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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...

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...

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...

29/08/2024

The Government promotes new technologies for sustainable fertilization of agricultural soils

On August 27, the Council of Ministers approved a new royal decree that updates the rules for the sustainable nutrition of agricultural soils of December 27, 2022 , introducing advanced technologies...

08/08/2024

The MAPA allocates more than 37 million euros to finance 65 new innovative projects of supra-autonomous operational groups in the agri-food and forestry sector

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has announced the funding of 65 new innovative projects in the agri-food and forestry sector, with a total investment of 37.3 million euros. The...

04/07/2024

The new SAGRIS 2025 fair was presented, focused on innovation and talent for the future of the agri-food industry

IFEMA has just presented the new SAGRIS fair, the Agriculture and Livestock Fair , which is scheduled for May 8-10, 2025, supported by the main agricultural organizations in Spain. This event...

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...

27/03/2024

26th edition of the Fertiberia Award for the Best Doctoral Thesis

Fertiberia Group announces the 26th edition of its Best Doctoral Thesis Award . The purpose of the award is to promote a rational and responsible application of fertilizers compatible with the...

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...

11/03/2024

Compound patented by the CSIC and the UPV reduces the impact of drought and improves productivity in tomato plants

The work, published in Horticulture Research , by a team from the Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology of Plants, IBMCP (a joint centre of the CSIC and the UPV) has discovered how hexenyl...

01/03/2024

European consortium with the participation of the CSIC will share open scientific data for global climate changes

The Spanish National Research Council , through the Institute of Physics of Cantabria (IFCA, CSIC-UC), which is part of the Envri-Hub Next project funded by the European Commission's Horizon Europe...

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01/03/2024

Solar collectors that are good for your pocket and the environment

A study by a team of researchers supported by the EU-funded ASTEP (Application of Solar Thermal Energy to Processes) project has developed cutting-edge solar collectors for industrial processes...

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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21/02/2024

The high productivity of cultivated plants is explained by the physiological traits of their wild parents.

A study by the Rey Juan Carlos University led by Professor Ruben Milla, and in which researchers from the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) participated, has analyzed why cultivated plants are...

15/02/2024

Rural Toolkit: Virtual guide to financing for rural areas

The “ Rural Kit ” or “ Rural Toolbox ” ( Rural Toolkit ) is a digital platform serving as a guide that centralises the different types of financing that the European Union makes available to rural...

Photo news MAPA Meeting of the plenary session of the food chain observatory

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...

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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

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...

15/02/2024

National summary of SIGPAC by autonomous communities (2024 campaign)

Summary of the data on surface areas and enclosures broken down by use groups and by autonomous communities , contained in the databases of the Geographic Information System for Agricultural Plots in...

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...