Technological Corporation of Andalusia (CTA) and its member company Tepro Consultores Agrícolas (Tepro) have organized on April 10 the launching event of the Andalusian Agricultural and Forestry Network of its European project BBioNets. The European BBioNets project, funded with nearly 2 million euros by the European Union’s Horizon Europe program, aims to promote the use of Bio-Based Technologies (BBTs) to process agricultural and forestry biomass.

BBioNets will promote the use of the resources generated by the EIP-AGRI Operational Groups, fostering economically and environmentally sustainable practices at the regional level. To this end, BBioNets will seek to establish six Regional Agricultural and Forestry Networks in different European countries, including Ireland, Spain, Italy, Greece, Poland and the Czech Republic. In Spain, the regional network is located in Andalusia and is coordinated by CTA and Tepro.

Andalusian Agricultural and Forestry Network of BBioNets

The Andalusian Agricultural and Forestry Network of BBioNets is composed of 11 entities from the agricultural and forestry sectors, such as the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development of the Regional Government of Andalusia, the Association for Rural Development of Andalusia, IDAF, ASAJA, the Mancera SCA Cooperative, Oleoestepa, AgroQuercíneas, the Agroecosistemas Foundation, Viveros Orero, BIOVEGEN and the Institute of Sustainable Agriculture IAS-CSIC.

The launch event was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development of the Andalusian Regional Government, the Association for Rural Development of Andalusia, IDAF, ASAJA, Oleoestepa, AgroQuercíneas and Viveros Orero. Thus, in addition to presenting the lines of action of the network, a co-creation workshop was held to identify the current situation of the bioeconomy in Andalusia and the opportunities and barriers for the use of BBTs in the agricultural and forestry sectors.

The period of incorporation to the Andalusian network will be open for the entire duration of BBioNets, until its completion in October 2026.