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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...

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02/12/2024

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

Within the framework of Expo Agritech 2024 , the round table "Advice for the digitalization of the agri-food sector" was held on November 27, where leading experts discussed the challenges...

29/11/2024

3rd meeting of the Advisory Working Group of the Spanish AKIS Coordinating Body

The 3rd meeting of the Advisory Working Group of the Spanish AKIS Coordinating Body took place on 19 November. Around 50 participants representing national and regional public administration...

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 , a meeting point for promoting innovation and the latest digital technologies in the Spanish agri-food sector, took place on November 13 and 14 at the iHub La...

Presentation of AKIS Advisor Platform at modernAKIS event on October 30, 2024

12/11/2024

ModernAKIS promotes the digitalization and sustainability of the agri-food sector in Spain with two days of connection between professionals

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA) , within the framework of the European ModernAKIS project , has launched a Community of Practice (CoP) that seeks to modernize the agri-food...

04/10/2024

First national meeting of Agroalnext

On October 1st, the first national meeting of Agroalnext was held, a key program to promote the transformation of the agri-food sector in Spain. This event, held at La Vega Innova , highlighted the...

04/10/2024

Agri-food innovation will be the focus of MAPA's participation at Fruit Attraction 2024

The participation of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA) in the next edition of the Fruit Attraction fair, which will be held at IFEMA Madrid between October 8 and 10, 2024, will be...

03/10/2024

Second meeting of the SCIA-AKIS Coordinating Body Advisory Working Group

On September 26, the Agri-Food Advisory Working Group of the SCIA Coordinating Body (AKIS) held its second meeting, under the coordination of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. This...

Training agreement for vocational training students in high-tech agricultural machinery

01/10/2024

The Junta of Castilla y León signs an agreement for vocational training students to be trained with state-of-the-art tractors

The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Rural Development of Castilla y León has signed an agreement with the main brands of agricultural tractors in the region with the aim of providing students...

30/09/2024

Nearly 37 million euros to save water in irrigation in Girona

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is carrying out two projects to modernise 3,492 hectares of irrigated land in the province of Girona, with a total investment of 36.85 million euros...

30/09/2024

Pascual Innoventures increases its investment in research into future foods to €2M with the third edition of Mylkcubator

Pascual Innoventures , the Corporate Venturing arm of the Pascual Group, has increased its investment in research into innovative and sustainable foods, providing a total of 2 million euros over the...

27/09/2024

Once the deadline has closed, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has approved 1,214 applications for aid for the renewal of agricultural machinery within the 2024 Renewal Plan

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has approved 1,214 applications for aid for the renewal of agricultural machinery within the 2024 Renove Plan , which represents 88.7% of the requests...

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27/09/2024

Until October 21, the deadline for public consultation of the National Action Plan 2025-2029 on the sustainable use of phytosanitary products is open

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has opened the public consultation for the National Action Plan 2025-2029 on the sustainable use of phytosanitary products. This plan, framed within...

27/09/2024

The Ministry of Agriculture reaffirms its commitment to training, innovation and digitalization of the agri-food sector

The Spanish agri-food sector is experiencing a key moment of transformation driven by digitalisation and the incorporation of advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI). The Ministry...

Luis Planas at the G-20 Agriculture 2024 in Brazil

17/09/2024

Luis Planas stresses at the G-20 agriculture meeting that new technologies and innovation are fundamental instruments for its future

During his participation in the second session of the G-20 meeting of Agriculture Ministers, held in Cuiabá (Brazil), the Minister of Agriculture, Luis Planas, stressed that new technologies and...

12/09/2024

Financial capital is betting on technological and sustainable agriculture: the case of Atgro

In recent years, the agricultural sector has witnessed a significant change in the way it is conceived as a financial investment. Although certain types of business models have traditionally always...

12/09/2024

AgroInnpulso, an innovative initiative highlighted in the magazine "Savia Rural", from RedPAC

The summer issue of the magazine "Savia Rural", published by RedPAC, highlights in one of its cover articles the AgroInnpulso initiative, a line of financing for small and medium-sized companies that...

Strategic Dialogue on the Future of EU Agriculture

12/09/2024

Final report of the Strategic Dialogue Group on the Future of EU Agriculture presented

Announced by the President of the European Commission in her State of the Union address on 13 September 2023 and launched in January 2024 , the Strategic Dialogue on the Future of EU Farming brought...

excellence awards innovation rural women

12/09/2024

Innovation in the agricultural activity of rural women is awarded

Innovation in agricultural activity not only transforms production models, but also plays a crucial role in gender equality, especially in rural areas. Likewise, the growing incorporation of women...

Luis Planas highlights the importance of innovation for the future of agriculture at MED9

04/09/2024

Luis Planas underlines the importance of technological innovation and digitalisation in the agricultural sector to overcome future challenges

The Minister of Agriculture , Luis Planas, has underlined the importance of technological innovation and digitalisation as keys to facing the challenges of the agricultural future , especially in the...

02/09/2024

2nd edition of the MAPA StarBEC program to promote new companies in the agro-food bioeconomy

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food , in collaboration with the AINIA technology centre, has launched the second edition of the " StartBEC " programme, an initiative focused on supporting...