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10/09/2026

Aid linked to surface area. Provisional unit amounts. 2026 Campaign

Provisional unit amounts for the 2026 campaign corresponding to the Associated Aid by Area included in Section 1 of Chapter III of Title III of Royal Decree 1048/2022, of December 27.

10/09/2026

Aid related to livestock farming. Provisional unit amounts for the 2026 campaign

Provisional unit amount for the 2026 campaign corresponding to the Associated Aid for Livestock, included in Section 2 of Chapter III of Title III of Royal Decree 1048/2022, of December 27.

Official banner commemorating 40 years of the CAP in Spain

07/07/2026

40 years of Spain in the CAP: four decades cultivating the future of the Spanish countryside

The Common Agricultural Policy has supported the modernization of the agri-food sector, the boost to rural areas and the evolution towards more sustainable, innovative and competitive agriculture and...

Luis Planas, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, together with Norbert Lins, Vice-President of the European Parliament's Committee on Agriculture and rapporteur for the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)

15/07/2026

Luis Planas defends in Brussels a CAP with sufficient budget, simplified and without renationalization.

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, met today in Brussels with the Vice-President of the European Parliament's Committee on Agriculture and rapporteur for the future Common...

08/11/2022

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food organizes the fifth edition of the National Film and Rural Women Series

October 10, 2022 The exhibition will reach 70 locations spread across the 17 autonomous communities and can be followed online in 8 Central American countries. The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries...

08/11/2022

Competition for the best practical case of supporting innovation in Europe

We are looking for agricultural and forestry advisors with a success story to share! The times they Are a changing! Across Europe, agricultural and forestry businesses face significant economic, and...

08/11/2022

The V edition of the national cycle of "Cinema and Rural Women" brings cinema to 70 rural towns in Spain

The V edition of the national cycle of "Cinema and Rural Women" brings cinema to 70 rural towns in Spain asimon Fri, 07/10/2022 - 10:13 The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food organizes the...

08/11/2022

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food selects the winners of the "Awards of Excellence for Innovation for Rural Women"

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food selects the winners of the "Excellence Awards for Innovation for Rural Women" asimon Fri, 07/10/2022 - 06:58 The XIII Excellence Awards for Innovation...

08/11/2022

Apply for the EU Cap Network workshop ‘Young entrepreneurs – Engines of innovation in rural areas’

The EU CAP Network workshop ‘Young entrepreneurs – Engines of innovation in rural areas’ is one-and-a-half day event, taking place in Dublin, Ireland, on Wednesday 30 November and Thursday 1 December...

08/11/2022

Cross visit of Hungarian advisors in Germany (Niederalteich) within the framework of the i2connect project

What is NAK's role in i2connect? (NAK) has been an active member of the international i2connect H2020 project as a consortium partner for two and a half years. The project , which started in November...

08/11/2022

Inspirational ideas: French farmers establish local value chain with wood from hedgerows

Barbecue season is approaching! And that is good news for the farmers of the ‘Association Bois Paysan’ in the French Cévennes region, who established a local collective that produces logs, woodchips...

08/11/2022

Inspirational ideas: Data-based decisions for better farming

Farmers are increasingly using new technologies to gather and process data to deliver economic and environmental insights and increase farm performance. Smart ways to collect, manage and share data...

08/11/2022

Inspirational ideas: Mobile technology to prevent wolf attacks

A growing wolf population is increasingly causing problems for Spanish extensive livestock farmers. Operational Group GELOB has developed and tested a technological solution that can help monitor...

08/11/2022

Managing emerging forest pests and diseases

In the last few decades, a growing number of native and non-native pests and diseases have caused severe losses to European forests. Horizon 2020 multi-actor project HOMED is developing science-based...

08/11/2022

Inspirational ideas: Joining forces for water-related ecosystem services

The middle Brenta river plain in the Italian Veneto region forms a rich ecosystem with environmental, cultural, recreational and agricultural value. Under the title ‘Parco Fiume Brenta’, a LIFE...

08/11/2022

Accelerating positive change in the food system

The new EIT Food Open Innovation Call will fund collaborative food innovation projects that will create positive change in the food system. The proposals must aim to result in commercially viable...

08/11/2022

Demonstrating that IPM works

IPMWORKS is a Horizon 2020 project which aims to demonstrate ways to significantly reduce pesticides in all European agricultural sectors. It is a network of demonstration farm hubs giving farmers the...

08/11/2022

The European Leadership Academy creates the “Women's Academy for Rural Innovation”

The European Leadership Academy creates the “Women's Academy for Rural Innovation” asimon Mon, 09/19/2022 - 12:54 The program will host 15 women from different European rural areas to acquire the...

10/10/2022

EFSA recommendations to improve animal welfare during transport

According to recommendations published by EFSA, it is necessary to provide more space, reduce maximum temperatures and keep travel times to a minimum to improve the welfare of farm animals during...

10/10/2022

The three most important points of a sustainable company

In an increasingly busy world and society, the competitiveness of large companies is no longer only based on their logistics and quality of products or services. Sustainability has come to determine...

10/10/2022

What can I do if the heat burns my harvest?

Farmers want high temperatures to be covered by policies, just as is the case with frost Extremaduran farmers have experienced hot summers, but it is likely that very few like this one. Summer fruits...

10/10/2022

From the hoe to GPS: the countryside cultivates technology

Precision agriculture, digitalization, artificial intelligence, drones, sensors to detect pests or know the needs of plants, geolocation systems in livestock farms and crops... are instruments that...

10/10/2022

Tools to help optimize grain corn irrigation to address climate change

By JA Martinez-López1, H. Martinez-López1, JJ Pardo1, A. Martinez-Romero1, J. Montero1, R. López-Urrea2, C. Casas1, JM Tarjuelo1, A. Domínguez1 (1Centro Regional de Estudios del Agua (CREA) ) of the...

10/10/2022

Disseminate and raise awareness about the importance of sustainable food production: an unavoidable objective

Under the motto Leaving no one behind, FAO will celebrate World Food Day on October 16. To commemorate this anniversary, on Monday, October 17, the Polytechnic University of Madrid and its Higher...