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02/10/2026

We eat less, spend more, and cook differently: the CAP Network analyzes how eating habits are changing in Spain | CAP Network

The new publication from the CAP Network reveals a transformation in the Spanish shopping basket and cuisine: the volume of food purchased is falling, spending is increasing, and there is a growing demand for practical and easy-to-prepare products. The decline in consumption of some cornerstones of the Mediterranean diet, the rise of ready-made meals, and online shopping present new challenges and opportunities for producers, local businesses, and the agri-food chain.

25/09/2026

Europe debates the future of agri-food R&D&I

These days, September 24th and 25th, the new framework for research, development and innovation in the agri-food sector is being debated in Brussels.

22/09/2026

Provisional unit amounts for livestock-related aid in the 2026 campaign

Section 2 of Chapter III of Title III of Royal Decree 1048/2022, of December 27, on the application, from 2023 onwards, of interventions in the form of direct payments and the establishment of common...

22/09/2026

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food publishes the Report on advisory needs in plant health.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food publishes the Report on advisory needs in plant health. The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA) has recently published on its website the...

26/02/2024

Extension of the deadline for the justification and request for payment of wine aid

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has extended by 30 days the deadline for the justification and request for payment of the first call for intervention in tangible and intangible...

22/02/2024

11th RuralApps Award

The award covers innovative technological solutions in the fields of digitalisation and digital transformation such as: applications, data governance and management, artificial intelligence, augmented...

20/02/2024

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...

19/02/2024

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food announces the “Food of Spain 2024” Award

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food publishes in the Official State Gazette (BOE) an extract of the order calling for the “Food of Spain 2024” Award . The application submission period...

15/02/2024

VI Women in Agriculture Awards

Forty-nine candidates were submitted to the sixth edition of the MujerAGRO Awards . The Awards are supported by companies in the agri-food sector that decide to showcase their actions related to...

Photo by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

15/02/2024

Luis Planas presents a “solid and well-crafted” package of measures that responds to the concerns of farmers and ranchers

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, has presented to the professional agricultural organizations a package of measures , "solid and worked", to respond to the concerns of...

14/02/2024

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...

14/02/2024

Presentation of the ECREA 2.0 interactive report

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food presents the new version of the tool for Studies of costs and incomes of agricultural holdings (Ecrea 2.0), designed by the Undersecretariat of...

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

14/02/2024

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...

12/02/2024

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...

06/02/2024

More than 139,000 farmers will receive extraordinary aid from the State

With an amount of €268.7 million from the General State Budget , 139,756 owners of agricultural holdings producing dry land, rice and tomato for industry will benefit from the payment of this aid to...

05/01/2024

CAP direct aid payments 2023

CAP direct aid payments 2023 Direct aid payments from the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for the 2023 campaign exceed €3,475 million as of 31 December 2023. This amount is similar to that made in...

14/06/2023

Subsidies to organizations that carry out support actions in the presentation of the single application to beneficiaries of CAP aid

Order approving the regulatory bases for the granting of subsidies under a competitive competition regime to organizations in the agri-food sector that carry out support actions in the presentation of...

28/04/2023

The Centralized Management Financial Instrument facilitates access to credit for 1,000 farms and industries in the agri-food sector

The Financial Instrument for Centralized Management (IFGC), promoted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, has facilitated access to credit for 1,000 farmers, forestry ranchers and agri...

03/11/2022

The National Rural Network holds the fifth meeting of the partnership to present the main news on the CAP Strategic Plan 2023 – 2027

The National Rural Network holds the fifth meeting of the partnership to present the main news on the CAP Strategic Plan 2023 – 2027 asimon Thu, 03/11/2022 - 16:35 The members of the Partnership are...

25/10/2022

The National Rural Network becomes the National CAP Network

The National Rural Network becomes the National Network of the CAP asimon Tue, 10/25/2022 - 10:28 The National Rural Network holds its last assembly before its conversion The new CAP Strategic Plans...

20/10/2022

The “European CAP Network” is born

The “European CAP Network” is born asimon Thu, 10/20/2022 - 09:52 The “European CAP Network” is the continuation of the European Network for Rural Development (ENRD) under the framework of the new...

20/05/2022

Aid of 4 million for advice on the processing of the new CAP to agricultural organizations and cooperatives

Order of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food approving the regulatory bases for the granting of subsidies under a competitive competition regime to organizations in the agri-food sector...

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...

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...