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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...