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12/12/2025

CDTI Innovation will finance Spanish participation in the third call for the European Agroecology partnership

The Centre for the Development of Technology and Innovation (CDTI Innovación) has announced that it will fund the participation of Spanish entities in the third co-financed call for proposals of the...

12/12/2025

FutureFoodS launches its second transnational co-funded call to accelerate food sustainability

The European partnership FutureFoodS has announced the opening of its Second Transnational Co-financed Call for Proposals , aimed at funding research and innovation projects that drive the transition...

10/12/2025

CONAFE participates in seven scientific papers presented at the 2026 World Congress of Genetics Applied to Livestock Production

The Confederation of Spanish Friesian Associations (CONAFE) collaborates on several scientific works that have been presented at the World Congress of Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP...

05/12/2025

Operational Groups: Agri-food innovation in the fight against African Swine Fever

The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has fostered numerous Operational Innovation Groups in recent years, working to improve animal health and welfare in the livestock sector. These initiatives...

13/01/2025

ASAJA offers advice for rural entrepreneurs with the AgroEmprende service

ASAJA has launched AgroEmprende , a service designed to offer technical support and comprehensive advice to those wishing to begin a career in the agricultural sector. This program seeks to foster...

Cover of the guide to getting started in the agricultural sector

13/01/2025

Firm Ground. A guide to getting started in the agricultural sector.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food has launched "Tierra Firme - Guide to Getting Started in the Agricultural Sector," a document designed to guide those who wish to pursue a career in...

19/12/2024

Successful opening day of the SMARTFARMRANI Operational Group

On December 18, 2024, the Hotel El Milano Real in Hoyos del Espino (Ávila) hosted the inaugural conference of the SMARTFARMRANI (SFR) Operational Group , focused on the future of extensive livestock...

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19/12/2024

Innovation and technology: pillars of the future of agriculture in the EU

The European Commission has published its latest EU Agricultural Outlook report for 2024-2035. The "EU Agricultural Outlook Report" (2024-2035) presented by the European Commission offers a detailed...

Vitartis representative at a press conference

19/12/2024

Vitartis includes measures to improve digitalization among the twenty proposals it has submitted to the Strategic Plan for the Agri-Food Industry of the Government of Castilla y León

The Food Industry Association of Castile and León, Vitartis , whose Board of Directors met on December 12 in Salamanca , has positively assessed the industrial plan recently presented by President...

18/12/2024

ENOMAQ-OLEOMAQ-EBEER and TECNOVID-OLEOTEC 2025 already have winners of the Technological Improvements and Innovations Competition

The Jury of the ENOMAQ-OLEOMAQ-EBEER and TECNOVID-OLEOTEC Technological Improvements and Innovations Competition met last Friday, November 28, at the Feria de Zaragoza facilities to deliberate and...

CSIC mechanism for plants to combat climate change

17/12/2024

A key mechanism in plant adaptation to drought and high temperatures has been discovered.

The Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology of Plants (CSIC-UPV) is collaborating on an international study that reveals how plants regulate their stomata in the face of opposing environmental...

EIB President Nadia Calviño announces new support for agricultural innovation

16/12/2024

The European Investment Bank is boosting agri-food innovation with a €3 billion financing package.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group announced a €3 billion financing plan to support agriculture and the bioeconomy in Europe. This package, which will mobilize a total of €8.4 billion in...

Image of the roundtable with its participants and the audience at Expo Agritech 2024

02/12/2024

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

Within the framework of Expo Agritech 2024 , the roundtable "Advice for the Digitalization of the Agri-Food Sector" was held on November 27th, where leading experts discussed the challenges...

29/11/2024

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

The third meeting of the Advisory Working Group of the Spanish AKIS Coordinating Body took place on November 19th. Nearly 50 participants representing national and regional public administrations...

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 took place between November 13th and 14th at the iHub La Vega Innova (in San Fernando de Henares, Madrid), a meeting point for promoting innovation and the latest...

Presentation of the AKIS Advisor Platform at the modernAKIS event on October 30th

12/11/2024

ModernAKIS promotes the digitalization and sustainability of the agri-food sector in Spain with two days of networking among professionals.

The Spanish 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...

04/10/2024

First national meeting of Agroalnext

The first national meeting of Agroalnext , a key program for driving the transformation of the agri-food sector in Spain, was held on October 1st. 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 Advisory Working Group of the SCIA-AKIS Coordination Body

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

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...