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30/04/2026

Agricultural advice is consolidating as a strategic pillar of AKIS in Spain and Europe

The conference “Agricultural advice as the core of AKIS in Spain and Europe” , organized by the AKIS Advisors Platform together with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA), brought...
ILLUSTRATION OF DIGITALIZATION
20/04/2026

New 2026 call for aid for knowledge exchange in the agri-food and forestry sector for almost 10 million euros

The deadline for submitting applications is May 18th. The aid is co-financed 43% by the EAFRD and 57% by the ministry The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA) published on April 16 in...
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15/01/2026

The Local Food Advisors' Journey 2026 campaign is launched: a European roadmap to strengthen advice on short supply chains

The EU 4Advice and COREnet initiative, Local Food Advisors' Journey 2026, was created with the aim of highlighting the European Network of Advisors on Short Food Supply Chains (EAN-SFSC) and, at the...
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13/01/2026

The Spanish AKIS coordinating body approves its roadmap for 2026 and strengthens the alignment between science, innovation and the agri-food sector

On December 17, 2025 , the second plenary meeting of the Coordinating Body of the Knowledge and Innovation System in Agriculture (SCIA-AKIS) was held at the headquarters of the Ministry of Agriculture...
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24/11/2025

Boosting digitalization in livestock farming with the work of GO LARRESNE and the NEIKER technology center

According to the newsletter of the Royal Spanish Federation of Associations of Selected Livestock (RFEAGAS), smart grazing is a digital response to the new demands of the dairy sector. The NEIKER...
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13/11/2025

Open call to select 27 Lighthouse Projects in advising for Short Food Supply Chains

The European project COREnet has launched a call for proposals to identify and support 27 Lighthouse Projects , one for each EU Member State, that highlight innovations in advising Short Food Supply...
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17/09/2025

The GO e-LocalHub will participate in the Experience Sharing Conference on Agri-Food Business Models

The supra-regional Operational Group e-LocalHub , coordinated by the Royal Spanish Federation of Select Livestock Associations (RFEAGAS) , has been invited as a speaker at the Experience Exchange...
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07/02/2025

Call for participation in the next EU CAP Network workshop dedicated to logistics innovation

You can register until February 10th. The EU CAP Network has announced the upcoming workshop “ Logistics innovation to improve farmers’ position in the supply chain” focusing on innovation and...
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01/04/2024

Galicia Food Awards 2024

CLUSAGA announces the 10th Galicia Food Awards with the aim of recognizing and making visible the best practices in entrepreneurship, digitalization, innovation, quality, excellence, sustainability...
black olives
21/02/2024

WTO final report sides with European Commission on Spanish black olives

The Government welcomes the final report of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Compliance Panel requested by the European Commission in the dispute over Spanish black olives . The WTO report supports...
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15/02/2024

Meeting of the Food Chain Observatory

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, has assured today that the modification of the Law on measures to improve the functioning of the food chain , which came into force in...
The Secretary General of Agriculture underlines the importance of restoring trade flows of food and fertilizers for global food security
24/07/2023

The Secretary General of Agriculture underlines the importance of restoring trade flows of food and fertilizers for global food security

The Secretary General of Agriculture and Food, Fernando Miranda, today highlighted the need to restore trade flows of food and fertilizers to guarantee food security in the world, threatened by the...
The Observatory publishes the update of the study of the value chain of extra virgin olive oil and a report on innovative foods
05/05/2023

The Observatory publishes the update of the study of the value chain of extra virgin olive oil and a report on innovative foods

The plenary session of the Food Chain Observatory meeting today has continued the analysis of the situation of food prices and consumption, and has approved the update of the study of the value chain...