of the Ministry for Ecological Transition (MITECO) – to be confirmed
- Donaciano Dujo , ASAJA Castile and León
- Marcos Coviró , WE GROW – to be confirmed
- IBIOENERGY
Panel 2 | Genetic Innovation: Regulation and Future of New Genomic Techniques (NGTs)
- Cristina Maestre , MEP (PSOE) – video intervention
- Ana Judith Martín de la Fuente , MAP
- José Miguel Mulet , Professor of Biotechnology, UPV
- Antonio Granell Richart , Research Professor, CSIC
Panel 3 | Biocontrol, plant protection, and sustainable solutions
- Carmen Crespo , MEP (PP) – video intervention
- Carlos Romero Cuadrado , Deputy Director General of Plant and Forest Health and Hygiene, MAPA
- Miguel Ángel Serrano , ASAJA Almería
- Alberto Fereres Castiel , Research Professor, CSIC
Institutional closure
- Pedro Barato , national president of ASAJA
This event is presented as an essential meeting for the debate on the future of Spanish agriculture , where energy, science, and innovation will converge to strengthen food sovereignty and the competitiveness of the primary sector .