XXXIV STATE MEETING OF RURAL WOMEN

XXXIV STATE MEETING OF RURAL WOMEN

WE PRODUCE. WE DECIDE. PERIOD.

October 21 and 22, 2026 · Almería, Andalusia

Within the framework of the International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21

Location: Main Hall of the Government Delegation of the Regional Government of Andalusia. Paseo de Almería, 68.

4:00 PM – 4:30 PM | OPENING AND INSTITUTIONAL WELCOME

  • Inmaculada Idáñez Vargas. President of CERES.
  • Francisco Góngora Cara. Delegate of the Government of the Junta de Andalucía in Almería.
  • M.ª del Mar Vázquez Agüero. Mayor of Almería.
  • Andrés Góngora Belmonte. General Secretary of COAG.

16:30 – 17:15 h | KEYNOTE ADDRESS

2026, International Year of Women Farmers: Women in the future of European agriculture.

María Gafo Gómez-Zamalloa. Head of the Social Sustainability Unit at DG AGRI (European Commission).

5:15 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | ROUND TABLE

CAP and gender: what place do women occupy in agricultural policy?

  • María Gafo Gómez-Zamalloa. Head of the Social Sustainability Unit at DG AGRI, European Commission.
  • M.ª Teresa García Muñoz. Agricultural Technical Engineer and former president of the Official College of Agricultural Technical Engineers of Almería (COITAAL).
  • María Ferreiro Santos. General Secretary of the Galician Labrego Union-Labregas Commissions (SLG-CCLL) and livestock farmer.

7:00 PM – 7:15 PM | BREAK

7:15 PM – 8:45 PM | PRESENTATION OF THE CERES PROGRAM

"Breaking silences. Leading change"

Inmaculada Idáñez Vargas. President of CERES.

8:45 PM – 9:15 PM | CONCLUSIONS OF THE FIRST DAY

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22

Location: Cajamar Experimental Station – Las Palmerillas, El Ejido (Almería).

10:00 – 13:00 h | TECHNICAL VISIT: INNOVATION APPLIED TO AGRICULTURE

  • Reception and presentation of the Experimental Station.
  • Visit to the facilities, exhibition of projects and demonstration of experimental trials.

13:00 – 14:00 h | EXPERIENCE PANEL

Shared ownership: from law to reality.

Experience in shared ownership of Juana Cruz Álvarez and José Antonio García Moreno.

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | PARTICIPATORY LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP

"I can. We decide together."

Carmen Pedrosa. Gender equality specialist.

3:00 PM | CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE XXXIV STATE MEETING OF RURAL WOMEN

Organized by: Confederation of Rural Women (CERES).

Funded by: Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA).

In collaboration with: CERES Andalucía and the Junta de Andalucía.

Free registration until capacity is reached. Contact: 915346391