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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...

Free support service for agri-food advisors

04/03/2025

The AKIS Advisory Platform (PAA) launches its new free technical advisory service for agri-food advisors

The Advisor Support Service is now available, a new mechanism for transferring knowledge and innovation aimed at agricultural and food advisory professionals. This exclusive, free service from the PAA...

19/02/2025

Promoting innovation and knowledge transfer in rural areas through the MAPA 2025 Training Plan

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has published on its website the ' 2025 Continuing Education Plan for rural technicians ' , a key initiative to modernise the agri-food sector through...

Participants in the innovation roundtable of the MAdriFood cluster

14/02/2025

SAVIA, the first project of the Agri-Food Cluster of the Community of Madrid, has been presented

As a result of the active collaboration in the table dedicated to Health, Safety and Food Quality of MadriFood (the Agri-Food Cluster of the Community of Madrid), this week its first project has been...

07/02/2025

Call for participation in cross-visits of Operational Groups in Europe

Those interested can register until February 23. The EU CAP Network is organising the following cross-visits for Operational Group projects: Visit "Bees and other pollinators" - in Romania, 7-8 May...

05/02/2025

Open survey for organic production advisors

If you are an advisor on organic production, we would like to know your opinion. The Coordinating Body of the Knowledge and Innovation System in Agriculture (SCIA/AKIS) , within the Agricultural...

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31/01/2025

Virtual classroom open

Within the framework of the EDIH DATAlife project , the virtual classroom has been opened that collects the contents of the courses carried out throughout 2024. Through a new online platform, created...

29/01/2025

A scientific study by Ifapa in Malaga identifies specific regions of the strawberry genome to improve its firmness

A team of researchers from Ifapa in Malaga has identified regions of the strawberry genome that influence its firmness, which has allowed them to develop a molecular marker to select varieties that...

27/01/2025

PAA recommends: "Innovation hubs in agriculture: a step forward", in Agriculture Magazine

From the AKIS Advisors Platform we recommend the following article published in the Agriculture magazine about the important role of innovation hubs in agriculture. In summary, the article highlights...

REPRESENTATIVES OF PROVACUNO AND UCAM POSE AFTER THE AGREEMENT

23/01/2025

PROVACUNO and UCAM create the chair "Research in animal protein, nutrition and health"

The Interprofessional Organisation of Beef in Spain (PROVACUNO) has signed an agreement with the Catholic University of Murcia (UCAM) for the creation of the University Chair of Business "Research in...

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...

csic mechanism plants against climate change

17/12/2024

Key mechanism discovered in plant adaptation to drought and high temperatures

The Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology of Plants (CSIC-UPV) is collaborating on an international study that reveals how plants regulate their stomata in the face of opposing environmental...

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02/12/2024

Round table at Expo Agritech 2024: Keys to the digital transformation of the agri-food sector

Within the framework of Expo Agritech 2024 , the round table "Advice for the digitalization of the agri-food sector" was held on November 27, where leading experts discussed the challenges...

15/11/2024

DATAGRI 2024 had more than a thousand participants and closed its 7th edition with great success

The 7th edition of the DATAGRI Forum , a meeting point for promoting innovation and the latest digital technologies in the Spanish agri-food sector, took place on November 13 and 14 at the iHub La...

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...

04/10/2024

First national meeting of Agroalnext

On October 1st, the first national meeting of Agroalnext was held, a key program to promote the transformation of the agri-food sector in Spain. This event, held at La Vega Innova , highlighted the...

04/10/2024

Agri-food innovation will be the focus of MAPA's participation at Fruit Attraction 2024

The participation of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA) in the next edition of the Fruit Attraction fair, which will be held at IFEMA Madrid between October 8 and 10, 2024, will be...

03/10/2024

Second meeting of the SCIA-AKIS Coordinating Body Advisory Working Group

On September 26, the Agri-Food Advisory Working Group of the SCIA Coordinating Body (AKIS) held its second meeting, under the coordination of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. This...

Training agreement for vocational training students in high-tech agricultural machinery

01/10/2024

The Junta of Castilla y León signs an agreement for vocational training students to be trained with state-of-the-art tractors

The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Rural Development of Castilla y León has signed an agreement with the main brands of agricultural tractors in the region with the aim of providing students...

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26/08/2024

Aid for Consulting Providers in the CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027 in Castilla-La Mancha

On August 19, Order 135/2024, of August 8 , was published in the Official Gazette of Castilla-La Mancha, which establishes the regulatory bases for the granting of aid to providers of agricultural...

08/08/2024

The MAPA allocates more than 37 million euros to finance 65 new innovative projects of supra-autonomous operational groups in the agri-food and forestry sector

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has announced the funding of 65 new innovative projects in the agri-food and forestry sector, with a total investment of 37.3 million euros. The...