Events

The seminar will focus on finding innovative solutions for resilient agriculture and food systems through smart circular economy approaches. Objective: Find innovative solutions in response to the accessibility and affordability of energy and fertilizers by building resilient agricultural and food systems through smart circular economy approaches at local and farm levels to safeguard food security and climate goals. Seminar details: Program (English)

The global tradeshow for the wine-arboriculture-vegetable production sectors, VINITECH-SIFEL is a reference event for innovation in the wine, arboriculture and vegetable sectors. A complete offer where foreign exhibitors converge in the four sections of the fair: cultural techniques, winery and cellar equipment, bottling and packaging, services and training. Detailed information => Program

The EIP-AGRI workshop ‘Young entrepreneurs - engines of innovation in rural areas’ will take place on 30 November – 1 December 2022 in Dublin, Ireland. Read more

The Congress is held with the intention of highlighting the rural real estate sector in Spain and Portugal, generating a space for communication and information in which the current situation of the rural real estate sector is discussed for its enhancement, and it is provided with transparency. and information of interest is shared from the best specialists. In-person and online mode Registration => http://www.cifir.net/

CONAMA 2022 puts the emphasis on transformation. It is not enough to show good practices. It is essential to attend to the impact of our strategies, of our projects: decarbonize the economy, stop the loss of biodiversity, reduce resource consumption and maximize efficiency, close cycles imitating nature, let biodiversity enter our cities, minimize the impact of our activities PROGRAM

The Valencian Foundation for Advanced Studies organizes the Conference 'Agronomic Engineering and connection of biosystems: New agri-food model' The day will be in person and online . Registration => https://forms.gle/nmjrFUkFx9uzQgxE8 .

The V Forum to Promote the Digital Transformation of the Agri-Food Sector (DATAGRI) will analyze in different formats the main trends on digital transformation in the agricultural sector and the success stories that are accelerating this process throughout the value chain. Discover the technology in the birthplace of the greenhouse, in southern Europe. PROGRAM

The European project i2connect is proud to announce its first international conference: “Empowering advisors to support interactive innovation in agriculture and forestry. Practices. Experiences. Tools." Save the date! The conference... Read more

Connect with Rural Development Description Place of celebration: Room 7C of the DG of Rural Development, Innovation and Agri-Food Training of MAPA - Gran Vía de San Francisco 4-6, 28005 Madrid. The maximum capacity is 75 people. (Travel, accommodation and subsistence expenses are the responsibility of each participant.) You also have the possibility of participating in this day through online format via ZOOM. Likewise, the day can be viewed live via streaming. Within the framework of the process carried out by the MAPA to prepare the CAP Strategic Plan, in which four previous meetings have been held, and the last one having been held on September 21, 2021, the members of the Partnership are summoned again to a new day of information and debate around the EP PAC 2023-2027 for Spain. Goals Inform and involve interested entities and associations in the CAP 2023-2027 and the new CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027, as well as the new associated regulations and future CAP networks. Identify areas of interest of the participants in relation to the future actions of the new CAP National Network. This day is organized by the General Secretariat of Agrarian Policy Planning and the National Rural Network (SG for the Revitalization of the Rural Environment), Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. You can see the video of the day at this link You can also see the participatory dynamic that was carried out in mentimeter in this other link

Connect with Rural Development Description Objectives of the day Promote women's leadership. Publicize business projects and good practices promoted by rural women, to serve as inspiration to those who want to live and develop their activity in rural areas. Disseminate and exchange the personal and work experiences of entrepreneurial women in rural areas, in the autonomous community of Castilla y León. Promote entrepreneurship as a life option among the center's students.

The day is aimed at those people, especially rural women, who are linked to or interested in developing professionally in the agriculture, livestock and agri-food sectors. Program

Connect with Rural Development Description Objectives of the day: Promote cooperativism and women's leadership. Publicize business projects and good practices promoted by rural women, to serve as inspiration to those who want to live and develop their activity in rural areas. Disseminate the personal and work experiences of entrepreneurial women and representatives of associations in rural areas in the Region of Murcia. Promote entrepreneurship as a life option in rural areas.

Connect with Rural Development Description Background and context The National Rural Network (RRN) is focusing its Action Plan these months on the issue of women, through a series of activities designed to respond to the needs detected through: interviews with territorial agents, survey carried out with rural women , and two meetings of the Thematic Group “Rural Women 2022”, held on May 17 and 18 , 2022; with the aim of identifying their main problems and needs. Through these detected needs, as well as information collected in other activities and conferences of the NRN, the following topics of great interest have been considered to be addressed in this day of exchange of LEADER experiences around rural women: Bioeconomy and sustainability Conciliation, co-responsibility and gender perspective Social economy with a gender focus Likewise, these themes are considered transversal factors that directly influence the viability of sustaining life in rural areas. Exchange objectives Learn about experiences of projects led by women, both LEADER projects and other inspiring experiences, in relation to conciliation and co-responsibility, gender perspective, social economy and sustainability. Reflect on the opportunities that the new social, economic and environmental scenarios represent for rural development, and the determining role of rural women in these new scenarios. Identify actions to develop in rural regions that combine the promotion of women, the socioeconomic progress of populations and environmental sustainability. Target audience Local action groups (technical staff, managers and associates), public administrations, social, cultural and economic action entities, and anyone who is interested in the role of women as a driver of rural development. You can access the recording of the session at this link

Connect with Rural Development Description Objectives of the day Promote women's leadership. Publicize business projects and good practices promoted by rural women, to serve as inspiration to those who want to live and develop their activity in rural areas. Disseminate and exchange the personal and work experiences of women leaders in the agricultural cooperative sector as well as entrepreneurs in rural areas, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Promote entrepreneurship as a life option in rural areas, among the students of the center.

In its 55th edition, SEPOR presents important innovations aimed at continuing to improve the quality and quantity of services offered to sponsors, collaborators, exhibitors and attendees. Unstable winds are blowing for the sector and SEPOR is going to be, as it has been for more than half a century, a guide for the different links in the agri-food chain. SEPOR will be the compass that allows answers to three basic questions: how has the sector evolved? What is your present context? Where is the sector going? In short, a technical analysis of the work carried out every day by the sector in its desire for productive, environmental, health, technical and supply improvement. PROGRAM

Depopulation, uncompetitive economy, brain drain, lack of infrastructure, low-income levels, limited access to services, environmental and social issues are buzzwords often used while describing rural regions. Is this how we... Read more

The SCAR Strategic Working Group on Food Systems (SCAR FS SWG), as the body providing advice to EU agricultural research and policy development in the field of food, organizes a... Read more

In recent years, a change has been taking place in the cultivation of nuts in Spain. The new intensive plantations provide precocity, total mechanization, continuous harvesting and high production. There is still room for improvement in the advancement of agronomic management of these plantations so that we opt for efficient and sustainable production models both economically and environmentally. The III Almond and Pistachio Forum aims to highlight this production model and transfer to the producer the most appropriate cultivation techniques to make a profitable and sustainable crop, in addition to addressing the possibilities offered by organic production. RECORD

This event will present the final outcomes of the Smart Rural 21 project, and the results of an intensive collaboration with rural communities and other relevant stakeholders across Europe to... Read more

The conference will present the final results of the Smart Rural 21 project , which is the result of intense collaboration with rural communities and other relevant stakeholders across Europe to realize Smart Villages on the ground for more than two years. The conference aims to be inspiring and interactive. Come join us! There are limited places for this event and it will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, keeping in mind the balance between the country and the type of organization. The first round of registrations closed on July 25, 2022. Secure your spot at the event as soon as you can as there are limited spots that will mostly be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis!