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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

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...

26/02/2026

The CITOLIVA Seminars kick off in March in Cordoba: six technical days to boost the future of olive groves

Córdoba will be the starting point for the CITOLIVA Seminars , a face-to-face training proposal that connects science, practice and territory to face the great challenges of the olive oil sector...

Citoliva - Castillo de Canena agreement signed

17/02/2026

Castillo de Canena will be the first Spanish olive grove to entrust pest control to beneficial insects

The initiative, promoted by CITOLIVA, through its AGRO·LIVE Natural Allies service, will reduce the use of pesticides and strengthen the natural balance of the crop. In the olive groves of Castillo de...

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...

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...

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...

22/12/2025

CITOLIVA offers the olive oil sector the technological tool to transform its by-products

OLIVEVALUE, funded by the Junta de Andalucía (PAIDI 2020), offers a pioneering system that recommends to olive mills and pomace processing plants the best route to valorize olive pomace, pits, leaves...

18/12/2025

ASH4SOIL participated in the closing of the European project AF4EU

The ASH4SOIL Operational Group , coordinated by FEUGA , participated on December 12th in the regional meeting of the Regional Agroforestry Innovation Network (RAIN) of the European project AF4EU , led...

12/12/2025

FutureFoodS launches its second transnational co-funded call to accelerate food sustainability

The European partnership FutureFoodS has announced the opening of its Second Transnational Co-financed Call for Proposals , aimed at funding research and innovation projects that drive the transition...

12/12/2025

CDTI Innovation will finance Spanish participation in the third call for the European Agroecology partnership

The Centre for the Development of Technology and Innovation (CDTI Innovación) has announced that it will fund the participation of Spanish entities in the third co-financed call for proposals of the...