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Spain’s AgriFoodTech Sandbox

The first cross-cutting agri-food sandbox in the European Union

Our purpose

Less uncertainty.
More innovation
reaching the market

Spain’s AgriFoodTech Sandbox is a working, collaboration and testing environment for the agri-food sector, designed to enable controlled experimentation in contexts of regulatory uncertainty. Its purpose is to support companies developing innovations at the regulatory frontier by generating solid technical evidence and relevant regulatory learnings — helping bring industry and regulatory authorities closer together through technical rigor and the protection of the public interest.
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CNTA, through its EATEX Food Innovation Hub, acts as the managing body of Spain’s AgriFoodTech Sandbox. In this role, it designs, implements and coordinates the Sandbox’s activities, builds the collaboration ecosystem and provides the scientific-technical capabilities, specialized expertise and infrastructure required for effective experimentation.

Depending on the needs of each project, other technology centers, research organizations and external experts may be integrated to reinforce an open, collaborative model aimed at generating solid evidence and regulatory learnings.

Our origins

Spain’s AgriFoodTech Sandbox is possible thanks to…

Spain’s AgriFoodTech Sandbox is an initiative promoted by the Government of Spain’s Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (MICIU), the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA), and the Regional Governments of Navarra and La Rioja, together with CNTA.

These public administrations provide institutional support, funding and strategic direction for the Sandbox, and help ensure that the learnings generated are connected to the competent regulatory authorities.

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Our team

The talent behind Spain’s AgriFoodTech Sandbox…

Meet the team of professionals who, through their expertise and dedication, are driving Spain’s AgriFoodTech Sandbox forward and helping bring regulation and innovation closer together.

Silvia García de la Torre

EATEX Food Innovation Hub Manager

Cristina Garrido

Food Safety Manager at CNTA

Patricia Larráyoz

Spain’s AgriFoodTech Sandbox Lead

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