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

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

English translation of a compilation of projects developed through Rural Development Programmes, operational groups and innovative projects that are working on genetic improvement issues in agriculture.

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.

MICOALGA FEED Operational Group, which seeks to reduce the use of antibiotics in livestock farming, through a natural diet based on algae and fungi.  

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.

Innovative solutions to develop viticultural management models aimed at promoting and giving visibility to minority grape varieties.

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 new feeds enriched with fungi and algae with antimicrobial, immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory capacity.

Eradication of bitter almond from marketing channels by implementing actions from production to industry and involving all links in the supply chain and all administrations.

Design and evaluation of a systematized mechanism for promoting the cultivation and use of legumes adapted to the needs of all agents in the animal feed chain.

Measuring GHG emissions from individual cows on dairy farms and their relationship to animal production, functionality and genetics will allow for the selection of animals that are more efficient in their use of feed and with lower GHG emissions.