The research Group IRRIGATION, AGRONOMY AND ENVIRONMENT is integrated by researchers belonging to the RAMA group of the Agrifood Research and Technology Centre of Aragón (Grupo RAMA, CITA, Gobierno de Aragón) and the Soil and Water Department of the Aula Dei Experimental Station of the Spanish Council for Scientific Research (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas), located at the Aula Dei Campus in Zaragoza and the University of Zaragoza.
The group is multidisciplinary with focus in core activities that have led to stable collaborations between group members to produce scientific and technological information in the soil-water-crop-atmosphere interface leading to a more competitive, efficient and sustainable irrigated agriculture.
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- Conference on irrigation innovations to combat drought
This conference was held on April 24th at the Fundecyt-PCTEX facilities in Badajoz, bringing together a large group of experts in irrigation research and innovation from Spain. The conference was organized by CICYTEX, the Scientific and Technological Research Center of Extremadura (Junta de Extremadura), and by CEBAS-CSIC in Murcia. The[…] - The Ebro Water Partnership Holds its Technical Conference and Presents the Botorrita Awards
Last Thursday, March 6, the Ebro Water Partnership held its technical conference “20 Years of Irrigation Modernization: A Look to the Future” at the SMAGUA international trade fair in Zaragoza. After the opening and presentation of the conference, the Partnership presented the document “Irrigation Modernization in Aragon: Past and Future[…] - Manuel Sampériz receives the Award for the best Master’s Thesis at the AgroBank Chair of the University of Castilla La Mancha
Manuel Sampériz Sarvisé, predoctoral researcher of the RAMA group, received on February 28, 2025 in Albacete the Award for the best Master’s Thesis (TFM) from the AgroBank Chair “Women, business and rural world” of the University of Castilla La Mancha. The title of his TFM is: “Characterization of the variability[…] - The “Remedia” network seizes funding from the State Research Agency
The State Research Agency of the Government of Spain (AEI) has awarded a grant to the Scientific Network for the Mitigation of Greenhouse Gases in the Agroforestry Sector (Red Remedia) in its 2024 call for Research Networks (‘Strategic Networks’ modality).The Remedia Network was created in 2012 as a meeting forum[…] - Join us with an “Odón de Buen” postdoc grant from the Government of Aragon
On February 24, 2025, the Government of Aragon published the “Odón de Buen” call for proposals to subsidize the hiring of doctoral research personnel. This is a great opportunity to carry out your research activity with us. The first point is to get an idea of how the Odón de[…] - New ARENA research group at EEAD-CSIC
On January 17th we created a new research group at the Aula Dei Experimental Station of CSIC. This is the “Agriculture and NAtural Resources” (ARENA) group, which is the result of the joint efforts of two previous groups of the Soil and Water Department: Irrigation, Agronomy and Environment (RAMA) and[…] - 2025 Seminar cycle of the RAMA group
The seminar cycle for scientists and early career researchers of the RAMA group will begin on February 6th. The seminars will be held every Thursday from February 6 to June 19 (except for legal holidays), between 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. There will be two presentations per seminar, with about[…] - Welcome and evaluation day of the Doctoral Program in Agricultural and Natural Sciences of the University of Zaragoza
On December 13, 2024, the Doctoral Program in Agricultural and Natural Sciences of the University of Zaragoza held its annual Welcome and Evaluation Day in the Degree Hall of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. The program is coordinated by Professor Asunción Usón, and researcher Lola Quílez (CITA) is part of[…] - Second meeting of the Spanish Local Platform of the LIFE CLINMED-FARM Project
The second meeting of the Spanish Local Platform of the LIFE CLINMED-FARM Project took place on 24 October 2024 at the CITA facilities.The meeting consisted of several parts. The first one included a presentation of the Project and its two case studies (located in Spain and Italy), followed by an[…] - The Aragonese Agri-Food Alliance awards the Huesca Polytechnic School (UNIZAR)
The “Alianza Agroalimentaria Aragonesa” awards aim to recognize the contribution of people and entities to the creation and dissemination of values related to food production and the rural world, at a national or international level. They are awarded in three different categories: Agri-Food Research and Innovation, Agri-Food Industrialization and Marketing[…]