Training courses

From April 13 to 17, 2026 , CIHEAM Zaragoza will host the course “Risk Management and Agricultural Insurance in a Context of Climate Change” , a specialized training course that can be followed in person or online and is aimed at professionals involved in risk management in agriculture. Increased climate variability , more frequent extreme weather

From April 13 to 16, 2026, the Course on Organic Production: Production, regulations, advice and marketing will be held in virtual classroom and online training format, a training proposal aimed at delving deeper into the key aspects that define the present and future of organic production in Spain. The course will offer a comprehensive overview of

The objective of this course is to train plant protection treatment assistants, farmers who carry out treatments on their own farms without assistance, and distribution staff, so they acquire fundamental knowledge about pests, plant protection products, and their use, avoiding risks to applicators, the public, and the environment, in accordance

In-person, 4-hour session. Thursday, November 20, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Finca La Chimenea, Aranjuez, IMIDRA. Program Introduction to pruning fruit trees. Tool handling. Initial formation of fruit trees. Maintenance and pruning of already formed trees. REGISTRATION TECHNICAL SHEET GENERAL APPLICATION

The eighth edition of the International Postharvest Technology and Management Course will take place the week of November 10-14, 2025 . If you are interested in this course or would like more information, please email montserrat.palau@irta.cat VIDEO

Course on fruit flies: field identification and control. Aimed at farmers who wish to receive training in aspects related to plant health and pest management. The course will take place at the Old Cinema in Arico (Tenerife), on June 6, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. Registration

Goals: Provide knowledge on fruit tree nutrition at different stages of growth and productive development. Know the characteristics of soil and water. Know the characteristics of the fertilizers used, doses and efficient management of equipment in fertigation according to the needs of the crops. Contact: cifealorca@carm.es

MODULES AGRICULTURAL COMPANY 02/17/2025 - 02/21/2025 Morning: 09:00h-15:00h Application deadline until 02/02/2025 Contents Structural improvements to the farm Recommended investments and sources of financing for them Ways of involvement of agricultural professionals The first installation of young farmers Improvement plans Plan of exploitations and

30-hour online course to learn the general characteristics of the mango plant and varieties. The course shows the planting patterns , the most influential environmental factors in the cultivation, as well as the most important cultural practices (fertilization, irrigation, pruning, phytosanitary treatments, etc.) and special cultivation practices

In this synchronous 5-session ONLINE course, the benefits of plant covers in pome fruit crops, olive groves, almond trees, citrus trees and vineyards will be explained . Sessions: 03 October | 16:00 h - 18:30 h | Session I. Vegetative covers in pome fruit. 17 October | 16:00 h - 18:30 h | Session II. Vegetative covers in olive growing. October 22 |

Organised by Gabriel Fabón and Clean-Biotec , with the collaboration of the Agriculture department of the Government of La Rioja, the MAPA and the FEADER funds, a field demonstration day will take place on 17 September in Nalda (La Rioja) on the benefits of combining the cultivation of green peas and young pear trees in organic farming. No

The objective of this training is to know the basic principles of pruning fruit trees, paying special attention to the consequences that we generate with each type of cut. Thus, the types of pruning that exist in pome and stone fruit trees will be addressed, depending on their type of formation and vegetative state. PROGRAM: Morphology and

Green or summer pruning of fruit trees is a complementary technique to winter pruning. This term encompasses the set of tasks necessary to carry out in the vegetative period to maintain the balance between vegetation and fruit production. Starting from a theoretical base where we will learn the basic concepts of plant physiology of the fruit tree