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23/04/2026

CAP Network Conference for the European Union's ARIA Awards 2026 Edition

The European CAP Network has launched the fourth edition of the ARIA (Agricultural & Rural Inspiration Awards) 2026 , under the motto "When equality drives the next generation". Once again, the most...

22/04/2026

Raúl Sanz, elected new president of PROVACUNO

The General Assembly of PROVACUNO , the Interprofessional Beef Organization , has elected Raúl Sanz as the new president of the interprofessional organization, after receiving the unanimous support of...

20/04/2026

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is offering grants of 33.3 million euros to promote the integration of agri-food associations.

The aid is intended to promote the transformation, marketing and development of agri-food products Spain has 21 Priority Associative Entities and one more in the process of recognition The funding for...

06/04/2026

EDIH Madrid Region 2.0 stands out at Madrid es Ciencia with a harvest assistance robot as an example of agri-food innovation

The EDIH Madrid Region 2.0 showcased at the Madrid es Ciencia fair the potential of advanced technologies applied to the agri-food sector, with special emphasis on the grape harvest assistance robot...

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...

Agrotechnology that helps improve emissions compliance management

28/05/2024

The ECOGAN computer system for information transfer shows a 10.6% reduction in ammonia emissions

ECOGAN , the computer system for transferring information developed by MAPA in coordination with MITECO , has allowed the quantification of a 10.6% reduction in national ammonia emissions. This is the...

Agri Sustainability Compass on akisplatform

28/05/2024

Agri Sustainability Compass: new tool to easily understand the evolution of 20 key sustainability indicators in European agriculture

Agricultural innovation and sustainability are key concepts for the present and future of the sector. That is why the EU has launched a new digital tool that allows to understand, at a glance, the...

Comprehensive digitalization of irrigation in Casinos (Valencia) akisplataforma

27/05/2024

Comprehensive digitalization of irrigation: the MAPA finalizes the work in Casinos (Valencia)

Modernisation in irrigation management involves achieving better control of consumption by optimising infrastructure. Digitalisation in these irrigation infrastructures is key and the example of the...

Presentation of grants and advice for the digital transition of the agri-food sector

24/05/2024

The best recommendations for applying for the new grants for advice on the digitalisation of the agri-food sector

The Innovation and Digitalisation Sub-directorate of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food offered a whole catalogue of recommendations for applying for the new aid in the sector , which...

AKIS grants support for digitalisation of the field

20/05/2024

New advisory support to support the digital transition in the agri-food sector

As of today, May 20, 2024, applications can be made for the new grants for advice on the digitalization of the agri-food and forestry sector. With an amount of three million euros, co-financed with...

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food building

24/04/2024

Update of the regulatory bases of the agricultural machinery renewal plan and the deadline for submitting the single application

The Council of Ministers of April 23, 2024 has approved Royal Decree 408/2024 of April 23 , at the proposal of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, which modifies the regulatory bases for...

24/04/2024

Innovation platform to make food systems more resilient and sustainable

With a transdisciplinary and multi-actor approach, the CULTIVATE innovation project team is developing a platform called the Food Exchange Compass, which consists of key tools that will be tested or...

22/04/2024

Advances to boost innovation and advice in the agri-food sector

The Director General of Rural Development, Innovation and Agri-Food Training, Isabel Bombal, has participated today in the inauguration of the Assembly of coordination bodies of the Knowledge and...

22/04/2024

Grants-Green Employment Program+ 2024

The Biodiversity Foundation publishes the call for Emplea verde + 2024 grants to support projects (amount per project between €150,000 and €2 million) that promote the ecological transition of the...

22/04/2024

CaixaBank presents Tierra de Oportunidades 2024 to fix population and create employment in the rural world

The call for proposals for the Tierra de Oportunidades 2024 Program is expected to be launched in May and June in collaboration with the Rural Development Groups of each geographic area, who will...

19/04/2024

FEGA's 2023 Conditionality Report (2022 controls) is now available

Report assessing the application of conditionality in Spain based on data obtained from controls carried out in 2022 based on information provided by the autonomous communities, and communicated to...

19/04/2024

Three Spanish Operational Groups are competing for the EIP-AGRI Innovation Awards

The CAP Network informs that the European CAP Network has selected 3 Spanish Operational Groups (GO) for the final: GO Subalma , GO Phytodron and GO Suber for the “I EIP-AGRI Innovation Awards” 2024...

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...

17/04/2024

More than €207 million agreed to be distributed among the regional governments for rural development, agriculture and livestock farming

The Council of Ministers of April 16 has authorized the territorial distribution among the autonomous communities of eight credits for a total amount of €207.87 million to finance rural development...

16/04/2024

RURAL CAMPUS

The Rural Campus Program is an initiative developed by the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITERD), in collaboration with the Ministry of Science, Innovation and...

15/04/2024

More rigorous food inspections

The European Parliament (EP) has backed tougher food inspections throughout the supply chain , from producer to consumer. The new regulations, already informally agreed with the Council, aim to...

15/04/2024

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food submits to public consultation the relaxation of the regulations on animal identification and farm veterinarian

The public consultation procedure for the modification of Royal Decree 787/2023 regulating the traceability, identification and registration system of certain terrestrial animal species in captivity...

12/04/2024

Frequently Asked Questions on the Food Chain Act

Find precise answers about the Food Chain Law , its purpose, scope, definitions, contracts, business practices, infringements and sanctions, etc.