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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...

19/12/2024

Success of the opening day of the SMARTFARMRANI Operational Group

On December 18, 2024, the Hotel El Milano Real, in Hoyos del Espino (Ávila), hosted the opening day of the SMARTFARMRANI (SFR) Operational Group , focused on the future of extensive livestock farming...

COVER OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION'S EU AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK REPORT

19/12/2024

Innovation and technology: pillars of the future of agriculture in the EU

The European Commission has published its latest EU Agricultural Outlook report for 2024-2035 The EU Agricultural Outlook Report (2024-2035) presented by the European Commission provides a detailed...

Presentation of AKIS Advisor Platform at modernAKIS event on October 30, 2024

12/11/2024

ModernAKIS promotes the digitalization and sustainability of the agri-food sector in Spain with two days of connection between professionals

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA) , within the framework of the European ModernAKIS project , has launched a Community of Practice (CoP) that seeks to modernize the agri-food...

Strategic Dialogue on the Future of EU Agriculture

12/09/2024

Final report of the Strategic Dialogue Group on the Future of EU Agriculture presented

Announced by the President of the European Commission in her State of the Union address on 13 September 2023 and launched in January 2024 , the Strategic Dialogue on the Future of EU Farming brought...

excellence awards innovation rural women

12/09/2024

Innovation in the agricultural activity of rural women is awarded

Innovation in agricultural activity not only transforms production models, but also plays a crucial role in gender equality, especially in rural areas. Likewise, the growing incorporation of women...

29/07/2024

Call for the 5th Commitment to Equality Awards, from AFAMMER

The Association of Families and Women in Rural Areas (AFAMMER) has announced the 5TH EDITION OF THE COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT AWARDS 2024. The aim of these awards is to raise...

MAPA calls for maintaining ambition in technological innovation in agriculture

18/07/2024

Technological innovation at the centre of Luis Planas' speech at the EU Council of Agriculture and Fisheries Ministers

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas , has advocated at the Council of Ministers of Agriculture and Fisheries of the EU held on July 15 for the European Union (EU) to maintain...

16/07/2024

New 2024/25 EU CAP Network events focused on innovation and knowledge exchange in agriculture

From July 2024 to June 2025, the EU CAP Network will organise 13 events focusing on innovation, knowledge sharing and EIP-AGRI. To raise awareness of this call and encourage participation, a video has...

Luis Planas advocates initiatives to make the countryside attractive to young people

05/07/2024

Consulting, training and assistance, pillars to promote generational change in Spanish agriculture

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas , stressed yesterday, July 4, during the extraordinary Sectoral Conference on generational change, held in Pamplona, that specific advice...

Presentation of the study at La Vega Innova

13/06/2024

The Spanish agri-food sector wants to digitalise and robotise its processes

On June 12, the presentation of the study by the Observatory of digitalization of the agri-food sector "The digital transformation of the agri-food sector seen by its professionals" took place at the...

Internships abroad and OECD scientific conferences on akisplataforma

03/06/2024

Internships abroad and scientific conferences: OECD CRP Programme funding call for 2025 now open

The 2025 call for proposals for the OECD Cooperative Research Programme (CRP) on Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems has recently been opened and is open until 10 September to fund the...

22/04/2024

CaixaBank presents Tierra de Oportunidades 2024 to fix population and create employment in the rural world

The call for proposals for the Tierra de Oportunidades 2024 Program is expected to be launched in May and June in collaboration with the Rural Development Groups of each geographic area, who will...

19/04/2024

FEGA's 2023 Conditionality Report (2022 controls) is now available

Report assessing the application of conditionality in Spain based on data obtained from controls carried out in 2022 based on information provided by the autonomous communities, and communicated to...

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food building

17/04/2024

More than €207 million agreed to be distributed among the regional governments for rural development, agriculture and livestock farming

The Council of Ministers of April 16 has authorized the territorial distribution among the autonomous communities of eight credits for a total amount of €207.87 million to finance rural development...

16/04/2024

RURAL CAMPUS

The Rural Campus Program is an initiative developed by the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITERD), in collaboration with the Ministry of Science, Innovation and...

10/04/2024

The 4th edition of the CNTA Food Tech Challengers for agri-food startups is now open

Food (Tech)2 Challengers, a technological boosting programme funded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA) and led by CNTA (National Centre for Food Technology and Safety), is...

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...

18/03/2024

Call for entrepreneurship and advice itineraries in social economy 2024-2026

The Spanish Business Confederation of the Social Economy ( CEPES ), co-financed by the ESF+ , launches a new call for aid to social economy entities to develop collective entrepreneurship projects...

11/03/2024

15th edition of the "Rural Women Innovation Excellence Awards"

With the aim of recognising innovative projects developed by women in rural areas and actions that recognise their fundamental role in the territory, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is...

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD

23/02/2024

Continuous training plan 2024 for technical staff in rural areas

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has published on its website the 2024 Continuing Education Plan for Rural Technical Staff , with the aim of promoting agri-food training as a key tool...