The PAC Network publishes the first issue of 'Savia Rural'

The CAP Network has published 'Savia Rural' , the first in a series of quarterly publications that support the achievement of the communication objectives of the new CAP Strategic Plan ( PEPAC 2023-2027 ), to address current issues on agricultural profitability and rural development in each issue.

Its fundamental proposal is to offer quality information on inspiring projects and initiatives implemented in rural areas , in all productive and social sectors, as well as to bring the opinions of people and entities linked to their development, with the aim of promoting innovation and sustainability in the agricultural and rural environment.

First issue

This first issue of 'Savia Rural' includes an interview with the Minister of Agriculture, Luis Planas , who comments on the prospects of the new CAP and reviews the recent Spanish Presidency of the Council of the EU. It also includes an article signed by Christiane Lambert , president of the Committee of Professional Agricultural Organisations of the EU ( COPA ), expressing some concerns and expectations of the agricultural sector in view of the new CAP programming period.

In its various reports , we find articles on soil improvements associated with rotation with improving crops , on conservation agriculture (signed by the eponymous association, Suelos Vivos ) and on a farm in Zaragoza that is applying regenerative agriculture .

The section dedicated to the “Value Chain” deals in its first article with the European project Moving , led by the University of Córdoba. The “LEADER Initiatives” give way to a joint project of the Local Action Groups and Government of Navarre to improve their energy sustainability, while “We Count” is led by the master brewers of Bailandera in Bustarviejo (Madrid). “Jóvenes en Red” talks about an Association from Purchena (Almería). The report focused on “Innovation” deals with the possibilities of technological improvement offered to agricultural holdings and processing industries by the digital innovation centre La Vega Innova , of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.