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03/04/2025

The 27th edition of the Fertiberia Award for the best doctoral thesis on agricultural topics has opened.

The 27th edition of the Fertiberia Award for the best doctoral thesis on agricultural topics is open until May 30, 2025. This award, a benchmark in agricultural research since 1996, promotes the...

27/03/2025

Cajamar launches calls for innovative projects in Water, Agrotech, and Foodtech

The Cajamar Innova program launches its 2025 calls for proposals with the aim of promoting the growth of startups and business projects that develop sustainable technological solutions in the fields...

20/03/2025

FEGA customer service to facilitate access to FEADER grants

The Spanish Agricultural Guarantee Fund (FEGA) has a User Support Center (CAU) to provide information and assistance to those wishing to benefit from aid financed by the European Agricultural Fund for...

19/03/2025

Luis Planas highlights the innovative capacity of the agri-food sector in the National Food Strategy

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food, Luis Planas, has highlighted the significant innovative capacity of the Spanish agri-food sector and the importance of its commitment to technology...

07/02/2025

Call for participation in the next EU CAP Network workshop dedicated to logistics innovation

You can register until February 10th. The EU CAP Network has announced the holding of the upcoming workshop “ Logistics innovation to improve the position of farmers in the supply chain” which will...

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26/08/2024

Aid for Consulting Providers in the CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027 in Castilla-La Mancha

On August 19, Order 135/2024, of August 8 , was published in the Official Gazette of Castilla-La Mancha, which establishes the regulatory bases for the granting of aid to providers of agricultural...

18/07/2024

UPA participates in the TerraCert project for training in regenerative agriculture through microcredentials

The Union of Small Farmers (UPA) is participating in the international TerraCert project, dedicated to training in regenerative agriculture through microcredentials . These are like a mini-certificate...

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03/06/2024

Internships abroad and scientific conferences: OECD CRP Programme funding call for 2025 now open

The 2025 call for proposals for the OECD Cooperative Research Programme (CRP) on Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems has recently been opened and is open until 10 September to fund the...

19/04/2024

FEGA's 2023 Conditionality Report (2022 controls) is now available

Report assessing the application of conditionality in Spain based on data obtained from controls carried out in 2022 based on information provided by the autonomous communities, and communicated to...

10/04/2024

The 4th edition of the CNTA Food Tech Challengers for agri-food startups is now open

Food (Tech)2 Challengers, a technological boosting programme funded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA) and led by CNTA (National Centre for Food Technology and Safety), is...

01/04/2024

Galicia Food Awards 2024

CLUSAGA announces the 10th Galicia Food Awards with the aim of recognizing and making visible the best practices in entrepreneurship, digitalization, innovation, quality, excellence, sustainability...

25/03/2024

2nd Call for INTERREG SUDOE Projects

The second call for Sudoe projects is open until 31 May 2024 for all public, private and non-profit entities and companies. With a budget of €53.7 million , the projects approved by the Programme...

25/03/2024

4th. CAJAMAR INNOVA Water Projects Call

Registration for the 4th edition of CAJAMAR INNOVA, a startup incubator and accelerator specializing in water technologies , is open until May 2 for the selection of technological projects that...

21/02/2024

WTO final report sides with European Commission on Spanish black olives

The Government welcomes the final report of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Compliance Panel requested by the European Commission in the dispute over Spanish black olives . The WTO report supports...

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15/02/2024

Meeting of the Food Chain Observatory

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, has assured today that the modification of the Law on measures to improve the functioning of the food chain , which came into force in...

CSIC news on food and nutrition dissemination

15/02/2024

CSIC fights misinformation about food and nutrition

CSIC fights misinformation about food and nutrition with activities for educational centers. Students will share content learned at the Institute of Food Science and Technology and Nutrition, ICTAN...

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15/02/2024

What is regenerative agriculture and why is it promoted by the food industry?

Article by Juan Sagarna, director of the Sustainability, Quality and Innovation department of Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias de España. Read more

15/02/2024

Strengthening consumer information obligations for the “breakfast directives”

The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food , Luis Planas, has expressed his satisfaction with the agreement recently reached by the European Commission, Parliament and Council of the European...

15/02/2024

Beef cattle farming in Spain emits 66% less greenhouse gases than the world average

In a recent study published in the scientific journal Animal , Spanish scientists from the Polytechnic University of Valencia conclude that beef farming emits fewer greenhouse gases than the world...

30/11/2023

The Secretary General of Agriculture and Food highlights the role of fertilization in achieving sustainable agriculture

The Secretary General of Agriculture and Food, Fernando Miranda, today highlighted the role of fertilisation in achieving sustainable agriculture, since the application of nutrients to crops is...

24/07/2023

The Secretary General of Agriculture underlines the importance of restoring trade flows of food and fertilizers for global food security

The Secretary General of Agriculture and Food, Fernando Miranda, today highlighted the need to restore trade flows of food and fertilizers to guarantee food security in the world, threatened by the...

05/05/2023

The Observatory publishes the update of the study of the value chain of extra virgin olive oil and a report on innovative foods

The plenary session of the Food Chain Observatory meeting today has continued the analysis of the situation of food prices and consumption, and has approved the update of the study of the value chain...

08/11/2022

Farmers share their agroecological practices – AGLAÉ Case

The AGLAE (Farmers Share Their Agroecological Practices) project aims to create a repository of innovative agroecological practices in large scale crops and livestock farming (LSCL), Viticulture and...

08/11/2022

The BIOFRUITNET Operational Group promotes innovation in the production of European organic fruits

The BIOFRUITNET Operational Group promotes innovation in the production of European organic fruits asimon Fri, 10/28/2022 - 07:09 The BIOFRUITNET Operational Group (GO) project aims to strengthen and...