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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...

17/03/2026

SECUESVAC focuses on the key needs to ensure generational renewal in beef cattle farming

Women still face barriers in ownership and financing. The focus was placed on innovation to improve work-life balance and economic efficiency. The SECUESVAC Operational Group aims to place...

20/02/2026

CNTA launches the sixth edition of Food (Tech)² Challengers and opens the application period until March 13

The National Center for Food Technology and Safety (CNTA) has opened the application period to participate in the 6th edition of Food (Tech)² Challengers , a technology promotion program funded by the...

18/02/2026

A new call for applications for “Digital Rural Challenge” is now open, offering free training to promote digital inclusion in rural areas.

The UNED Foundation has opened a new registration period for the Rural Digital Challenge program – “Rural Digital Inclusion: A Social Advancement,” a free digital training program for residents of...

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...

11/02/2026

Cajamar Innova Agrotech opens a new call for Technological Challenges to accelerate innovative solutions in agri-food

Cajamar Innova Agrotech has launched a new edition of its Technological Challenges , a call aimed at startups, technology companies, research groups and innovative teams that wish to develop tools and...

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...

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...

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...

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...

In the image, from left to right: Andrea Bertaglio, Benoît Cassart, Heinz Osterloh, Luigi Scordamaglia and Peer Ederer.

04/12/2025

Provacuno and APAQ-W reinforce the sector's commitment to the goal of climate neutrality by 2050 at the 1st European Symposium on Beef Cattle Sustainability

More than 600 professionals participated both in person and online in the 1st European Symposium on Beef Sustainability , held on November 12 in Brussels and organized by Provacuno and APAQ-W within...

28/11/2025

GO CLIMSOSTRIGO identifies wheat varieties tolerant to drought and high temperatures

Climate change is profoundly transforming growing conditions in Spain's main cereal-growing regions. According to the project report, Mediterranean regions are facing more frequent droughts...