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12/12/2025

FutureFoodS launches its second transnational co-funded call to accelerate food sustainability

The European partnership FutureFoodS has announced the opening of its Second Transnational Co-financed Call for Proposals , aimed at funding research and innovation projects that drive the transition...

12/12/2025

CDTI Innovation will finance Spanish participation in the third call for the European Agroecology partnership

The Centre for the Development of Technology and Innovation (CDTI Innovación) has announced that it will fund the participation of Spanish entities in the third co-financed call for proposals of the...

10/12/2025

CONAFE participates in seven scientific papers presented at the 2026 World Congress of Genetics Applied to Livestock Production

The Confederation of Spanish Friesian Associations (CONAFE) collaborates on several scientific works that have been presented at the World Congress of Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP...

05/12/2025

Operational Groups: Agri-food innovation in the fight against African Swine Fever

The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has fostered numerous Operational Innovation Groups in recent years, working to improve animal health and welfare in the livestock sector. These initiatives...

01/03/2024

11th RuralApps Award

The award covers innovative technological solutions in the fields of digitalisation and digital transformation such as: applications, data governance and management, artificial intelligence, augmented...

01/03/2024

European consortium with the participation of the CSIC will share open scientific data for global climate changes

The Spanish National Research Council , through the Institute of Physics of Cantabria (IFCA, CSIC-UC), which is part of the Envri-Hub Next project funded by the European Commission's Horizon Europe...

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01/03/2024

Solar collectors that are good for your pocket and the environment

A study by a team of researchers supported by the EU-funded ASTEP (Application of Solar Thermal Energy to Processes) project has developed cutting-edge solar collectors for industrial processes...

Poster for courses on entrepreneurship in rural areas

26/02/2024

6 excellent projects and 32 successful projects were recognized in Rural Entrepreneurship Courses

The eighth and ninth editions of the PAC Network 's “Rural Entrepreneurship Course” have concluded successfully and are on their way to becoming a classic for all those who wish to implement a project...

26/02/2024

Extension of the deadline for the justification and request for payment of wine aid

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has extended by 30 days the deadline for the justification and request for payment of the first call for intervention in tangible and intangible...

23/02/2024

VI Women in Agriculture Awards

Forty-nine candidates were submitted to the sixth edition of the MujerAGRO Awards . The Awards are supported by companies in the agri-food sector that decide to showcase their actions related to...

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23/02/2024

Continuous training plan 2024 for technical staff in rural areas

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has published on its website the 2024 Continuing Education Plan for Rural Technical Staff , with the aim of promoting agri-food training as a key tool...

21/02/2024

WTO final report sides with European Commission on Spanish black olives

The Government welcomes the final report of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Compliance Panel requested by the European Commission in the dispute over Spanish black olives . The WTO report supports...

Nature Plants magazine cover January 2024

21/02/2024

The high productivity of cultivated plants is explained by the physiological traits of their wild parents.

A study by the Rey Juan Carlos University led by Professor Ruben Milla, and in which researchers from the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) participated, has analyzed why cultivated plants are...

20/02/2024

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food announces the “Food of Spain 2024” Award

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food publishes in the Official State Gazette (BOE) an extract of the order calling for the “Food of Spain 2024” Award . The application submission period...

Photo by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

16/02/2024

Luis Planas presents a “solid and well-crafted” package of measures that responds to the concerns of farmers and ranchers

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, has presented to the professional agricultural organizations a package of measures , "solid and worked", to respond to the concerns of...

15/02/2024

Rural Toolkit: Virtual guide to financing for rural areas

The “ Rural Kit ” or “ Rural Toolbox ” ( Rural Toolkit ) is a digital platform serving as a guide that centralises the different types of financing that the European Union makes available to rural...

15/02/2024

Presentation of the ECREA 2.0 interactive report

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food presents the new version of the tool for Studies of costs and incomes of agricultural holdings (Ecrea 2.0), designed by the Undersecretariat of...

Photo news MAPA Meeting of the plenary session of the food chain observatory

15/02/2024

Meeting of the Food Chain Observatory

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, has assured today that the modification of the Law on measures to improve the functioning of the food chain , which came into force in...

CSIC news on food and nutrition dissemination

15/02/2024

CSIC fights misinformation about food and nutrition

CSIC fights misinformation about food and nutrition with activities for educational centers. Students will share content learned at the Institute of Food Science and Technology and Nutrition, ICTAN...

15/02/2024

CSIC and the Environmental Forum Foundation sign an agreement to research the circular economy

The Spanish National Research Council ( CSIC ) and the Environmental Forum Foundation ( FFA ) have signed a Collaboration Agreement within the framework of the CSIC Interdisciplinary Thematic Platform...

15/02/2024

More than 139,000 farmers will receive extraordinary aid from the State

With an amount of €268.7 million from the General State Budget , 139,756 owners of agricultural holdings producing dry land, rice and tomato for industry will benefit from the payment of this aid to...

15/02/2024

The PAC Network publishes the first issue of 'Savia Rural'

The CAP Network has published 'Savia Rural' , the first in a series of quarterly publications that support the achievement of the communication objectives of the new CAP Strategic Plan ( PEPAC 2023...

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15/02/2024

What is regenerative agriculture and why is it promoted by the food industry?

Article by Juan Sagarna, director of the Sustainability, Quality and Innovation department of Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias de España. Read more

15/02/2024

Strengthening consumer information obligations for the “breakfast directives”

The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food , Luis Planas, has expressed his satisfaction with the agreement recently reached by the European Commission, Parliament and Council of the European...