The inauguration in Osona of the first agrarian testing space in Catalonia is one of the topics highlighted in the new BCN Smart Rural Press Digest.
Osona hosts the first agrarian testing space in Catalonia
Abril Ibáñez is the young entrepreneur selected to develop her livestock project in the Ges, Orís and Bisaura Valley Testing Space, a pioneering initiative that seeks to promote animal-rearing activity in the area. The inaugurated experimental space is located on the Casanova farm in Sora (Osona) and represents the first of its kind in Catalonia, since, until now, the experimental spaces created in the Catalan territory focused exclusively on agriculture.
The Ges, Orís and Bisaura Valley Testing Space is fully equipped for the development of animal rearing, including a paddock, milkers, a refrigerated tank, water, electricity and a herd of 40 alpine goats. The infrastructure has been possible thanks to the BCN Smart Rura project, whose total cost of €35,000 has been co-financed by the Barcelona Provincial Council, the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) of the European Union and the Catalonian Association for Rural Initiatives (ARCA). In addition, CaixaBank's Social Projects has fully assumed the €10,000 from the herd.
This initiative aims to provide support and resources to entrepreneurs like Abril to reduce the complexity and risk of starting a project in the primary sector. The young woman plans to combine her activity in the testing space with her studies in Livestock and Animal Health Assistance that she is studying at the Joviat School in Manresa, demonstrating a clear determination to strengthen the future of the agricultural sector in the Ges, Orís and Bisaura Valley.
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(El Punt Avui)
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(Arrels)
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(Region 7)
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(Digital was born)
The Vilafranca winery nursery is now operational and serves 7 young people from Penedès
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(El Cargol)
Fields plowed against food waste
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(Directa)
Marta Casas: «I am completely happy to have come this far»
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(BCN Smart Rural)
Marta Palomas: "We are changing the agri-food model"
After studying Agricultural Engineering, this member of the Eixarcolant collective worked as a draftsman until she realized that what she really wanted to do was cultivate an organic garden.
(BCN Smart Rural)
In Palafolls, in the heart of the Maresme, we find l'Horta Pla de Munt, a family-run agricultural project that stands out for its organic production.
(BCN Smart Rural)
Iñigo Haughey: «I like the magic of creating a product that comes from the earth»
L'Olivera is a social integration cooperative that produces the only wine in the city of Barcelona. We meet the production manager of the project, a local entrepreneur passionate about viticulture.
(BCN Smart Rural)
Joan Casajoana, from Can Fontanelles, is a farmer and bean producer from Castellfollit del Boix. The family farm has a large area of forests, pastures, cereal crops, almond trees, olive trees, vineyards and for more than 350 years the famous beans in the area have been grown.
(Montserrat Rural Park)
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