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Farmers checking plants with an iPad
27/01/2025
PAA recommends: "Innovation hubs in agriculture: a step forward", in Agriculture Magazine
From the AKIS Advisors Platform we recommend the following article published in the Agriculture magazine about the important role of innovation hubs in agriculture. In summary, the article highlights...
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23/01/2025
The PDApp Operational Group will hold three days of dissemination of results
The project “Moving towards a digital model for zero waste in the agri-food sector” developed by the The PDApp Operational Group is now reaching its final phase. To present all the results achieved...
REPRESENTATIVES OF PROVACUNO AND UCAM POSE AFTER THE AGREEMENT
23/01/2025
PROVACUNO and UCAM create the chair "Research in animal protein, nutrition and health"
The Interprofessional Organisation of Beef in Spain (PROVACUNO) has signed an agreement with the Catholic University of Murcia (UCAM) for the creation of the University Chair of Business "Research in...
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22/01/2025
The National Food Strategy prioritizes, among other challenges, innovation and technology in the food sector
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, presented yesterday, January 21, at the Council of Ministers, the National Food Strategy (ENA) , a framework to strengthen the...
Farmers checking plants with an iPad
27/01/2025

PAA recommends: "Innovation hubs in agriculture: a step forward", in Agriculture Magazine

From the AKIS Advisors Platform we recommend the following article published in the Agriculture magazine about the important role of innovation hubs in agriculture. In summary, the article highlights...
PDApp logo
23/01/2025

The PDApp Operational Group will hold three days of dissemination of results

The project “Moving towards a digital model for zero waste in the agri-food sector” developed by the The PDApp Operational Group is now reaching its final phase. To present all the results achieved...
REPRESENTATIVES OF PROVACUNO AND UCAM POSE AFTER THE AGREEMENT
23/01/2025

PROVACUNO and UCAM create the chair "Research in animal protein, nutrition and health"

The Interprofessional Organisation of Beef in Spain (PROVACUNO) has signed an agreement with the Catholic University of Murcia (UCAM) for the creation of the University Chair of Business "Research in...
photo of a basket of food
22/01/2025

The National Food Strategy prioritizes, among other challenges, innovation and technology in the food sector

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, presented yesterday, January 21, at the Council of Ministers, the National Food Strategy (ENA) , a framework to strengthen the...
bits on crop field
17/01/2025

The second edition of the AgroBank Tech Digital INNovation program selects 15 startups

AgroBank Tech Digital INNovation has selected 15 innovative startups in its second edition of the acceleration program for the agri-food sector, standing out as the largest open innovation initiative...
FECOAM and PwC representatives in Murcia sign collaboration agreement for the digitalisation of agricultural companies
16/01/2025

Fecoam is promoting the digitalization of the agricultural sector through the Kit Consulting program

The Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives of Murcia (Fecoam) is promoting the digitalization of the agricultural sector through the Kit Consulting program, promoted by Red.es, an entity of the...
startbec agricultural biotechnology research laboratory
15/01/2025

MAPA promotes innovation in agricultural biotechnology through the StartBEC program: six companies selected in the second edition.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in collaboration with the AINIA technology centre, has selected six emerging companies that will be able to perfect their bioeconomy solutions and...
Cover of the study The digital transformation in Spanish agriculture
15/01/2025

The Digitalisation Observatory publishes a new working document

The Observatory of the Digitalisation of the Agri-Food Sector , an initiative of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and Cajamar , has published a new working document in which, under the...
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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 who wish to start a career in the agricultural sector. This program seeks to promote...
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 dedicate themselves...
smartfarmrani event attendees
19/12/2024

Success of the opening day of the SMARTFARMRANI Operational Group

On December 18, 2024, the Hotel El Milano Real, in Hoyos del Espino (Ávila), hosted the opening day of the SMARTFARMRANI (SFR) Operational Group , focused on the future of extensive livestock farming...
COVER OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION'S EU AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK REPORT
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 provides 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 Castilla y León, Vitartis , whose Board of Directors met on December 12 in Salamanca , has positively valued the industrial plan recently presented by President...
jury of the enomaq 2025 competition
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 Contest met last Friday, November 28, at the Feria de Zaragoza facilities to deliberate and...
csic mechanism plants against climate change
17/12/2024

Key mechanism discovered in plant adaptation to drought and high temperatures

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 aid for innovation in agriculture
16/12/2024

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

The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group has announced a €3 billion financing plan to support agriculture and the bioeconomy in Europe. This package, which will mobilise a total of €8.4 billion...
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02/12/2024

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

Within the framework of Expo Agritech 2024 , the round table "Advice for the digitalization of the agri-food sector" was held on November 27, where leading experts discussed the challenges...
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29/11/2024

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

The 3rd meeting of the Advisory Working Group of the Spanish AKIS Coordinating Body took place on 19 November. Around 50 participants representing national and regional public administration...
Main auditorium packed at DATAGRI 2024
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 , a meeting point for promoting innovation and the latest digital technologies in the Spanish agri-food sector, took place on November 13 and 14 at the iHub La...
Presentation of AKIS Advisor Platform at modernAKIS event on October 30, 2024
12/11/2024

ModernAKIS promotes the digitalization and sustainability of the agri-food sector in Spain with two days of connection between professionals

The 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-food...