From the ADV, we promote projects to increase sustainability of our farms and generate knowledge. We enhance farm biodiversity, protect wild pollinators and natural enemies of agricultural pests, and regenerate soil fertility. We also develop and facilitate different collaborative projects, such as commercialisation, necessary to support our farmers’ livelihood.
🎉🎉 Our project ‘Shared Machinery Bank’ has been selected for the Comunar ESS Programme. 🤝 This is an initiative by the Generalitat de Catalunya (Department of Business and Labour) which consists of a grant scheme to boost community economy initiatives that arise from the Social and Solidarity Economy (ESS) and the right to the city, […]
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Ciutadilla Onion Fair and Workshop 🧅📣 Last week, our colleague Marina took part in the workshop: How to conserve soil moisture in times of drought: mulching and covering techniques for onions, vines and fruit trees 🍑🍎 Marina explained the “Xarxa de BioSensors” project, which we are developing together with SafSampling. The project’s objective is to […]
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The European AGROSOIL project promotes the direct participation of farmers in research into sustainable agroecological practices through living labs. The aim is to reduce herbicide use and minimise soil tillage, while studying how these practices affect the soil microbiome and crop health. Funded by the Horizon Europe programme and the Agroecology Partnership, the project (2025–2028) […]
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El món rural està canviant i les noves generacions demanen respostes als reptes actuals del sector agrari. La manca de relleu generacional a les empreses agràries familiars evidencia la necessitat d’iniciatives innovadores que afavoreixin la incorporació de la nova pagesia al sector agrari. L’activitat agrària necessita recursos indispensables per iniciar l’activitat, com l’accés a la […]
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BioPonent is a part of this project: Pam a Pam is the collaborative map of the social and solidarity economy in Catalonia. Is is a tool of the XES (Social Economy Network) that shows a map with more than 1,600 initiatives that share Social and Solidarity Economy values. It is a directory of options for […]
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BioPonent is part of this project: The Einateca is a collaborative project that aims to support the creation of collective tools for local food networks in the Catalan territory. Within the multiple current challenges of the agroecological movement, Einateca wants to highlight four priority and complementary needs: They respond to the objectives of developing short […]
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The lack of generational relief in family agricultural companies shows the need for innovative initiatives that favor the incorporation of the new peasantry into the agricultural sector. The Agricultural Test Spaces were born with the desire to facilitate the progressive process of installing farmers in sustainable models linked to the territory, minimizing the risk involved […]
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The Association for Plant Protection in Organic Production of Ponent (hereinafter BioPonent) https://advecologica.org/ som is a non-profit organisation based in Lleida city, which currently brings together around 130 organic farmers from the Ponent region and its surroundings. Its production covers over 2,000 hectares of fruit trees, olive groves, almond trees, vineyards, cereals, vegetables and other […]
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The Shared Machinery Bank is a project promoted by ADV Ecological Production in Ponent for the joint use of agricultural machinery by partner entities and/or collaborators. To incorporate a tool into the Shared Machinery Bank, two basic criteria are taken into account: that it improves the management of the farm and that it has a […]
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The rural world is changing and new generations are demanding answers to the current challenges of the agricultural sector. The lack of generational succession in family-run farms highlights the need for innovative initiatives that encourage the incorporation of new farmers into the agricultural sector. Agricultural activity requires essential resources to get started, such as access […]
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Singular projects are projects, promoted by the Department of Economy and Labour of the Generalitat of Catalonia, which aim to generate employment through new business ventures, within the framework of the social and cooperative economy and by taking advantage of strategic opportunities in the sector itself or in the territory. From October 2022 to October […]
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A cooperative project in order to get fair prices for the organic almonds produced by associated farmers, and much more! Why is an almond cooperative needed? Almond is a Mediterranean crop which is a traditional part of our landscapes and our diet. Almonds are a highly valued superfood with their excellent organoleptic and nutritional properties, […]
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