• It encompasses 43 courses aimed at boosting rural development, fostering youth generational change, promoting women's visibility, new technologies and innovation, counseling, sustainability, and resource conservation.
• The in-person courses under the 2020 Plan will be held at Ministry facilities as soon as the health situation allows, while the online courses and workshops will have a dedicated web-based training platform.
• Depending on the health situation, some in-person courses may be moved online or their dates may change. These changes can be found in the "2020 Training Plan Calendar and Registration Applications" on the MAPA website.

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This training plan includes 43 training activities aimed at the most impactful groups in rural areas, involved in processes of change that foster rural development, generational renewal of young people, visibility of the role of women, new technologies and innovation, counseling, sustainability, and resource conservation.

The courses—in-person or online—aim to train technicians working in various rural areas, including those from various administrations, local action networks and groups, professional agricultural organizations, rural cooperatives and associations, employment and local development agents, and university graduates working in the advisory system for potential beneficiaries of Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) aid on land and farm management .

This year's training program focuses on knowledge generation and transfer , innovation in agriculture, farm viability , specialization in irrigation design and management, support for young farmers and new entrepreneurs, competitiveness of agriculture with other sectors, animal health and welfare, and the implementation of new technologies, among others.

ONLINE TRAINING

The training plan begins at the end of May with the following digital courses:

• Course on organic farming (May 26 and 28 and June 2 and 4) and course for farm and livestock advisors (June 16, 18, 23, 25 and 30).
• Technical workshop on support measures for Industry 4.0 (June 25) and technical workshop on support measures for rural entrepreneurship (June 30).

The 2020 Plan's in-person courses will be taught at Ministry facilities as soon as the health situation allows, while the online courses and workshops will have a dedicated web-based training platform. However, due to COVID-19, some in-person courses may be moved online or their dates may change.

These changes can be found in the "2020 Training Plan Calendar and Applications" on the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food website.

Rural areas in Spain, which represent approximately 84% of the national territory and more than 16% of the population, experience a significant economic and social imbalance compared to urban areas.

To facilitate access to training in rural areas, the Ministry is developing programs that include specific aspects of interest to young people, the needs of innovation and digitalization, and the visible role of women in the workplace.

Information and documentation for all courses in the "2020 Training Plan for Rural Environment Technicians" are published on the MAPA website.