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Research article Chemical composition of wild populations of Thymus vulgaris and Satureja montana in central Catalonia, Spain Sira Capdevila (sira.capdevila@ctfc.ca), Dolors Grau, Roser Cristóbal, Eva Moré, Xavier de les Heras 21 March 2025 – https://doi.org/10.1002/jsf2.70005 Abstract Background This study is devoted to determining the chemical composition of essential oils obtained from 13 wild populations of … Read more
OA – Organised Activity IC – Invited Communication Specialised course in organic production of aromatic and medicinal plants. GlobalPAM, Online, January-February 2024 APAEMA courses. Online. Course Production of medicinal and aromatic plants. EA Solsonès, May-June 2024 Field day. Visit to the CTFC medicinal and aromatic plants demonstration field. Solsona, June 28, 2024 (OA) Festival of … Read more
OA – Organised Activity IL– Invited Communication PATT Technical Conference. Mountain Economies: Production of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Mushrooms, Truffles and Other Bioproducts (BIOMARKETS PROJECT) (AO) Applied Ethnobotany Course: Comprehensive use of the territory’s vegetation. EA Tàrrega, March-May 2023. Course on cultivation and wild collection of medicinal and aromatic plants. EA Manresa, April-June 2023 Technical … Read more
Within the framework of the Program for the Promotion of the Cultivation and Transformation of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants that the Provincial Council started in 2023, thanks to the subsidy granted by the Ministry of Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge, within the framework of Order TED 1358/2021, advisory work has been carried out for potential … Read more
Technical assistance for characterizing the entrepreneurial ecosystem of medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) and feasibility studies – 2024 Based on the characterization of entrepreneurs interested in PAM production carried out between 2022 and 2023, the CTFC MAPs group conducted a survey to characterize those interested in aspects of experience, knowledge, available resources, characteristics of the … Read more
At present, most of the producers in Catalonia who cultivate and/or collect medicinal and aromatic plants complement the agroforestry activity with the transformation of raw materials and the manufacture of final products for direct sale to the final consumer, with the aim of making economic activity profitable, since most are small farms, especially in mountain … Read more
Between 2022 and 2024 the ERASMUS+ project Agripreneurship ! MAPS for NEETS (MAPS4N) – 2022-2-ES02-KA220-YOU-000102299 takes place. The general objective of the project is to develop the innovative work of young people in the field of entrepreneurship with medicinal and plants (MAPs), including digitalisation. The project is led by Formación Academia Barcelona, SL, based in … Read more
The Forest Science and Technology Center of Catalonia (CTFC) participates in the GESTES project (Sustainable cross-border management of wild species in natural spaces POCTEFA), which seeks to promote protection and biodiversity to reconcile the preservation of aromatic and medicinal species and the natural spaces in which they grow, with the commercial exploitation of wild resources … Read more
2019-2022. INTERREG POCTEFA FoRuO. Training to promote new occupations in the forestry and rural sector. Development of continuous training systems and skills in the cross-border territory in order to improve access to employment in relation to new productions in the forestry and rural sectors, specifically in the production and processing of medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) and berries. Creation of … Read more
2018-2021. Innovation Networks for Cork, Resins & Edibles (INCREDIBLE). Aromatic and Medicinal Plants iNet. 2022. Organization of the visit of the Tzoumakers cooperative to exchange experiences with Catalan organizations in the agroecological and forestry fields. 2019-2022. New scenarios of Aromatic and medicinal industrial production in the traditional agricultural systems of Catalonia – PAMinCAT The project aims to analyze the behavior of … Read more