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12/06/2025

The CARBOGAN Operational Group will announce its objectives at the 2025 Spanish Forestry Congress.

The CARBOGAN Operational Group has announced its participation in the IX Spanish Forestry Congress , which will be held from July 16 to 20, 2025 in Gijón , as part of its outreach and awareness...

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...

08/08/2024

New grants for training in digitalisation in the agri-food and forestry sector announced

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has launched a call for grants aimed at training and the exchange of knowledge in the agri-food and forestry sector, with a total budget of nine million...

27/08/2025

Agriculture and livestock: invisible allies in forest fire prevention

In recent summers, forest fires have once again made headlines throughout Spain and much of southern Europe. Intensifying heat waves, longer periods of drought, and the accumulation of biomass in the...

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

Why are antibiotics given to healthy farm animals?

Just as with humans, antibiotics are a crucial tool for treating infections and diseases in farm animals. This is especially true for animals raised in large numbers and in close contact with each...

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...

30/11/2023

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food opens the call for applications for the CULTIVA 2023 program for young farmers and ranchers

More support for rural areas This experience consists of training stays in model agricultural farms Applicants will be able to select where to stay from among more than 180 farms listed in a catalogue...

30/11/2023

The European Council approves the conclusions on the strategy of the “Long-term vision for rural areas” of the European Union

More support for rural areas Council calls on European Commission to translate vision into an EU rural strategy To this end, it calls for support for the digital transition, the development of...

30/11/2023

The “We Grow Together” convention presents successful cases of female entrepreneurship in rural areas

More support for rural areas The state meeting of rural women “Crecemos Juntas-Proyecto Mentoras Rurales” presented successful entrepreneurial experiences led by rural women in order to encourage...

30/11/2023

The Secretary General of Agriculture and Food highlights the role of fertilization in achieving sustainable agriculture

The Secretary General of Agriculture and Food, Fernando Miranda, today highlighted the role of fertilisation in achieving sustainable agriculture, since the application of nutrients to crops is...

24/07/2023

The Secretary General of Agriculture underlines the importance of restoring trade flows of food and fertilizers for global food security

The Secretary General of Agriculture and Food, Fernando Miranda, today highlighted the need to restore trade flows of food and fertilizers to guarantee food security in the world, threatened by the...

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...

17/07/2023

The VI Congress of “Culture and Ruralities” delves into the importance of culture for the identity of peoples

More boost to rural areas The sixth edition of the Culture and Ruralities Forum took place in Cuenca from July 4 to 7 Under the title of “Continuities-Discontinuities. Arts, creation and contemporary...

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...

14/06/2023

Subsidies to Multiregional Training Programs for professionals in rural areas, 2023

Order by which subsidies are called for multi-regional training programs aimed at professionals in rural areas for the year 2023 The beneficiaries will be the entities provided for in article 2.1 of...

14/06/2023

Subsidies to organizations that carry out support actions in the presentation of the single application to beneficiaries of CAP aid

Order approving the regulatory bases for the granting of subsidies under a competitive competition regime to organizations in the agri-food sector that carry out support actions in the presentation of...

12/06/2023

Agrarian and Rural Inspiration Awards, ARIA 2023

The European CAP Network ( UE CAP Network ) announces the " Agrarian and Rural Inspiration Awards, ARIA 2023 " that reward the best projects and good practices developed within the framework of the...

22/05/2023

Aid of 4 million for advice on the processing of the new CAP to agricultural organizations and cooperatives

Order of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food approving the regulatory bases for the granting of subsidies under a competitive competition regime to organizations in the agri-food sector...

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...

05/05/2023

The Observatory publishes the update of the study of the value chain of extra virgin olive oil and a report on innovative foods

The plenary session of the Food Chain Observatory meeting today has continued the analysis of the situation of food prices and consumption, and has approved the update of the study of the value chain...

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...