Events

On May 16, 2025 , the OCA Puerta del Camino Hotel in Santiago de Compostela will host the 1st Congress of Young People and Women in the Agri-Food and Forestry Sector , an initiative promoted by Unións Agrarias-UPA that will bring together more than a hundred participants in a key event to address the future of rural areas. This in-person conference, scheduled from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. , aims to raise awareness about the abandonment of rural areas and agroforestry activities , one of the determining factors in the depopulation process affecting many areas of the country. The event also seeks to offer innovative solutions and management practices aimed at halting this abandonment , with special emphasis on new formulas for generational transfer and farm succession . The conference is part of a biannual program, which includes a second edition of the congress in May 2026 , and responds to the need to highlight the key role of youth and women in revitalizing rural areas and strengthening the agri-food and forestry sectors. This meeting will be an opportunity to share experiences, access up-to-date knowledge, and create networks that promote the sustainable future of rural Galicia and the entire region. Registration is full, but a waiting list is available. PROGRAM | REGISTRATION

SAGRIS, the Agriculture and Livestock Fair , will be held from May 8 to 10, 2025 with the aim of bringing society closer and raising awareness about the importance of the rural world and promoting innovation, talent and sustainability in the agricultural sector.

FIMA will once again be the largest event in the agricultural world in Southern Europe. Mechanisation and technological innovations will show professionals the best way to make their farms more profitable, improving performance and productivity. The importance of the farmer will be evident at an event that pays special attention to Mediterranean Agriculture and where the situation of European and world agriculture is constantly being discussed. Farmers, cooperatives, service companies, importers, distributors, engineers, the academic world, research and public administration, among others, meet at this benchmark forum in Spain for the agricultural sector. More than 1,200 exhibitors (420 of them foreign) on an exhibition area of more than 100,000 square metres, attracted 167,564 visitors at its last edition, from 54 different countries.