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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...

Cover of the report mapping the agrotech ecosystem in Spain 2024

03/02/2025

Spain leads the agrotech revolution in Europe and attracts foreign investment

Spain is consolidating its position as a European benchmark in agri-food technology, boosting foreign investment in R&D&I. This is revealed by the report Mapping the Agrotech Ecosystem 2024...

Laptop showing the EDIH DATAlife virtual classroom

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...

SCREENSHOT OF THE MEETING European Strategic Working Group on Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (SCIA-AKIS)

30/01/2025

The PREMIERE project provides information on how to further involve GGOOs in Horizon Europe projects

The European Strategic Working Group on Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (SCIA-AKIS) met on 15 and 16 January 2025. This group operates within the framework of the Standing Committee on...

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...

23/01/2025

The PDApp Operational Group will hold three days of dissemination of results

The project “Moving towards a digital model for zero waste in the agri-food sector” developed by the The PDApp Operational Group is now reaching its final phase. To present all the results achieved...

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...

22/01/2025

The National Food Strategy prioritizes, among other challenges, innovation and technology in the food sector

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, presented yesterday, January 21, at the Council of Ministers, the National Food Strategy (ENA) , a framework to strengthen the...

17/01/2025

The second edition of the AgroBank Tech Digital INNovation program selects 15 startups

AgroBank Tech Digital INNovation has selected 15 innovative startups in its second edition of the acceleration program for the agri-food sector, standing out as the largest open innovation initiative...

FECOAM and PwC representatives in Murcia sign collaboration agreement for the digitalisation of agricultural companies

16/01/2025

Fecoam is promoting the digitalization of the agricultural sector through the Kit Consulting program

The Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives of Murcia (Fecoam) is promoting the digitalization of the agricultural sector through the Kit Consulting program, promoted by Red.es, an entity of the...

startbec agricultural biotechnology research laboratory

15/01/2025

MAPA promotes innovation in agricultural biotechnology through the StartBEC program: six companies selected in the second edition.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in collaboration with the AINIA technology centre, has selected six emerging companies that will be able to perfect their bioeconomy solutions and...

Cover of the study The digital transformation in Spanish agriculture

15/01/2025

The Digitalisation Observatory publishes a new working document

The Observatory of the Digitalisation of the Agri-Food Sector , an initiative of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and Cajamar , has published a new working document in which, under the...

13/01/2025

ASAJA offers advice for rural entrepreneurs with the AgroEmprende service

ASAJA has launched AgroEmprende , a service designed to offer technical support and comprehensive advice to those who wish to start a career in the agricultural sector. This program seeks to promote...

Cover of the guide to getting started in the agricultural sector

13/01/2025

Firm ground. A guide to getting started in the agricultural sector.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has launched “Tierra Firme - Guide to getting started in the agricultural sector” , a document designed to guide those who wish to dedicate themselves...

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...

COVER OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION'S EU AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK REPORT

19/12/2024

Innovation and technology: pillars of the future of agriculture in the EU

The European Commission has published its latest EU Agricultural Outlook report for 2024-2035 The EU Agricultural Outlook Report (2024-2035) presented by the European Commission provides a detailed...

Vitartis representative at a press conference

19/12/2024

Vitartis includes measures to improve digitalization among the twenty proposals it has submitted to the Strategic Plan for the Agri-Food Industry of the Government of Castilla y León

The Food Industry Association of Castilla y León, Vitartis , whose Board of Directors met on December 12 in Salamanca , has positively valued the industrial plan recently presented by President...

18/12/2024

ENOMAQ-OLEOMAQ-EBEER and TECNOVID-OLEOTEC 2025 already have winners of the Technological Improvements and Innovations Competition

The Jury of the ENOMAQ-OLEOMAQ-EBEER and TECNOVID-OLEOTEC Technological Improvements and Innovations Contest met last Friday, November 28, at the Feria de Zaragoza facilities to deliberate and...

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...

EIB President Nadia Calviño announces new aid for innovation in agriculture

16/12/2024

The European Investment Bank is boosting agri-food innovation with a €3 billion financing package

The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group has announced a €3 billion financing plan to support agriculture and the bioeconomy in Europe. This package, which will mobilise a total of €8.4 billion...