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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...

04/12/2023

REDigitalEX: training in digital skills for the rural population in Extremadura

REDigitalEX is a training project to acquire basic digital skills in the rural population in Extremadura , managed by the Extremadura Rural Development Network ( REDEX ), which is part of the National...

30/11/2023

Open access to research on wild pollinators

Research on bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects is vitally important. It shows us how to safeguard these pollinators and their valuable contribution to the ecosystem and our economy. It...

30/11/2023

Data-driven solutions to empower people to make better food choices

The EU-funded FOODITY project has launched its first open call for innovative data-driven solutions that not only promote better food systems but also give citizens the power to use their personal...

24/07/2023

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food invests two million euros in modernization works for sustainable irrigation in Valderredible (Cantabria)

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA), through the State Commercial Society of Agrarian Infrastructures (SEIASA), has formalized today two collaboration agreements with the irrigation...

24/07/2023

Luis Planas: Research and innovation are strategic tools for efficient food production

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, has reiterated today that research, innovation and the application of new technologies are “essential strategic tools” that will allow...

07/07/2023

The FitoNet Operational Group launches the development of a social network on plant genetic biodiversity

More boost to rural areas The GO FitoNet Operational Group was created to improve the supply of genetic varieties and promote the use of crop biodiversity Its purpose is to provide information and...

07/07/2023

Water stress threatens the next horticultural campaign

Specialists in the area have evidenced in recent months an increase in electrical conductivity in irrigation water in specific areas of southern Spain, where they used to maintain optimal water...

09/05/2023

The ITO-FOG Operational Group seeks to improve the quality of olive oil with a software tool and less irrigation

More boost to rural areas The ITO-FOG Operational Group (GO) studies the yield of olive crops The experiments will allow us to see if the quality of the oil improves with irrigation strategies and if...

04/05/2023

Luis Planas: Digitalization and new technologies are necessary for sustainable irrigation in the face of water scarcity

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, stressed today that digitalization and the application of new technologies are necessary instruments to achieve sustainable and efficient...

08/11/2022

Development drivers in agriculture: interactive innovation and networking in Hungary

the NAK, as a partner of the I2Connect project, organized training for agricultural advisors and forestry experts on the topic of “Drivers of development: interactive innovation and networking”...

08/11/2022

The second regional AKIS stakeholder workshop organized with a focus on Southern European countries

The first AKIS regional stakeholder workshop organized with a focus on Northern European countries, the second AKIS regional stakeholder workshop has been organized online with a focus on Southern...

08/11/2022

Be part of the i2connect network of advisors

Would you or your organization be interested in belonging to a broad European network, exchanging with advisors from other countries, and participating in training courses, field visits and webinars...

08/11/2022

Competition for the best practical case of supporting innovation in Europe

We are looking for agricultural and forestry advisors with a success story to share! The times they Are a changing! Across Europe, agricultural and forestry businesses face significant economic, and...

08/11/2022

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food selects the winners of the "Awards of Excellence for Innovation for Rural Women"

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food selects the winners of the "Excellence Awards for Innovation for Rural Women" asimon Fri, 07/10/2022 - 06:58 The XIII Excellence Awards for Innovation...

08/11/2022

The European Leadership Academy creates the “Women's Academy for Rural Innovation”

The European Leadership Academy creates the “Women's Academy for Rural Innovation” asimon Mon, 09/19/2022 - 12:54 The program will host 15 women from different European rural areas to acquire the...

10/10/2022

From the hoe to GPS: the countryside cultivates technology

Precision agriculture, digitalization, artificial intelligence, drones, sensors to detect pests or know the needs of plants, geolocation systems in livestock farms and crops... are instruments that...

10/10/2022

Tools to help optimize grain corn irrigation to address climate change

By JA Martinez-López1, H. Martinez-López1, JJ Pardo1, A. Martinez-Romero1, J. Montero1, R. López-Urrea2, C. Casas1, JM Tarjuelo1, A. Domínguez1 (1Centro Regional de Estudios del Agua (CREA) ) of the...

10/10/2022

Advances, changes and innovations will take center stage at SEPOR

The 55th Edition of SEPOR 2022 arrives with a program full of conferences, debates and activities that will once again position the fair as the nerve center of the entire livestock, agri-food and...

Isabel Bombal, general director of Rural Development, Innovation and Agri-Food Training of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

10/10/2022

Isabel Bombal: Innovation and digitalization will facilitate the transition towards a more sustainable agriculture

The general director of Rural Development, Innovation and Agri-Food Training of the central government has assured that innovation and digitalization of the entire value chain of the agri-food sector...

04/10/2022

i2connect Summer School in Chania: Strengthening the capacity of future advisors to support interactive innovation

The first i2connect Summer School, aiming to strengthen the capacity of future rural advisors to support interactive innovation, took place from the 23rd until the 29th of July 2022 at the...