Operational Group – PAMinCAT

2019-2022 – 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 … Read more

Congresses and seminars 2021

XI ENCCULT – Encontro Científico Cultural GT1 – Agro-desenvolvimento no Brasil: Desafios e Oportunidades. 15/09/2021 – Plantas aromáticas e medicinais (Palestrante: Eva Moré, Centro de Ciencia y Tecnología Forestal de Cataluña – España). Presentation at the “Online Spanish Study visit ” of the VALOR – Valorisation of ancient farming techniques in resilient and sustainable agriculture. … Read more

Catalog on plant material of aromatic-medicinal species with industrial value

Online catalog of commercial varieties of aromatic and medicinal plants (http://varietats-pam.ctfc.es/). The Group of medicinal and aromatic plants of the Forest Science and Technology  Center of Catalonia (CTFC) has created a directory that includes mainly oriented varieties to the industrial (not ornamental) production of 196 MAP species, which come from nine commercial seed houses and … Read more

Focus Group EIP-AGRI on diversification opportunities of medicinal plants

The European Agricultural Innovation Association (EIP-AGRI) works to promote competitive and sustainable agriculture and forestry in order to “achieve more and better with less”. EIP-AGRI Focus groups are temporary groups of selected experts who share a specific topic, share knowledge and experience. Each group explores practical and innovative solutions to problems or opportunities in the … Read more

Courses and seminars 2020

LEGEND: OA organized activity IC invited communication OC oral communication Demonstration of dry herb processing equipment. PATT online technical conference. June 8, 2020. (video). OA Demonstration of harvesters for small productions of aromatic and medicinal plants (PACK TTI Eazycut). PATT online technical conference. June 29, 2020. (video). OA Demonstration of harvesters for small productions of aromatic … Read more

Project INTERREG POCTEFA FoRuO

TRAINING TO PROVIDE NEW OCCUPATIONS IN THE FOREST AND RURAL SECTOR – FoRuO (2019-2022) The general objective of the FoRuO project was to promote the 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 … Read more

Directory of medicinal and aromatic plants producers in Catalonia

The first directory of producers of medicinal and aromatic plants in Catalonia has been created in 2020. According to the Catalan Forestry Observatory, a total of 454 ha of medicinal and aromatic plants were cultivated in 2019, mainly of parsley as a fresh herb and of various herbaceous aromatic species, basically destined for obtaining dry herb. … Read more

New database of medicinal and aromatic plants’ machinery

The Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Group of the CTFC Bioeconomics and Governance Program has developed a database of suppliers of machinery and equipment, with detailed information on the models most suitable for the processing of PAMs. The database can be consulted through the Catalan Forest Observatory (OFC) and can be accessed through: http://www.observatoriforestal.cat/maquinaria-pam/. The space … Read more

Courses and seminars 2019

LEGEND: OA organized activity IC invited communication OC oral communication Technical seminar PATT. Cultiu de plantes aromàtiques i medicinals per a l’obtenció d’olis essencials (Cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants for obtaining essential oils). La Granadella, 10th May 2019. OA Technical seminar PATT. Cultiu professional de plantes aromàtiques i medicinals: obtenció d’olis essencials (Professional Cultivation of medicinal … Read more