On April 26, 2017, the event “Trends in Improvement in Horticultural Production” was held, organized jointly by INAGEA, CAJAMAR, and BIOVEGEN. The event, which took place at Parc BIT in Palma de Mallorca, brought together more than 50 professionals from the sector, including researchers, companies, and funding entities.
The event showcased new technological trends in plant biology and their possibilities, the added value that research contributes to the economic activity of the private plant production sector, and how this can encourage the private sector to undertake R&D activities and collaborations with public research centers. Financing tools and assistance for the development of R&D projects were also presented, such as those offered by CDTI and the BIOVEGEN platform.
Additionally, to strengthen science-business relationships and the development of R&D projects to enhance the sector’s competitiveness, attendees had the opportunity to mobilize R&D proposals and hold bilateral meetings with interested companies or researchers. Several meetings were also held with an expert from CDTI (the main Spanish public agency for business R&D funding) to analyze the innovation interests of the requesting companies.
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Program and presentations of the event
10:30 a.m. Welcome
- Hipólito Medrano Gil. Director of INAGEA
- Andrés Seijo Noguera. Regional Director Baleares – CAJAMAR CAJA RURAL
- Gonzaga Ruiz de Gauna Gutiérrez. Coordinator of the BIOVEGEN Platform
Block I FUNDING
10:45 h. BIOVEGEN as a catalyst for R&D projects
- Gonzaga Ruiz de Gauna Gutiérrez. Coordinator of BIOVEGEN
11:05 h. Funding opportunities from CDTI for companies in the plant production sector
- Carlos Franco Alonso. Department of Health, Bioeconomy, Climate and Natural Resources. CDTI
Block II APPLIED SCIENCE
11:20 h. Irrigation and water use efficiency
- Hipólito Medrano Gil. Institute of Agro-environmental Research and Water Economy (INAGEA)
- José Escalona Lorenzo. Institute of Agro-environmental Research and Water Economy (INAGEA)
11:50 a.m. Improvement, productivity and quality: recovery of native varieties
- Jeroni Galmés Galmés. University of the Balearic Islands (UIB)
- Miguel Ángel Conesa Muñoz. University of the Balearic Islands (UIB)
12:15 p.m. Break
Block III COMPANY
12:30 p.m. Examples of public-private collaboration in genetics and plant improvement
- R&D in citrus: CITRUSEQ-CITRUSGENN project. Carlos Baixauli Soria. Cajamar Foundation Community of Valencia
- R&D in horticulture. Antonio Gili Millán. Agroilla
- R&D in almond cultivation. Gonzalo Rodríguez Morales. FOGAIBA – Cooperative “Camp Mallorqui”
- R&D with agricultural application. José María Martí Saura. GEOMACEN
13:30 h. Presentation of the book ‘Outdoor vegetable crops’
- Carlos Baixauli Soria. Cajamar Experiential Center
13:45 h. Discussion
14:00 h. Conclusions and closing