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Official banner commemorating 40 years of the CAP in Spain

15/07/2026

40 years of Spain in the CAP: four decades cultivating the future of the Spanish countryside

The Common Agricultural Policy has supported the modernization of the agri-food sector, the boost to rural areas and the evolution towards more sustainable, innovative and competitive agriculture and...

Luis Planas, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, together with Norbert Lins, Vice-President of the European Parliament's Committee on Agriculture and rapporteur for the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)

15/07/2026

Luis Planas defends in Brussels a CAP with sufficient budget, simplified and without renationalization.

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, met today in Brussels with the Vice-President of the European Parliament's Committee on Agriculture and rapporteur for the future Common...

25/05/2026

The second edition of the Agraria Prize for Master's theses in agricultural engineering has been announced.

The Valladolid Fair and the General Council of Official Colleges of Agricultural Engineers announce the second edition of the Agraria Prize, an award that will recognize the best final master's theses...

22/05/2026

TWIN4MILK drives the digital transformation of dairy cattle through digital twins and explainable artificial intelligence

The Operational Group will develop predictive and interoperable tools to improve the efficiency, sustainability and competitiveness of dairy farms. The TWIN4MILK Operational Group was created with the...

06/06/2025

5th Meeting of the Advisory Working Group of the SCIA-AKIS Coordination Body

The 5th meeting of the SCIA-AKIS Coordinating Body's Advisory Working Group was held on May 27. Approximately 50 people, representing state and regional public administrations, agricultural sector...

The president of Cajamar, Eduardo Baamonde; and the rector of the University of Almería (UAL), José Joaquín Céspedes.

04/06/2025

New Cajamar-UAL agreement to make Almería a benchmark in agri-food technology

26/05/2025

AKIS Advisors Platform at the RedPAC event to exchange experiences between Precision Livestock Farming GOs

On May 21st, RedPAC organized an event to exchange experiences between Operational Groups and Innovative Precision Livestock Projects, which took place at the La Vega Innova iHub in San Fernando de...

15/05/2025

The AKIS Advisory Platform will be present at DEMOAGRO 2025.

On May 20th , the AKIS Advisory Platform team will participate in DEMOAGRO 2025 , the most important agricultural machinery demonstration event in Spain. We will be available throughout the day at the...

09/05/2025

The Ministry of Agriculture opens the application period for aid, totaling 46.5 million, for innovative supra-regional projects.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) on the 7th the opening of the application process for grants totaling €46.5 million , intended for the...

29/04/2025

Applications for new training grants for the agricultural and livestock sector in La Rioja can be made until May 19.

The Ministry of Agriculture of La Rioja has launched a call for applications for grants to organize courses and training sessions for the agricultural sector in 2025 , as part of the CAP Strategic...

25/04/2025

5th National ModernAKIS CoP Meeting: Advances and New Tools for Agricultural Innovation

On April 23rd, the 5th Meeting of the national ModernAKIS Community of Practice (CoP) was held online, with the participation of prominent speakers from the agri-food sector. The objective was to...

22/04/2025

The GO PITAMED will present its results at the Phytoma technical conference on subtropical plants.

The PITAMED (Sustainable Pitaya Cultivation in Spain) GO has submitted a technical poster to be presented at the PHYTOMA International Meeting on Subtropics , which will take place on May 13-14, 2025...

16/04/2025

Spain launches Europe's first AgriFoodtech Sandbox to boost agrifood innovation

The Spanish Government (MCIU and MAPA) , together with the autonomous communities of Navarra and La Rioja , have launched Europe's first AgriFoodtech Sandbox , a pioneering initiative aimed at...

15/04/2025

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food strengthens scientific advice to promote plant breeding through new genomic techniques.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food (MAPA) will collaborate with the Center for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG) on a pioneering scientific advisory project on new genomic...

15/04/2025

Castile and León activates its AKIS network: a collaborative drive toward a more innovative, sustainable, and digital agri-food system

The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Rural Development of Castile and León has launched its AKIS (Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System) network, a strategic initiative that embodies the...

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 knowledge transfer and innovation mechanism for agri-food advisory professionals. This exclusive, free service from the PAA aims to provide...

19/02/2025

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

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has published its 2025 Continuing Education Plan for Rural Technicians on its website. This is a key initiative to modernize the agri-food sector...

07/02/2025

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

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

05/02/2025

Open survey for organic production advisors

If you are an organic farming advisor, we would like to hear your opinion. The Coordinating Body of the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System (SCIA/AKIS) , within the Agricultural Advisory...

Laptop showing the virtual classroom for EDIH DATAlife courses

31/01/2025

The virtual classroom is open

Within the framework of the EDIH DATAlife project , the virtual classroom has been opened, which includes the contents of the courses delivered throughout 2024. Through a new online platform, created...

27/01/2025

PAA recommends: "Innovation Hubs in Agriculture: A Step Forward," in Agricultura Magazine

From the AKIS Advisors Platform, we recommend the following article published in the journal Agricultura 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 Spanish Beef Interprofessional Organization (PROVACUNO) has signed an agreement with the Catholic University of Murcia (UCAM) to create the University Business Chair "Research in Animal Protein...

Image of the roundtable with its participants and the audience at Expo Agritech 2024

02/12/2024

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

Within the framework of Expo Agritech 2024 , the roundtable "Advice for the Digitalization of the Agri-Food Sector" was held on November 27th, 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 took place between November 13th and 14th at the iHub La Vega Innova (in San Fernando de Henares, Madrid), a meeting point for promoting innovation and the latest...