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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...

13/06/2025

Call for new thematic groups of the EU CAP Network

Applications can be submitted until July 9th to participate as an expert in the new thematic discussion groups focused on Forest Health, the Wool Value Chain, and Energy on Farms. Farmers, foresters...

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...

11/06/2025

ExpoAgritech 2025 opens the call for the AgriTech Innovation Awards

The AgriTech Innovation Awards 2025 are now open for submissions. These awards celebrate the ideas, projects, and technologies that are making a difference in the agricultural sector. The awards...

06/06/2025

5th Meeting of the Advisory Working Group of the SCIA-AKIS Coordination Body

The 5th meeting of the SCIA-AKIS Coordinating Body's Advisory Working Group was held on May 27. Approximately 50 people, representing state and regional public administrations, agricultural sector...

04/06/2025

Rural Campus offers internships to 750 university students in rural municipalities this summer

The Rural Campus program launches its fourth edition this summer, offering up to 750 internships in rural municipalities to undergraduate and master's students from 44 Spanish universities. The...

The president of Cajamar, Eduardo Baamonde; and the rector of the University of Almería (UAL), José Joaquín Céspedes.

04/06/2025

New Cajamar-UAL agreement to make Almería a benchmark in agri-food technology

27/05/2025

Annual Competition for European Fund Projects

The deadline for submitting applications to the Annual Competition for European Funds Projects closes on June 6th. The Ministry of Finance , through the General Secretariat for European Funds (SGFE)...

26/05/2025

AKIS Advisors Platform at the RedPAC event to exchange experiences between Precision Livestock Farming GOs

On May 21st, RedPAC organized an event to exchange experiences between Operational Groups and Innovative Precision Livestock Projects, which took place at the La Vega Innova iHub in San Fernando de...

26/05/2025

MAPA's AKIS Advisory Platform was presented at DEMOAGRO 2025 as a key tool for strengthening innovation and knowledge in the agri-food sector.

Medina del Campo (Valladolid) hosted the sixth edition of DEMOAGRO , one of the leading open-field agricultural machinery fairs, from May 20 to 22. At this event, the AKIS Advisors Platform , promoted...

21/05/2025

The 2025 European Union ARIA Awards are now open for entries.

The European CAP Network has launched the third edition of the ARIA (Agricultural & Rural Inspiration) Awards 2025 , under the theme "Shaping tomorrow together." These awards recognize outstanding...

21/05/2025

New survey of professionals to assess the implementation of digital technologies in the agri-food sector

The Agri-Food Sector Digitalization Observatory , an initiative of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in collaboration with the Cajamar Group, has launched a new survey aimed at industry...

15/05/2025

The AKIS Advisory Platform will be present at DEMOAGRO 2025.

On May 20th , the AKIS Advisory Platform team will participate in DEMOAGRO 2025 , the most important agricultural machinery demonstration event in Spain. We will be available throughout the day at the...

09/05/2025

The Ministry of Agriculture opens the application period for aid, totaling 46.5 million, for innovative supra-regional projects.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) on the 7th the opening of the application process for grants totaling €46.5 million , intended for the...

05/05/2025

Advanced agrocomposting of beef cattle manure: a proposal for best available techniques

Provacuno is organizing two conferences on May 20 and 29, in Murcia and Valladolid, respectively, to present the results of the project developed in collaboration with the Polytechnic University of...

05/05/2025

Active presence of GO Simbioliva at the next edition of EXPOLIVA

The GO Simbioliva (New biotechnological solutions for a circular economy of the alperujo) will showcase its progress at the 22nd International Scientific, Technical and Transfer Symposium of EXPOLIVA...

29/04/2025

Applications for new training grants for the agricultural and livestock sector in La Rioja can be made until May 19.

The Ministry of Agriculture of La Rioja has launched a call for applications for grants to organize courses and training sessions for the agricultural sector in 2025 , as part of the CAP Strategic...

28/04/2025

The Galician Network of Quantum Technologies launches a survey to identify the needs of the agri-food sector

The Galician Network of Quantum Technologies has launched a survey aimed at companies in the agri-food sector to identify their needs, barriers, and opportunities related to quantum computing. This...

25/04/2025

5th National ModernAKIS CoP Meeting: Advances and New Tools for Agricultural Innovation

On April 23rd, the 5th Meeting of the national ModernAKIS Community of Practice (CoP) was held online, with the participation of prominent speakers from the agri-food sector. The objective was to...

22/04/2025

The GO PITAMED will present its results at the Phytoma technical conference on subtropical plants.

The PITAMED (Sustainable Pitaya Cultivation in Spain) GO has submitted a technical poster to be presented at the PHYTOMA International Meeting on Subtropics , which will take place on May 13-14, 2025...

16/04/2025

Spain launches Europe's first AgriFoodtech Sandbox to boost agrifood innovation

The Spanish Government (MCIU and MAPA) , together with the autonomous communities of Navarra and La Rioja , have launched Europe's first AgriFoodtech Sandbox , a pioneering initiative aimed at...