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English translation of a compilation of projects developed through the regional and national Rural Development Programmes, operational groups and innovative projects that are working on fertilisation issues.

This publication is a compilation of Operational Groups and Innovative Projects in the field of fertilization in Spain and Europe.

As of November 2022, there are 8 billion people in the world. It is estimated that in 2050 the world population will be 9.7 billion. Agriculture occupies a prominent position in all the major challenges we face, including the main and unavoidable one: feeding ourselves. And this is where young and new farmers come into play.

SIMBIOLIVA Operational Group, a project that bets on #biotechnology as a driver of the circular economy in the treatment of alperujo, a key by-product in the olive oil industry.

Inventory of innovative projects implemented by supra-regional operational groups of the European Innovation Partnership for agricultural productivity and sustainability of the National Rural Development Programme (PNDR) 2014-2022, submeasure 16.2.

The Technical Dossier no. 123: “Grups operatius a Catalunya. Call 2018” is dedicated to the Groups Operatius developed within the framework of the CAP Strategic Plan (PEPAC 2023-2027), and includes the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems, also linked to AKIS (Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System).

"Technical Dossier No. 123: “Operational groups in Catalonia. Call 2018” is dedicated to the Operational Groups developed within the framework of the CAP Strategic Plan (PEPAC 2023-2027), and taking into account the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems, also known as AKIS (Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System).

The report summarizes the first funding period (2014-2022) of the European Innovation Partnership for Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability (EIP-Agri) operational groups, implemented at supra-autonomous level in Spain.

Explanatory manual for the Cultiva program.

Summary of the activities and recommendations of the Focal Group on Access to Land promoted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food for the preparation of a document to support dialogue between the competent administrations in the preparation of Spain's Strategic Plan for the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post-2020.

LA TIERRA Podcast by UPA and the Federation of Rural Women's Associations (FADEMUR) collects the demands, proposals and ideas of members and representatives of both organizations as well as entities and institutions in their field of action.

Study of training needs of rural youth.

Monograph on trends in fertilization.

Standard for inputs that can be used in organic plant production: fertilizers, amendments and growing substrates.

Improving the management of industrial tomato crops for sustainable management of key processes such as fertilization, health and irrigation by creating a platform that integrates different technologies.

Proposal to increase mineralization, promote soil-plant microbiome symbiosis and enrich agricultural soils with organic matter in a sustainable, continuous and complete way with all the necessary nutrients.

Development of an intelligent and autonomous agricultural management system that determines the optimal harvest date for each crop, improving the competitiveness of primary producers in the food chain.

To make sunflower cultivation profitable from a productive, sustainable and ecosystem-based perspective. A set of parameters is provided that can identify the quality and health of soils that support sunflower cultivation.

Techniques used to improve the efficiency and quality of oil production, reuse of by-products from the oil mill, and promote a circular bioeconomy in the sector through state-of-the-art precision irrigation techniques.

Innovations in hop cultivation in Spain, incorporating improvements in processes, technologies and sustainable management of water resources, fertilizers and pest control, promoting the organization and profitability of agricultural farms.