How to turn an idea into a differential innovation and finance?
Technology Centre, with the collaboration of the CDTI, has organized the III Practical Workshop funding of R & D + i. The aim is to provide a comprehensive overview of the options of national and international funding for R + D + i financed by the CDTI. The third workshop, held on April 6, strengthens its practical nature and has four major developments.
Rural women, strategic to manage risk in climate change
Incorporate the gender perspective is strategic in addressing food and nutrition security, climate change and risk management, because it allows us to contemplate differently the needs and interests of women and men, to propose realistic solutions and reduce gaps development and progress towards gender equality and equity. These are the conclusions of a web seminar IICA.
Fira de Mollerussa: accomplished goals
The Fira de Sant Josep of Mollerussa (Lleida), the Catalan Agricultural Machinery Fair, held from 17 to 20 March its 144th edition with the participation of 285 exhibitors and 150,000 visitors, exceeding the previous edition figures. The event also garnered a record of professionals in the technical conferences.
Ibero-American cooperation in food and nutrition
Research and dissemination of knowledge to improve the quality of life of the population is one of the challenges of the Iberoamerican Nutrition Foundation (FINUT). Through these agreements, it wants to encourage institutional cooperation contributes to the integral development of individuals and the maximum dissemination of knowledge. The collaboration extends to the National University of Cordoba (Argentina), ILSI Mesoamerica (Life Sciences Institute Association), Hygea and Granotec.
Rijk Zwaan and “5 a day” for healthy eating in Almería
With the collaboration of schools in the province of Almeria and the Department of Health and Consumer Ayto. Of Almeria, "The Frutoteca Itinerant" has approached all children and families, a project that launches the Association "5 a day" for bring fruits and vegetables to new generations.
Aliber: The event in food innovation excellence
Aliber is a groundbreaking, avant-garde and multi event, organized by FIAB. A meeting place for professionals interested in creating environments of cooperation between enterprises, and in which they will know where the trends are heading in food sector. The meeting takes place within the framework of the Food Fair (Barcelona), from 25 to 28 April.
Citrosol immersed in an investment fund to finance projects of spin outs
Twenty public and private investors support this financing instrument…
BIOVEGE got vegetable waste in containers and Superfoods
The project will draw from fruit and vegetable waste such as cantaloupe, watermelon, cucumber, zucchini or peppers bioplastics with new properties for producing sustainable packaging as well as bioactive compounds and food preservatives.
Spain: Cutbacks in the field aggravate female unemployment in agriculture
Since 2011 women have destroyed 42,500 jobs in the field and the percentage of total employment in the sector has fallen 26% to 24%. "Women who live and work in rural areas are the main victims of cuts in services and infrastructure in the villages. Without basic care services, can hardly enhance women's employment in agriculture, "stressed Immaculate Idáñez, head of the Department of Women COAG and President of CERES.
More support to entrepreneurs and shared ownership in rural areas
On the occasion of the celebration of International Women's Day, it commemorated and worldwide, Fademur has claimed the governments more support for entrepreneurs and cooperatives in rural areas, as well as a strong commitment to shared ownership of farms agricultural, "essential to bring to light the work without rights" of village women. "One in five women in Spain is rural, and deserve attention and recognition, also on March 8," they say.