Andalusia enters the final stretch to launch its first nanosatellite: Platero

Andalusia enters the final stretch to launch its first nanosatellite: Platero

September 2, 2023

The Regional Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Rural Development of the Government of Andalusia will launch its first nanosatellite into space in the coming months, which will be a milestone before the end of 2023. For the regional minister, Carmen Crespo, it will also be an important step “in our commitment to cutting-edge technology, as its mission will be mainly to quantify the impact of climate change on the agricultural and fisheries sector and to contribute to improving biodiversity management”.

 India, a potential market of 300 million consumers for Andalusian olive oil and olives

India, a potential market of 300 million consumers for Andalusian olive oil and olives

companies with 55 Indian agents in a commercial meeting that took place in the cities of Delhi and Bombay, from 19 to 23 June.

 The ‘Andalusia with Ukraine Plan’ enables the schooling of more than 3,100 Ukrainian children

The ‘Andalusia with Ukraine Plan’ enables the schooling of more than 3,100 Ukrainian children

The ‘Plan of Measures and Support: Andalusia with Ukraine’ deployed by the Government of Andalusia since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began. A plan which, in a cross-cutting manner, is enabling the aid and solidarity of the Andalusian people to be optimised and guaranteeing that all Ukrainian families, children and adults arriving in Andalusia enjoy all the rights that European citizenship offers them in Spain.

 Andalusia celebrates its regional day by paying tribute to artists David Bisbal and Lola Flores

Andalusia celebrates its regional day by paying tribute to artists David Bisbal and Lola Flores

February 28, 2023

The president of the Junta, Juanma Moreno, has defended Andalusia’s autonomy to be able to compete for leadership in Spain, while at the same time calling for unity, collective effort and a generous and useful alliance of all Andalusians to build a better Andalusia and move forward together towards the future with determination and pride. […]

 Extenda Global 2022, Andalusia’s annual foreign trade event, will be held on 16 and 17 November in Malaga

Extenda Global 2022, Andalusia’s annual foreign trade event, will be held on 16 and 17 November in Malaga

Extenda Global 2022, the annual event that brings together Andalusia’s foreign sector, will be held once again on 16 and 17 November at the Trade Fair and Congress Centre of Malaga (Fycma). The event, which is the largest international trade meeting organised in the region, will allow, as every year, Andalusian companies to find new business opportunities in the world through the development of B2B meetings with representatives of the markets they are interested in exploring in the 62 countries served by Extenda’s Foreign Network.

 The Lynxconnect programme publishes the new lynx census in Andalusia, which reaches 522 specimens

The Lynxconnect programme publishes the new lynx census in Andalusia, which reaches 522 specimens

The population of the Iberian lynx in Andalusia has reached a new historic record with 522 specimens, a figure that consolidates the community as a benchmark in the conservation of this emblematic species. This is reflected in the census published this Friday, prepared by the staff of the Junta de Andalucía attached to the Iberian Lynx Recovery Plan and members of the CBD-Habitat Foundation, which indicates that the population of this feline has grown by 16 specimens, which is 3.1% more than in 2020.

 Andalusian researchers describe the potential of a molecule as a drug for type 1 diabetes

Andalusian researchers describe the potential of a molecule as a drug for type 1 diabetes

Researchers from the Fundación Progreso y Salud have published in the journal iScience their latest findings on the potential of the molecule BL001 – discovered and patented by themselves – as a possible therapy for type 1 diabetes, a disease for which there is currently no cure.

 Andalusia arrives at Fruit Logistica with a new record in agri-food exports

Andalusia arrives at Fruit Logistica with a new record in agri-food exports

From 5 to 7 April, 50 Andalusian agribusiness companies, 47 to be precise, will be taking part in Fruit Logistica, the most important fruit and vegetable fair on the international scene, which is being held in Berlin. Andalusia is attending this event with a new record of agri-food exports in January compared to the same month in 2021.

 What the Andalusian subsoil hides

What the Andalusian subsoil hides

an increasingly intensive global use of minerals and metals, which forces us to look down into the subsoil in search of new reserves of strategic materials.

 Andalusia is preparing to launch into space its first nanosatellite equipped for Earth observation

Andalusia is preparing to launch into space its first nanosatellite equipped for Earth observation

The ‘SmartFood’ project, promoted by the Regional Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Sustainable Development, is at the forefront of technology in the primary sector with the launch of the first nanosatellite for earth observation purposes in Andalusia. “The project aims to quantify the impact of agricultural, livestock and fishing activities on biodiversity, in the context of the fight against climate change,” explained regional minister Carmen Crespo.