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07/02/2025
Call for participation in cross-visits of Operational Groups in Europe
Those interested can register until February 23. The EU CAP Network is organising the following cross-visits for Operational Group projects: Visit "Bees and other pollinators" - in Romania, 7-8 May...
advisor and farmer on the ground
19/02/2025
Promoting innovation and knowledge transfer in rural areas through the MAPA 2025 Training Plan
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has published on its website the ' 2025 Continuing Education Plan for rural technicians ' , a key initiative to modernise the agri-food sector through...
poster of the call
13/02/2025
Open call for applications for the AgroBank Tech Digital INNovation mentoring program for startups.
The call for applications for the AgroBank Tech Digital INNovation programme within the MAPA-CAIXABANK collaboration framework is open until 10 March. The program seeks to find the best solutions in...
Participants in the innovation roundtable of the MAdriFood cluster
14/02/2025
SAVIA, the first project of the Agri-Food Cluster of the Community of Madrid, has been presented
As a result of the active collaboration in the table dedicated to Health, Safety and Food Quality of MadriFood (the Agri-Food Cluster of the Community of Madrid), this week its first project has been...
2024 Renewal Plan for agricultural machinery
30/07/2024

Machinery Renewal Plan 2024 to promote practices with covers in line with "Carbon Farming"

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food will allocate 9.55 million euros in aid to the Plan for the Renewal of the National Agricultural Machinery Park, known as the “Plan Renove”, for the...
afammer awards 24
29/07/2024

Call for the 5th Commitment to Equality Awards, from AFAMMER

The Association of Families and Women in Rural Areas (AFAMMER) has announced the 5TH EDITION OF THE COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT AWARDS 2024. The aim of these awards is to raise...
Tecnova presents 12 new operating groups
22/07/2024

Tecnova participates in 12 new operating groups

In mid-July, Tecnova presented 12 new Operating Groups in which it participates. According to the group, its participation is either as an active member or as a group leader, working in collaboration...
agro-food entrepreneurship accelerator
19/07/2024

The first entrepreneurship accelerator in the Catalan agri-food sector is created by FEMAC and AFRUCAT

According to the specialized portal Interempresas , FEMAC (Agricultural Machinery and Production Means Cluster) and Afrucat (Catalan Fruit Business Association) have recently presented the first...
MAPA calls for maintaining ambition in technological innovation in agriculture
18/07/2024

Technological innovation at the centre of Luis Planas' speech at the EU Council of Agriculture and Fisheries Ministers

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas , has advocated at the Council of Ministers of Agriculture and Fisheries of the EU held on July 15 for the European Union (EU) to maintain...
terracert on akisplatform
18/07/2024

UPA participates in the TerraCert project for training in regenerative agriculture through microcredentials

The Union of Small Farmers (UPA) is participating in the international TerraCert project, dedicated to training in regenerative agriculture through microcredentials . These are like a mini-certificate...
Spanish Satellite of AgrifoodTEF
18/07/2024

The recording and presentation of the event on the Spanish AgrifoodTEF Satellite are now available

On July 10 , the event "Artificial Intelligence and Robotics in Agriculture: AgrifoodTEF project" took place at La Vega Innova , the Digital Innovation Center for the Agri-Food Sector of the Ministry...
innovation events EU CAP network
16/07/2024

New 2024/25 EU CAP Network events focused on innovation and knowledge exchange in agriculture

From July 2024 to June 2025, the EU CAP Network will organise 13 events focusing on innovation, knowledge sharing and EIP-AGRI. To raise awareness of this call and encourage participation, a video has...
European agri-food cooperatives call for greater investment in R&D&I from the EU
12/07/2024

European agri-food cooperatives call for greater investment in R&D&I from the EU

European agri-food cooperatives , through Copa-Cogeca , are calling for a significant increase in R&D investment in the European Union. This organisation, which represents more than 22 million farmers...
Agrifoodtech consultants wanted for EU projects
10/07/2024

MAPA seeks agrifoodtech advisors for the EU

Application deadline: 19 July: The Ministry of Agriculture would like to encourage Spanish consultants to take part in the EU CAP Network's Innovation Focus Groups initiative (Euro CAP Network)...
Luis Planas advocates initiatives to make the countryside attractive to young people
05/07/2024

Consulting, training and assistance, pillars to promote generational change in Spanish agriculture

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas , stressed yesterday, July 4, during the extraordinary Sectoral Conference on generational change, held in Pamplona, that specific advice...
Presentation of SAGRIS fair at IFEMA
04/07/2024

The new SAGRIS 2025 fair was presented, focused on innovation and talent for the future of the agri-food industry

IFEMA has just presented the new SAGRIS fair, the Agriculture and Livestock Fair , which is scheduled for May 8-10, 2025, supported by the main agricultural organizations in Spain. This event...
Secretary of State for Agriculture and Food, Begoña García
28/06/2024

Research and innovation, the "best tools" to meet the needs of the agricultural sector in the 21st century

The Secretary of State for Agriculture and Food, Begoña García, has today underlined the importance of research and innovation as the "best tools" to meet the needs of the agricultural sector in the...
First meeting of the Advisory Working Group of the SCIA Coordinating Body
26/06/2024

First meeting of the Advisory Working Group of the SCIA Coordinating Body

The first meeting of the Agri-Food Advisory Working Group (WG) of the SCIA Coordinating Body took place on 25 June. This marked the start of the first of the three working groups of the SCIA...
Workshop on the digital agricultural exploitation notebook in La Vega Innova
26/06/2024

The digital notebook as a tool to optimize the use of inputs and improve profitability and sustainability in agricultural farms

During a technical conference focused on the use of the digital farm notebook (CUE) and its impact on agricultural management that took place at the “ iHub La Vega Innova ” today, June 26, the...
RuralCat distance learning courses
25/06/2024

From June 25 to July 3, registration period for RuralCat distance learning is open

From June 25 to July 3, 2024, the registration period has opened for the next distance courses scheduled by Rural Cat, which will take place throughout the month of September: BASIC FITO. Basic level...
Viruses to improve crops
25/06/2024

Viruses to improve crops: a proposal by IBMCP (CSIC-UPV)

A team of researchers from the Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology of Plants (IBMCP) and the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) has published an article in the scientific journal 'Nature...
Presentation of the study at La Vega Innova
13/06/2024

The Spanish agri-food sector wants to digitalise and robotise its processes

On June 12, the presentation of the study by the Observatory of digitalization of the agri-food sector "The digital transformation of the agri-food sector seen by its professionals" took place at the...
Aid for the digitalisation of the agri-food sector Cajamar Innova Agrotech
11/06/2024

Cajamar Innova Agrotech seeks projects to develop the agri-food technology of the future

The first call for Cajamar Innova Agrotech , an acceleration program for companies in the Agrotech sector with which the organization aims to promote the development of technologies that respond to...
felling work on the go fagus project
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...