An information session will be held next Wednesday, March 20, on the 2019 Call for Innovative Projects of General Interest, to be implemented by supra-regional operational groups of the AEI-AGRI , within the framework of the 2014-2020 National Rural Development Program managed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (with co-financing from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development -EAFRD).

All information about these grants is available at these links:

https://www.mapa.gob.es/es/prensa/ultimas-noticias/se-convocan-las-ayudas-2019-para-proyectos-innovadores-a-ejecutar-por-grupos-operativos-supra-autonomicos-de-la-asociación-europea-para-la-innov/tcm:30-504907

https://sede.mapama.gob.es/portal/site/se/ficha-procedimiento?procedure_id=462&procedure_suborg_responsable=160

The event will be held in Madrid, on the seventh floor of Gran Vía de San Francisco, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and will also be broadcast live via streaming . The Subdirectorate General for Innovation and Digitalization, as the unit responsible for managing this measure, will develop the following program:

After each presentation, there will be a question-and-answer session to address any questions or provide clarification about these grants.

The final program will be published shortly on the website of the National Rural Network,

http://www.redruralnacional.es /

The target audience for this event is broad: companies in the agri-food and forestry sectors, cooperatives and their federations, organizations and associations in the agri-food and forestry sectors, interprofessional organizations, agri-food technology centers, agri-food clusters, universities and knowledge centers, public administrations, LEADER networks, GAL, environmental NGOs, rural women's associations, etc.

Those interested can pre-register by email to idiagri@mapama.es simply indicating their desire to attend the event and their details (name, surname, email, position, organization they work for) and putting in the subject: PRE-REGISTRATION INFORMATION DAY CALL FOR INNOVATIVE PROJECTS 2019 .

Due to capacity constraints, only one person per entity may attend. The final list of admitted attendees will be compiled strictly in the order of pre-registration.

Travel and subsistence expenses cannot be covered for attendees of this event.