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Legal Guide PAM – Regulatory framework for the small-scale production of products based on aromatic and medicinal plants

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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

MAPs for NEETS ERASMUS+ Project

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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

GESTES project: Sustainable cross-border management of wild species in natural spaces POCTEFA

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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

Transfer projects 2021-2023

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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

Commercialisation projects 2021-2023

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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

Wild collection projects 2021-2023

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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. 2021-2022. Agroforestry innovation in the Baix mountains: Productive alternatives in the context of climate change. Finance: AMB-Area Metropolitana de Barcelona Participation in … Read more

Cultivation projects 2021-2023

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2020-2022. New scenarios of Aromatic and medicinal industrial production in the traditional agricultural systems of Catalonia The project aims to analyze the behavior of different commercial varieties of a set of species of medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) that could be grown on a commercial scale in different agricultural settings in Catalonia. The species cultivated in … Read more

Private studies

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We have collaborated with private companies: 2021 AGROFONTASSA, S.L. 2019 Anna Maria Melià 2018 COLL D’ARES BOTANICALS 2014 L’Armengol, SCP. Optimization of the efficiency of irrigation and fertilization in the production of Melissa officinalis L. in the village of Sagàs (Berguedà county-Barcelona). Support to the planning and writing of research, development and innovation projects (R+D+I) … Read more

Transfer projects 2011-2020

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LEGEND: R research T transfer PT student project 2009-2011. Memory usage of the Mediterranean Herbs (project HERBAM). Avanza Contenidos – Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio. T. Design and promotion of a 2.0 website to collect information of traditional uses of MAPs and to promote the commercialization of artisan productions. 2011. Dissemination of results for … Read more

Commercialisation projects 2011-2020

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LEGEND R Research T transfer PT student project 2008-2011. Experimentation with aromatics and medicinal plants in the Principality of Andorra. Associació de Pagesos i Ramaders del Principat d’Andorra. I/T (study) Study of commercial outlets and possible final products with: Arctostaphyllos uva-ursi, Arnica montana, Artemisia dracunculus, Filipendula ulmaria, Hyssopus officinalis, Melissa officinalis, Mentha pulegium, Mentha viridis, … Read more