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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...

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...

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...

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...

28/01/2026

CDTI Conference “Between Two Programs, Horizon Europe”

The CDTI is organizing the thirteenth edition of the Conference of the European Union's Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (FP) in Spain, under the motto "Between two Programmes, Horizon...

27/01/2026

APP-TRI: foliar sampling in wheat to “read” the plot and refine the harvest prediction

Source: APP-TRI The APP-TRI Operational Group is making progress on one of the project's key pillars: translating real-time agronomic data from the field into a digital application capable of...

20/01/2026

The call for proposals for CDTI grants for “Innovation and Transfer Ecosystems 2025” remains open until February 12.

The 2025 Innovation and Transfer Ecosystems call for applications remains open until February 12, 2026 , with the aim of strengthening interregional ecosystems focused on the transfer, dissemination...

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...

23/12/2025

GO LIVLAB-IN: How insect frass is revolutionizing horticultural crop fertilization

This is the basis of the GO LIVLAB-IN project, an innovative initiative that focuses on insect farming and the circular economy as levers to transform agriculture and the agro-industry. LIVLAB-IN...

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...

21/11/2025

GO LINOMAR shares its commitment to bioremediation and new generation biostimulants at DATAGRI

The LINOMAR Operational Group actively participated in DATAGRI, the leading event in digital transformation and agritechnology, where it had the opportunity to present its innovative initiative to...

11/11/2025

Detailed program of AGROBIOTECH 2025: innovation, biotechnology and digitalization come together in Lleida

From November 25th to 27th at the Fira de Lleida The AGROBIOTECH 2025 event will turn Lleida into the epicenter of agri-food and forestry innovation from November 25 to 27 , bringing together...

07/11/2025

The program of the VIII DATAGRI Forum, in detail

Murcia will host one of the major events in agri-food digitalization on November 12th and 13th. The countdown has begun for one of the most anticipated events on the agri-food calendar: the 8th...

PHOTO OF THE VISIT TO THE GO PLANFORLAB EXPERIMENTAL FOREST

06/11/2025

Castilla y León inaugurates its first laboratory forest in Vega de Espinareda with the help of the PLANFORLAB Operational Group

The PLANFORLAB Operational Group has taken a decisive step in its development with the inauguration of the first laboratory forest in Castile and León , located in Vega de Espinareda (León) . This...

06/11/2025

The final event of the AGROALNEXT plan, in Pamplona, will showcase more than 260 R&D projects in the agri-food sector.

For three years, the complementary agri-food plan AGROALNEXT, promoted by the Government of Spain through the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities , has united the talent of more than 27...

05/11/2025

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA) will present the AKIS Advisors Platform at the 2nd National Meeting of Phytoma Advisors

The 2nd National Meeting of Advisors , organized by Phytoma in collaboration with the Valencian Regional Government's Ministry of Agriculture, Water, Livestock and Fisheries , has published its final...

04/11/2025

EXPO SAGRIS 2025: More than 100 activities to connect the countryside with the city and showcase the innovation, talent and sustainability of the agri-food sector

From November 6 to 8, 2025 , Pavilion 4 of IFEMA MADRID will become the great meeting point of the agricultural world with the celebration of the first edition of EXPO SAGRIS, the Agriculture and...