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Official banner commemorating 40 years of the CAP in Spain

07/07/2026

40 years of Spain in the CAP: four decades cultivating the future of the Spanish countryside

The Common Agricultural Policy has supported the modernization of the agri-food sector, the boost to rural areas and the evolution towards more sustainable, innovative and competitive agriculture and...

Luis Planas, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, together with Norbert Lins, Vice-President of the European Parliament's Committee on Agriculture and rapporteur for the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)

15/07/2026

Luis Planas defends in Brussels a CAP with sufficient budget, simplified and without renationalization.

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, met today in Brussels with the Vice-President of the European Parliament's Committee on Agriculture and rapporteur for the future Common...

25/05/2026

The second edition of the Agraria Prize for Master's theses in agricultural engineering has been announced.

The Valladolid Fair and the General Council of Official Colleges of Agricultural Engineers announce the second edition of the Agraria Prize, an award that will recognize the best final master's theses...

22/05/2026

TWIN4MILK drives the digital transformation of dairy cattle through digital twins and explainable artificial intelligence

The Operational Group will develop predictive and interoperable tools to improve the efficiency, sustainability and competitiveness of dairy farms. The TWIN4MILK Operational Group was created with the...

15/07/2026

40 years of Spain in the CAP: four decades cultivating the future of the Spanish countryside

15/07/2026

Luis Planas defends in Brussels a CAP with sufficient budget, simplified and without renationalization.

30/04/2026

Agricultural advice is consolidating as a strategic pillar of AKIS in Spain and Europe

The conference “Agricultural advice as the core of AKIS in Spain and Europe” , organized by the AKIS Advisors Platform together with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA), brought...

29/04/2026

Provacuno launches a web application to measure the carbon footprint of beef cattle in Spain

The new application, already available for the beef cattle sector on the website huellavacunosostenible.eu , is one of the key milestones of the Sustainable European Beef (SEUB) Promotion Plan, co...

20/04/2026

New 2026 call for aid for knowledge exchange in the agri-food and forestry sector for almost 10 million euros

The deadline for submitting applications is May 18th. The aid is co-financed 43% by the EAFRD and 57% by the ministry The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA) published on April 16 in...

23/03/2026

Provacuno showcases at Alimentaria 2026 the new features of the second year of the European campaign “For a sustainable Europe, the special mission of beef”

Co-financed by the European Union and led by Provacuno (Spain) and Apaq-W (Belgium), the campaign continues to promote emissions reductions and the prevention and improvement of soil degradation. Key...

02/03/2026

CIDAF and four circular innovation projects: from agri-food waste to bio-input and functional ingredient

The circular bioeconomy is opening new avenues for the agri-food sector to transform byproducts and natural resources into high-value solutions : biostimulants, functional ingredients, more efficient...

12/02/2026

GO VOLTAGRO will participate as a speaker at the CIES 2026 technical conference on agrivoltaics.

The VOLTAGRO Operational Group will participate as a speaker in the technical conference "Agrivoltaics: solar energy beyond the kilowatt-hour" , an event held within the framework of the parallel...

10/02/2026

GO FOTOPUR will present its progress in two technical days on innovation, energy and emissions in swine

The GO FOTOPUR Operational Group will participate in two key events in February focused on innovation and improving the efficiency and sustainability of the pig farming sector. These events, taking...

Image of a previous cross visit EU cap network

30/01/2026

EU CAP Network opens the call for participation in the 2026 cross-visits

The EU CAP Network has launched a call for expressions of interest to participate in the 2026 cross-visits , a series of cross-visits aimed at boosting innovation, knowledge sharing, and networking...

COUNTRIES OF THE FUNDER BOARD AGROECOLOGY

28/01/2026

The third co-financed call for proposals from the European Association AGROECOLOGY closes on February 18th.

The European association AGROECOLOGY has officially opened the 3rd co-financed call for research and innovation projects , under the motto "Promoting plant and animal genetic diversity and empowering...

23/01/2026

The importance of beef cattle farming for health, debated in a new session of the Provacuno Campus

During the day, Juan Pascual, veterinarian, science communicator and vice president of AnimalhealthEurope, addressed from a scientific and technical perspective the role of cattle in sustainability...

Photovoltaic slurry lagoon in Tauste, installed by the Fotopur operating group

22/01/2026

GO FOTOPUR progress: floating photovoltaics to reduce emissions in slurry lagoons

The FOTOPUR Operational Group is making progress in the development and validation of innovative solutions based on floating photovoltaics to reduce polluting emissions from slurry lagoons in pig...

21/01/2026

The deadline is now open to participate in the EU CAP Network conference on water resilience in agriculture

The EU CAP Network has opened the call for expressions of interest to participate in the conference “Water resilience in agriculture: innovation in practice” , a European meeting focused on innovation...

20/01/2026

SECUESVAC makes progress in calculating organic carbon sequestration in agricultural soils

The GO SECUESVAC project has taken another step forward with the start of the phase focused on calculating organic carbon sequestration in the soil. Following the start of this second stage, the...

15/01/2026

The Local Food Advisors' Journey 2026 campaign is launched: a European roadmap to strengthen advice on short supply chains

The EU 4Advice and COREnet initiative, Local Food Advisors' Journey 2026, was created with the aim of highlighting the European Network of Advisors on Short Food Supply Chains (EAN-SFSC) and, at the...

14/01/2026

GO SUPRA BIOLIVA: transforming olive grove by-products into added value and sustainability

SOURCE: GO SUPRA BIOLIVA At the heart of Spain's olive groves lies a paradox: while olive oil is one of our most renowned treasures, thousands of tons of byproducts, such as olive pomace and leaves...

13/01/2026

The Spanish AKIS coordinating body approves its roadmap for 2026 and strengthens the alignment between science, innovation and the agri-food sector

On December 17, 2025 , the second plenary meeting of the Coordinating Body of the Knowledge and Innovation System in Agriculture (SCIA-AKIS) was held at the headquarters of the Ministry of Agriculture...

13/01/2026

In 2026, the block of sectoral technical workshops of the plan to promote regenerative and sustainable agriculture will begin.

In 2026, the block of sectoral technical workshops begins within the program "Technical workshops and seminars to promote regenerative and sustainable agriculture" , an initiative launched in March...

22/12/2025

The call for applications for R&D stays is now open to promote scientific advice in the Administration, with challenges related to the agri-food and forestry sector.

The R&D Stays call opens a new opportunity for the Spanish scientific community to contribute directly to the design and improvement of public policies through scientific advice in the General State...