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Cross-border event for Operational Groups working on soil

The Dutch provinces of Groningen, Friesland and Drenthe, together with the EIP-AGRI Network in Lower Saxony, Germany, organised a network meeting in December 2019 at an experimental farm in the...Read more

Tackling the decline of the 'Montado' forests in Alentejo

The effects of climate change, including extreme weather events, drought, forest fires and damage through pests and diseases pose a major challenge to our forests. Innovative practices and tools for...Read more

Inspirational ideas: Agreegreen: Models for managing woody biomass

This inspirational idea is also available in a Slovak version. Translation courtesy of the National Rural Network Slovakia . Read more EIP-AGRI inspirational ideas in Slovak on the NRN website...Read more

Inspirational ideas: Trees as an asset in mountain livestock systems

Inspirational ideas: Forest monitoring for sustainable management

Farm to fork: have your say!

The Roadmap on EU Farm2Fork now published. Give your feedback by 16 March 2020.Read more

Inspirational ideas: Where have ewe moo-ved to?

Six farmers across Wales are running trials for the use of tracking technology as part of an Operational Group aptly named “Where have ewe moo-ved to?”Read more

Inspirational ideas: Smart sensors to better understand plant growth

ANTARES project is developing smart sensor and big data technologies that help farmers produce more food in a sustainable wayRead more

Digital technologies to improve farming and forestry systems

Did you know that almost 200 Operational Groups projects are looking specifically at the use of digital technologies to improve their farming or forestry systems?Read more

Agro-ecological approaches for on-farm resilience

The new EIP-AGRI brochure on agro-ecology offers inspiration from innovative projects that create solutions adapted to local needs and adjusted to on-farm conditionsRead more

New skills for digital farming

The EIP-AGRI seminar ‘New skills for digital farming’ brought together over 150 participants in Aranjuez, SpainRead more

Digitisation: economic and social impacts in rural areas

DESIRA is developing a methodology and knowledge base that makes it easier to assess the past, current and future socio-economic impacts of ICT-related innovation for rural and agricultural areasRead more

VIDEO EIP-AGRI Operational Groups

New EIP-AGRI video - find out how collaborating with partners in Operational Groups can help farmers find innovative solutions to challengesRead more

H2020 calls on digital technologies

There are a number of Horizon 2020 calls related to digital technologies which have deadlines on 22 April 2020Read more

Videos from Spain - innovative farming projects

The Spanish Rural Network has put together a set of videos about technological innovation projectsRead more

Digital innovation hub in Germany

In Saxony, Germany, the simul + InnovationHub (SIH) brings together research institutions, companies and administrative organisations from the surrounding rural area.Read more

H2020 calls on satellite data

There are also a number of Horizon 2020 calls which deal with satellite data. Deadlines in April.Read more

Reimagine Fashion

European Social Innovation Competition - this year’s challenge is 'Reimagine Fashion: Changing behaviours for sustainable fashion'. One of the topics is related to agricultural production ...Read more

iSAGE Final Conference

"Opportunities to improve the profitability and sustainability of the sheep and goat sector" - register nowRead more

Call for EIP-AGRI Focus Group experts - deadline extended for 2 topics

You still have time to apply for Focus Groups on 'sustainable industrial crops' and on 'climate-smart (sub)tropical food crops' - deadline 10 February 2020Read more

Social Innovation in Marginalised Rural Areas - Final Conference

The SIMRA team invites you to their final conference on 19 and 20 February 2020 to learn about the project’s main findings and discuss their policy implications at all levelsRead more

Cultiv@te - Innovation for Sustainable Agriculture

A global call for proposals on innovation in agriculture that will implement pilots in several cities across Latin America, Africa and Asia with selected teams. Deadline for applications is 14 February.Read more

VIDEO Monitoring bee health

AGRI challenge: Monitoring bee health Video of AGRI challenge: Monitoring bee healthRead more

Inspirational ideas: Monitoring bee health through beehive sensors

An Italian Operational Group is installing sensors on beehives, sending data directly from the hive to a regional network of beekeepersRead more

Inspirational ideas: Changing weather conditions force olive farmers to start with pest management

“Climate change has recently disrupted the predictability of the weather. In 2018 we had a humid summer that caused the massive spread of olive fruit fly."Read more

Share what you know about soils

The European Commission proposes to implement a mission in the area of “Soil health and food” to increase the impact of research, connect with citizens and show that science matters...Read more

New feed for pigs and poultry

EIP-AGRI Focus Group on ‘New feed for pigs and poultry’ looked into promising new sources and strategies to reduce pressure on natural resources for feeding pigs and poultryRead more

Healthy soils, healthy climate

The Carbon Farming Interreg North Sea Region project aims to both mitigate climate change and improve agricultural soilsRead more

LIFE helps farming and forestry adapt to climate change

“Agriculture and forestry are battlegrounds in the fight against climate change. Europe is being adversely affected and is taking initiatives in response”Read more

Submit abstracts for the European Agroforestry Conference

Farmers and agriculture and forestry extension technicians are encouraged to present their agroforestry experiencesRead more

Joint call for projects on food systems and climate change

The joint call of the FOSC ERA-NET cofund on food systems and climate was launched in December and you still have until 12 February to applyRead more

Hungarian National Task Force in nutrient management

A Hungarian National Task Force (NTF) on nutrient management was established in October 2019. It will identify current innovative management practices that help to close the carbon, nitrogen and phosphorous...Read more

EIP-AGRI, agriculture and climate change

Over the past few years, EIP-AGRI has carried out a lot of work related to climate change to foster a more sustainable and productive agriculture and forestry. This includes Focus...Read more

The European Green Deal

To make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050, boosting the economy, improving people's health and quality of life, caring for nature, and leaving no one behindRead more

EIP-AGRI looking for experts for Focus Group on 5 new themes

Are you involved in wildlife issues, industrial non-food crops, plastics in agriculture, sustainable beef production, or tropical food crops? Apply before 23 January 2020!Read more

Inspirational ideas: Putting reindeer on the “food” map

In Sweden, reindeer herders are looking for new markets for their product. An Operational Group in Sapmi is working on new ways to produce, transform and market this meatRead more

Inspirational ideas: A planning tool for reindeer husbandry

Reindeer herding practices in Lapland (Sweden) take place in vast remote areas. An Operational Group is working to develop a digital planning tool for reindeer herders that can be used in areas with or without access to mobile internet.Read more

Networking for crop rotation and crop diversification

Read the report and factsheet from the EIP-AGRI workshop ‘Cropping for the future’ which brought together over 75 participants to network and share their experiences with innovative projects on crop rotation and crop diversificationRead more

Innovation for resilient forests

New EIP-AGRI brochure on Innovation for European forestry which illustrates how innovative practices and tools can help build resilient, future-proof forestsRead more

New EIP-AGRI homepage

Have you seen the new homepage at www.eip-agri.eu ? It has been designed so that you can find everything you need in one go.Read more

VIDEO Biodiversity in agricultural landscapes

AGRI challenge: increasing biodiversity in agricultural landscapes Available in English and French: ENGLISH: Video of AGRI challenge - Increasing biodiversity in agricultural landscapes FRENCH: Video of Défi agri – Accroître...Read more

Inspirational ideas: Italian table grape farmers cooperate to improve soil quality

In the Italian region of Apulia, 22 grape farmers are working together in a cooperative and one of their main aims is to manage and maintain healthy soil.Read more

Call for projects to improve animal health and welfare

Funding for transnational collaborative research projects to improve animal health and by consequence animal welfareRead more

Register to www.eip-agri.eu

Did you know you can become a registered user of the EIP-AGRI website?Read more

Download the documents from workshop Small is Smart

Download a booklet of innovative examples, presentations, the event programme and participants list from the EIP-AGRI Workshop: "Small is smart"Read more

Call for good practices in digital agriculture

The FAO, through the e-Agriculture Community of Practice, is calling for good practices on the use of ICT and digital innovations in agriculture.Read more

Robotics for agriculture and food

A robotic system for asparagus harvesting, a ground robot for vineyard monitoring and protection and using multiple robots for agricultural applications...find out moreRead more

ROSEWOOD best practices map and latest news

ROSEWOOD, a Horizon 2020 project, is dedicated to sustainable mobilisation of wood through interregional knowledge sharingRead more

EAFRD Projects Brochure – projects related to the bioeconomy

A new edition of the EAFRD Projects Brochure illustrates how the mainstreaming of the bioeconomy is being accelerated by Rural Development Programmes (RDPs) across EuropeRead more

EU mission ‘Soil health and food’ - Your opinion counts!

What do you know about soils? Have you ever heard about the Horizon Europe Mission Soil health and food? The European Commission proposes to implement a mission in the area...Read more

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