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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Smart Green Cube Agridom project in Almeria

06/08/2024

The Andalusian Government signs the order for the Smart Green Cube building project, which will promote R&D&I in horticulture

The Andalusian Government has taken a decisive step towards the future of agriculture in the region by signing the contract for the drafting of the Smart Green Cube "Agridomo" building project to the...

Tecnova presents 12 new operating groups

22/07/2024

Tecnova participates in 12 new operating groups

In mid-July, Tecnova presented 12 new Operating Groups in which it participates. According to the group, its participation is either as an active member or as a group leader, working in collaboration...

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...

Agrifoodtech consultants wanted for EU projects

10/07/2024

MAPA seeks agrifoodtech advisors for the EU

Application deadline: 19 July: The Ministry of Agriculture would like to encourage Spanish consultants to take part in the EU CAP Network's Innovation Focus Groups initiative (Euro CAP Network)...

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...

Secretary of State for Agriculture and Food, Begoña García

28/06/2024

Research and innovation, the "best tools" to meet the needs of the agricultural sector in the 21st century

The Secretary of State for Agriculture and Food, Begoña García, has today underlined the importance of research and innovation as the "best tools" to meet the needs of the agricultural sector in the...

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...

Aid for the digitalisation of the agri-food sector Cajamar Innova Agrotech

11/06/2024

Cajamar Innova Agrotech seeks projects to develop the agri-food technology of the future

The first call for Cajamar Innova Agrotech , an acceleration program for companies in the Agrotech sector with which the organization aims to promote the development of technologies that respond to...

11/06/2024

GOFAGUS: new Spanish case study selected by i2connect to learn from the process that generates interactive innovation between different countries

GOFAGUS is the new Spanish case study selected by a panel of experts from the European project i2connect, funded by Horizon 2020, which, through an exchange of knowledge between countries, analyses...

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...

19/04/2024

Consumers are driving redesign of the snack category

Press release that highlights the characteristics of the snack industry, which, according to the Snacks Association , represents a consumption per person per year in Spain of 7.5 kilos and a...