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EU Agri-Food Days
2023-12-05 - 2023-12-08 | Brussels, Belgium
EU Agri-Food Days in Brussels from 5 – 8 December 2023, includes discussions on the outlook of European agriculture, market trends, food security, sustainability, and digital innovation. This international event brings together farmers, policy-makers, business leaders, analysts, and experts from around the world to foster dialogue and inspire transformative ideas.

2ο Παγκύπριο Συνέδριο «Αγροτική Ανάπτυξη: Από την Έρευνα στην Πράξη»
2023-11-16 08:30 - 16:30 UTC | Διεθνές Συνεδριακό Κέντρο Φιλοξενία, Θράκης 17, Λευκωσία, 2112, Cyprus
Το 2ο Παγκύπριο Συνέδριο με τίτλο “Αγροτική Ανάπτυξη: Από την Έρευνα στην Πράξη” πραγματοποιείται με πρωτοβουλία του Εθνικού Αγροτικού Δικτύου και συνδιοργανώνεται μαζί με το Τμήμα Γεωργίας, το Ινστιτούτο Γεωργικών Ερευνών και το Τεχνολογικό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου.
Στόχοι του συνεδρίου:

Η διασύνδεση της έρευνας με τις γεωργικές εφαρμογές.
Η προώθηση της καινοτομίας στην αγροτική ανάπτυξη, η αναγνώριση του ρόλου των Επιχειρησιακών Ομάδων και η δημιουργία συνεργασιών μεταξύ ερευνητών-γεωργικών συμβούλων-διαχειριστών γεωργικών εκμεταλλεύσεων.
Η ανάδειξη του έργου των ερευνητικών ιδρυμάτων της Κύπρου στον τομέα της αγροτικής ανάπτυξης.
Η ενίσχυση της δικτύωσης των φορέων που σχετίζονται με την αγροτική ανάπτυξη.

Για περισσότερες πληροφορίες και δηλώσεις συμμετοχής μπορείτε να επισκεφθείτε https://www.moa.gov.cy/moa/da/ead/ead.nsf/2ndconference_el/2ndconference_el?opendocument

ΗΜΕΡΙΔΑ ΚΟΑΠ ΓΙΑ ΝΕΟΥΣ ΑΓΡΟΤΕΣ ΠΟΥ ΕΓΚΡΙΘΗΚΑΝ ΓΙΑ ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΚΗ ΕΝΙΣΧΥΣΗ ΑΠΟ ΤΟ ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑ ΑΓΡΟΤΙΚΗΣ ΑΝΑΠΤΥΞΗΣ 2014-2020
2023-11-03 18:00 - 21:00 UTC | Υπουργείου Γεωργίας, Αγροτικής Ανάπτυξης και Περιβάλλοντος, Αμφιπόλεως 6, Στρόβολος, Cyprus
O Υπουργός Γεωργίας, Αγροτικής Ανάπτυξης και Περιβάλλοντος, κ. Πέτρος Ξενοφώντος,
ο Επίτροπος Αγροτικών Πληρωμών κ. Ανδρέας Κυπριανού και ο Πρόεδρος του Οργανισμού Νεολαίας Κύπρου κ. Κλεάνθης Κουτσόφτας, οργανώνουν την εκδήλωση αφιερωμένη στους νέους αγρότες που εγκρίθηκαν για οικονομική ενίσχυση από το Πρόγραμμα Αγροτικής Ανάπτυξης 2014-2020.
Στο πλαίσιο της εκδήλωσης θα διεξαχθεί ανοικτή συζήτηση.

CEMA Summit 2023: Empowering Sustainable Agriculture
2023-10-23 - 2023-10-24 | Autoworld Museum, Parc du Cinquantenaire, Brussels, Belgium
Empowering Sustainable Agriculture is a summit organized by CEMA, the trade association representing the European Agricultural Machinery Industry.
The event will take place in Brussels, Belgium, at the Autoworld Museum on the 23rd and 24th of October 2023. The CEMA Summit will look at the ways in which the EU has been addressing the sustainable transition in the agricultural sector. It will review the innovations enabling the development and deployment of sustainable farming practices. It will also highlight what is already possible and what the future of farming will look like. The debate will revolve around the contribution of the agricultural machinery industry to sustainability, presenting solutions and innovations developed by the sector. From robots to precision farming, from soil working machines to alternative fuels.
Join us to be part of the discussion and come meet high-level speakers and experts from industry, European institutions, and the broad agricultural sector!

More information at:https://www.cema-summit.eu/

SEEDS OF RENEWAL
2023-07-26 17:00 - 21:00 UTC | Larnaka
Step into the Gardens of the Future with us on the 26th of July for an unforgettable evening at “Seeds of Renewal: The Future of a Greener CAP” 🌿 Join us as we celebrate the remarkable journey of the “Learn about CAP: A Greener CAP Programme” and explore the tangible outcomes of the Greener CAP initiatives.
Remember to sign up for the live-streamed event on Facebook at: https://forms.gle/j4fMrz5EGyUpR44TA 🌱🌎 Together, we can cultivate a world where sustainability thrives

Agri-food business mission to Japan
2023-07-02 08:00 - 2023-07-06 17:00 UTC | Larnaka
EU Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski will be visiting Japan on 2-6 July 2023, accompanied by a business delegation of senior representatives from the EU agri-food sector.
The sectors particularly encouraged to apply are: meat (beef, pig meat and poultry), processed agricultural products, dairy (with a focus on cheeses), wine, beer and spirits, olive oil, fruit and vegetables.

https://agriculture.ec.europa.eu/events/agri-food-business-mission-japan-2023-07-02_en

Taking action to tackle rural depopulation
2023-06-29 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | Larnaka
Many rural areas in Europe are experiencing a long-term reduction of their population, particularly those in working age (20-64 years old) and youth (less than 20 years old), according to the recent report from Eurostat. This trend has serious consequences for both urban and rural areas through the exacerbation of socioeconomic disparities across regions. The ENRD[1] Rural Voices report in 2020 indicates that areas with declining populations are experiencing needs for viable public infrastructures and services, diversified income sources and decent jobs, as basic conditions for maintaining population.
The diagnosis is clear, and it is time for action. In 2021, the ENRD Thematic Group on rural revitalisation identified key enabling factors to address depopulation, emphasising the need to put in place an integrated rural policy framework involving all policies and funds as well as to offer flexible support to local communities to act.
The long-term vision for EU’s rural areas, including the Rural Pact have the ambition to support the revitalisation of rural areas suffering from depopulation so that, by 2040, they are stronger, more connected, resilient and prosperous. In this respect, the European Commission is launching the rural revitalisation platform, a one-stop shop for rural communities, rural project holders and local authorities alike to connect, collaborate and get informed.
This Policy Action Lab is the launch event of the rural revitalisation platform. In addition, the event will provide an opportunity to build on the work conducted so far and explore how policies and actions can foster development in rural areas suffering from rural depopulation.
https://rural-vision.europa.eu/events/taking-action-tackle-rural-depopulation-2023-06-29_en
[1] The work of ENRD is continued as EU-CAP network

https://rural-vision.europa.eu/events/taking-action-tackle-rural-depopulation-2023-06-29_en

2023-06-17 09:00 - 17:00 UTC | Larnaka
Ready to make a difference? Join the Greener CAPathon: Local Action Design event and work with other young people to design local actions that promote sustainable agriculture and address climate change. You could be one of the two winning teams to receive 1000 EUR to implement your idea!
MORE INFORMATION ON ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA & SIGN UP FORM ON THE LINK IN BIO

Strawberry Festival- Deryneia 2023
2023-06-02 13:30 - 23:30 UTC | Larnaka
The Municipality of Deryneia is one of the largest municipalities of the free province of Famagusta, and it has many reasons to be proud of.
One of the things that make Deryneia and its inhabitants proud is its strawberries.
Hence they have created a tradition, occupying the first place in strawberry production and covering 60% of the entire Cypriot production.
This fact is given great importance in the Pancypriot Strawberry Festival, which arouses the interest of thousands of visitors, local and foreign.
A festival that returns this year, in its 12th edition on June 2, 2024!

DEMOAGRO 2023
2023-05-23 10:00 - 2023-05-25 17:00 UTC | Larnaka
For this year’s edition of Demoagro, an outdoor agricultural machinery fair taking place in Rueda, Spain, the European Commission’s ‘From Farm to Fork’ stand will welcome visitors to find out more on how the EU supports European agriculture and farmers.
Visitors will be invited to taste food from all over Europe, test their knowledge on the CAP and discover the role of innovation in precision farming and digital agriculture. The stand will highlight the EU’s approach to produce sustainable, healthy and quality food for all EU citizens.

common agricultural policy | EU quality schemes | sustainable agriculture | innovation | organic farming

Tuesday 23 May 2023, 10:00 – Thursday 25 May 2023, 19:00 (CEST)

Rueda, Spain

https://agriculture.ec.europa.eu/events/demoagro-2023-2023-05-23_en

Agros Rose Festival 2023
2023-05-13 08:00 - 2023-05-14 17:00 UTC | Larnaka
Festival of Roses
Τhis event is organised every year by the Agros Community Council and lasts for two weekends.

During the festival, visitors have the chance to:

Visit the local workshops and learn all about the distillation of roses.
Visit the rose exhibition and various kiosks that sell traditional products.
Enjoy folk dance and music performances throughout the course of the festival.
Try out food and drinks from kiosks
Take a ride on the community train which will offer walks to young and old.
Visit all the sights of the village that will be open for the public to see.

https://rosefest.agros.org.cy/index-en.html

UPCYCLING WORKSHOP by Green Club UCY
2023-05-10 17:00 - 19:30 UTC | Larnaka
https://www.instagram.com/green.ucy/?hl=en

GREEN FEST UCY
2023-03-30 10:00 - 15:00 UTC | Larnaka
The Green Fest is back!!!
30/3/2023, ΧΩΔ01 10:00-15:00
Ελάτε να γνωρίσετε και να ενημερωθείτε από διάφορες περιβαλλοντικές και φιλοζωικές οργανώσεις, όπως οι Φίλοι της Γης, Νέοι Ορίζοντες, Fashion revolution Cyprus, Μάθε για την ΚΑΠ, Imagina Thrift shop, Cyprus Vegan Guide, Hope for Homeless κ.α
Στο χώρο θα υπάρχουν:
– Φιλανθρωπικό παζαράκι από το καταφύγιο Hope for Homeless ώστε να φτιάξει ένα ασφαλή και όμορφο χώρο για τα ζωάκια μέχρι να βρούν την μόνιμή τους κατοικία🐕
– Thrifting από το Imagina Thrift shop όπου μπορείτε να αγοράσετε second hand ρούχα 👕
-Το καθιερωμένο Clothes Swap σε συνεργασία με το motivw όπου μπορείτε να ανταλλάξετε τα ρούχα σας με άλλα, στο ΚΟΔ07👕
-Εργαστήρι μαγειρικής με vegan σοκολατάκια από το Cyprus Vegan Guide!🍫
-Live link από το PΑΔΙΟ ΠΡΩΤΟ
-PIZZA από την dominos Cyprus!🍕
CANT WAIT TO SEE YOU!

The European Startup Village Forum
2023-02-28 08:00 - 19:00 UTC | Larnaka
This 2023 edition of the Forum discussed the main elements and enabling conditions of the Startup Village concept through a genuine science-for-policy interaction, supporting the identification and analysis of triggering factors for innovation and startup creation in rural areas.
Watch the event

applied sciences | European territorial cooperation | sustainable development | smart city | rural development | rural region

Tuesday 28 February 2023, 09:00 – 17:30 (CET)

Belgium
Live streaming available

https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/events/european-startup-village-forum-2023-02-28_en

Youth Ambassadors Workshop
2023-01-27 18:00 - 2023-01-29 17:00 UTC | Larnaka
Mάθε για την ΚΑΠ- Youth Ambassadors edition
Αυτό το δωρεάν τριήμερο εκπαιδευτικό απευθύνεται σε νέους (18-35) που ενδιαφέρονται να μάθουν περισσότερες πληροφορίες για την Κοινή Αγροτική Πολιτική (ΚΑΠ), τα οφέλη της για το ευρύ κοινό, τον αντίκτυπο που έχει στην υποστήριξη της κοινωνικής, περιβαλλοντικής και οικονομικής βιωσιμότητας της γεωργίας και της συμβολής της σε ένα βιώσιμο μέλλον και βιώσιμα συστήματα παραγωγής τροφίμων. Δε χρειάζεται η οποιαδήποτε προηγούμενη γνώση επί του θέματος ή και κάποιο σχετικό υπόβαθρο.
Οι συμμετέχοντες θα εκπαιδευτούν για τη νέα ΚΑΠ και τη σύνδεσή της άλλες Ευρωπαικές Συμφωνίες/Στρατηγικές όπως είναι η Ευρωπαϊκή Πράσινη Συμφωνία, η στρατηγική Farm to fork, η στρατηγική για τη βιοποικιλότητα, το οργανικό σχέδιο δράσης και τους Στόχους Βιώσιμης Ανάπτυξης.
Το εκπαιδευτικό θα είναι διαδραστικό, βασισμένο στη μη τυπική μάθηση, εμπλέκοντας τους συμμετέχοντες αν θέλουν σε περισσότερες σχετικές δράσεις του προγράμματος “Μάθε για ΚΑΠ- Μια πιο πράσινη ΚΑΠ”.
Η συμμετοχή στο εργαστήριο είναι δωρεάν. Οι ενδιαφερόμενοι μπορούν να δηλώσουν συμμετοχή στην ηλεκτρονική φόρμα https://forms.gle/UecVxRRGc7Uanchp6 ή στην ηλεκτρονική διεύθυνση ioannidoum@diasmedia.com.
Το εκπαιδευτικό θα συμπεριλαμβάνει δωρεάν γεύματα και Coffee Breaks και δε θα έχει κόστος συμμετοχής.
Στους συμμετέχοντες που θα παρακολουθήσουν το εκπαιδευτικό και τις 3 ημέρες θα τους δοθεί πιστοποιητικό παρακολούθησης.
Εκπαιδεύτρια: Νατάσα Ιοάννου @tash_ioannou , Λειτουγός Προγραμμάτων ΜΚΟ Φίλοι της Γης Κύπρου @foecyprus
Τοποθεσία: 2ος όροφος κτίριο Σίγμα Τηλεόραση, Άντη Χατζηκωστή & Λ. Αρχαγγέλου 31, Στρόβολος, Τ.Θ. 21836, 2057 Λευκωσία, Κύπρος
Πότε: 27 Ιανουαρίου (18:00-20:30), 28 Ιανουαρίου (10:00-18:00) – 29 Ιανουαρίου (10:00-17:30)
Περισσότερες πληροφορίες εδώ: https://fb.me/e/9oRTO95H7

Stakeholder event on Future Challenges of Agriculture
2022-12-06 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | Larnaka
Practical information

When
Tuesday 6 December 2022, 09:30 – 17:15 (CET)
Where

Albert Borschette Conference Center
Rue Froissart 36, Etterbeek, 1040 Brussels, Belgium

Languages
English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Polish
Organisers
Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development | US Department of Agriculture (USDA)

https://agriculture.ec.europa.eu/events/stakeholder-event-future-challenges-agriculture-2022-12-06_en

Farming’s got talent! Vocational education and training for agriculture in transition
2022-11-24 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | Larnaka
teacher | education policy

Thursday 24 November 2022, 09:40 – 17:10 (CET)

Brussels, Belgium
Live streaming available

https://agriculture.ec.europa.eu/events/farmings-got-talent-vocational-education-and-training-agriculture-transition-2022-11-24_en

1st meeting of the Thematic Group on Landscape Features and Biodiversity
2022-10-13 09:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Brussels) | ONLINE
The farmed landscape has a large role to play in conserving and restoring biodiversity levels across Europe. Continued ecosystem degradation has led to the European Green DealSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN••• calling for sustainable food systems in the Farm to Fork StrategySearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN••• and enhanced protection of natural resources in agricultural landscapes in the Biodiversity Strategy 2030Search for available translations of the preceding linkEN•••. The latter sets the target for 10% of agricultural land to incorporate landscape features, or non-productive areas which provide ecosystem services and support biodiversity. The proposed Nature Restoration RegulationSearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN••• also targets the maintenance and creation of landscape features, such as “buffer strips, rotational or non-rotational fallow land, hedgerows, individual or groups of trees, tree rows, field margins, patches, ditches, streams, small wetlands, terraces, cairns, stonewalls, small ponds and cultural features”.
The CAP Strategic Plans will be a key tool to promote improved maintenance and creation of landscape features in agricultural landscapes through conditionality (Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition (GAEC) 8) and additional funding within eco-schemes under Pillar 1 and EAFRD-funded agri-environment-climate measures under Pillar 2 targeting various landscape features.
This first meeting of the Thematic Group on Landscape Features and BiodiversitySearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN••• will focus on sharing examples of European good practices and promising approaches to encourage landscape features, discussing how these can be better supported using various interventions under the CAP and what the key enablers and barriers are to doing this.
Aims of the meeting

To explore how greater maintenance, restoration and creation of landscape features can be achieved via the CAP through the identification of the key enabling conditions that must be in place.
To identify ways in which the range of CAP interventions can be used to support different types of landscape features and what other support is required to promote more diversity and higher-quality landscape features for biodiversity and ecosystem services.
Share experiences and lessons learnt from Member States’ previous programming period supporting landscape features and discuss how these may inform approaches under the CSPs.

EU CAP Network Launch Event
2022-10-06 09:30 - 16:30 (Atlantic/Azores) | Larnaka
The launch of the EU CAP Network will take place on Thursday, 6 October 2022 in Brussels. The EU CAP Network will serve as a platform for knowledge and information exchange, for peer-to-peer learning, and for sharing experiences and good practices in the implementation of the CAP. It will bring under one single EU-level network current stakeholders covering innovation, implementation and evaluation, and also involve new ones.
This event will be built around interactive sessions and other activities, including the Rural Inspiration Awards 2022Search for available translations of the preceding linkEN••• Ceremony. Participants will be invited to join different workshops on implementation, innovation, evaluation and communication. A fringe area is open for stakeholders to hold their own sessions. The event will also offer networking opportunities and peer-to-peer exchanges.
The event will follow the 9th Rural Networks’ AssemblySearch for available translations of the preceding linkEN••• on 5 October 2022.
The event will be streamed live on the EU CAP Network YouTube channel. You can follow the event via this link

EU CAP Network Launch Event
2022-10-06 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | Larnaka
https://eu-cap-network.ec.europa.eu/events/eu-cap-network-launch-event_en

29th EGF general meeting: Grassland at the heart of circular and sustainable food systems
2022-06-26 08:00 - 2022-06-30 17:00 UTC | ONLINE
he EGF 29th general meeting will focus on:

Putting grasslands into perspective
Bundles of services provided by grasslands
Using biodiversity to reduce vulnerability and increase resilience of grassland based system
Looking for synergy between animal production, grasslands and crops

Initiatives for the transfer and co-construction of innovations on and for grassland.
More information

EIP-AGRI Workshop Conversion to organic farming
2022-06-22 09:00 - 2022-06-23 14:00 UTC | Larnaka
The EIP-AGRI workshop ‘Conversion to organic farming: innovative approaches and challenges’ will take place on 22-23 June 2022 in Florence, Italy.
This workshop will focus on exchanging knowledge and sharing innovative, inspirational practices that can support farmers in successful conversion to organic agriculture. The event will allow participants to exchange ideas and experiences with innovative projects and stakeholders along the value chain, and discuss future research needs in the field of organic farming and conversion.
All information and updates will be posted on this page.
The event will be by invitation only. An open call for expression of interest is open until 11 April, 23:59 CET.

Draft programme outline (update 22/03/2022)

Event description and objectives:
As part of its “Farm to Fork” strategy, the European Commission (EC) emphasises the role of organic agriculture in a sustainable food system. To achieve the target of reaching ‘at least 25% of the EU’s agricultural land under organic farming by 2030’, and to help the organic sector excel, the EC has put forward a new Action Plan for the Development of Organic Production in the EU. Actions are needed in all stages of the agri-food supply chain, to increase the share of land farmed under organic practices and to stimulate conversion from conventional to organic farming.
Successful conversion requires a comprehensive knowledge of organic production practices, and a good understanding of the conversion process, and the rules and legislation (for production, certification, labelling, controls) that apply in every stage of the process. Farmers therefore need comprehensive business plans as essential tools for successful conversion. Split holdings, having some areas under conventional farming and some in conversion, bring specific challenges. This brings a growing need for support, through training, peer-to-peer learning, advisory or other kinds of support for farmers who have decided to convert to organic production.
The EIP-AGRI workshop wants to stimulate exchanges between projects and initiatives, including EIP-AGRI Operational Groups, Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe and other innovative projects, and key actors working on organic or conversion to organic. They can provide important knowledge, tools and innovations that help fulfil farmers’ needs in the conversion process, and overall, contribute to building an innovative ecosystem for cross-fertilisation.
Overall aim of the workshop:
The workshop will create a platform for exchanging knowledge and sharing innovative, inspirational practices that can support farmers in successful conversion to organic agriculture. This will help building a solid foundation of knowledge, skills and motivation for farmers on the path to conversion, and will thus support the implementation of the Action Plan on the Development of Organic Production in the EU.
Specific objectives of the workshop:

Exchanging knowledge on successful practices, opportunities and tools that are relevant for the conversion process, specifically on:

Innovative approaches to scale up/out conversion;
Successful business plans for conversion, including the compulsory conversion plan;
Labelling and marketing for the conversion period and beyond;
Practices to improve the position of farmers in the supply chain in а transition period, including solutions involving key actors from farmers to consumers

Identifying challenges and exploring potential solutions in the conversion process
Identifying needs from practice and possible knowledge gaps that may be filled by research
Identifying innovative approaches and good practices in the EU Member States, focusing on environmental, social, technical and economic dimensions
Promote networking among EIP-AGRI Operational Groups and other innovative projects dealing with conversion to organic farming

Target group:
The focus of the workshop will be on farmers who have already decided on or started up the process of conversion. However, farmers who are considering converting to organic farming are more than welcome, as are organic farmers who can provide advice and inspiration.
Other participants will include advisors, researchers, representatives from organic farmers’ associations, cooperatives, control bodies, chambers of agriculture, industry, processors, retailers, other public, private and managing bodies, consumer organisations, local authorities and agri-press.

Venue Address:

Florence, Italy

EIP-AGRI brokerage event ’Get involved in the EU Mission: A Soil Deal for Europe’
2022-06-08 09:00 - 2022-06-09 18:00 UTC | Larnaka
The EIP-AGRI brokerage event ’Get involved in the EU Mission: A Soil Deal for Europe’ will take place on 8-9 June 2022 in Brussels, Belgium.
This event will offer matchmaking sessions through face-to-face meetings and networking amongst farmers, advisors, researchers, and other relevant stakeholders to support the preparation of proposals for the EU Mission ‘A Soil Deal for Europe’ call that will be launched in May. Additionally, the activity will create conditions for exchanging knowledge and innovative ideas and practices (living labs and lighthouses), that may inspire potential applicants to take part in the next EU Mission call.
All information and updates will be posted on this page.
The event will be by invitation only. An open call for expression of interest is open until 22 April, 23:59 CET.

Event description and objectives:
The main objective of the brokerage event is to support the Horizon Europe call for proposals under the EU Mission: A Soil Deal for Europe. Specific objectives include:
– improving awareness on the EU Soil Mission and its work programme 2022 and the opportunities offered under its calls,
– supporting future applicants in finding potential partners, and
– sharing further information on the call and its topics, thus contributing to improving the quality of the proposals.
The Horizon Europe mission work programme for 2022 will be published on 12 May 2022, with a call for proposals to support the implementation of the EU Soil Mission: A Soil Deal for Europe. The info days for this call are planned for 17 and 18 May.

The EU Mission: A Soil Deal for Europe will bring concrete solutions to the challenges related to soil. It aims to reduce soil degradation and desertification, conserve soil organic carbon stocks, stop soil sealing, reduce soil pollution, prevent erosion, improve soil structure, reduce EU footprint on soils and improve soil literacy. The EU Mission is also part of global commitments such as the UN sustainable Development goals (SDGs) that has seven goals which directly or indirectly involve soils and the European Green Deal which highlights the importance of soil as essential in order to face climate change and environmental challenges.
The EU Soil Mission will support the transition towards healthy soils by 2030 by setting up a network of 100 living labs and lighthouses in rural and urban areas. Living labs are places to co-create and test knowledge on the ground, with different actors coming together to find solutions to shared challenges. Lighthouses are individual sites (such as a farm or a park) which are examples of innovative solutions for soil health that can inspire others.

Venue Address:

Brussels, Belgium

French EU Presidency Seminar: « What research to meet the pesticides reduction objectives embedded in the European Green Deal? »
2022-06-02 08:00 - 2022-06-03 17:00 UTC | Larnaka
The objective of this seminar is to bring together researchers and professionals from all over Europe to share and discuss the latest science advances bringing solutions to pave the way towards an agriculture with much less chemical pesticides and ultimately with none at all.
The seminar is co-organised with the French National Research Programme Growing and Protecting Crops Differently (Cultiver et Protéger Autrement) and the European Research Alliance “Towards a Chemical Pesticide-Free agriculture”.
Four scientific fields will be covered during the plenary and parallel sessions:

Bio-inspired management of Crop Health
Genetics and breeding of new cultivars for new services
Cropping system and agrotechnology

Agri-food system transformation and societal adoption.
More information

Venue Address:

Dijon, France

22nd meeting of the permanent Subgroup on Innovation for agricultural productivity and sustainability
2022-06-02 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | Larnaka
The 22nd meeting of the permanent Subgroup on Innovation for agricultural productivity and sustainability will be held on Thursday 2 June 2022. All event information will be shared on this page.

Collaborative area (for members of the Subgroup on Innovation only)
Once you are signed in to the website, you can access the collaborative area here.

Venue Address:

Online meeting

European scientific conference – Towards pesticide free agriculture
2022-06-02 - 2022-06-03 | Larnaka
On 2-3 June, a European scientific conference seminar will take place entitled: “Towards pesticide free agriculture: What research to meet the pesticides reduction objectives embedded in the European Green Deal?”
The event will take place in Dijon, France and is being organised by the French Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE) as part of the official French EU Presidency programme.
The event will bring together researchers and professionals from all over Europe to share and discuss the latest science advances bringing solutions to pave the way towards an agriculture with much less chemical pesticides and ultimately with none at all. It will combine plenary and parallel sessions with presentation of scientific work, discussions between researchers and professionals, field and infrastructure visits and a science-society meeting.
6 scientific fields will be covered during the plenary and parallel sessions:
• Cropping systems
• Genetics and breeding of new cultivars for new services
• Bio-inspired management of Crop Health
• Agrifood system transformation
• Towards pesticide free perennial crops
• Public policies for a transition towards pesticide-free agriculture

More info here.
You can register here.
Working language of the event: English

The seminar is co-organised with the French National Research Programme Growing and Protecting Crops Differently (Cultiver et Protéger Autrement) and the European Research Alliance “Towards a Chemical Pesticide-Free agriculture”.

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Online event

Workshop „Network to innovate: Farm data and IT solutions “
2022-05-17 09:30 - 11:00 UTC | Larnaka
The National Rural Networks of Estonia and Finland organises the online thematic workshops „Network to innovate: Farm data and IT solutions “.
The workshop will give the opportunity to meet other actors in the field, exchange knowledge and possibly even form new partnerships. The projects and enterprises presented are from the Nordic-Baltic region and will showcase real-life examples of what is going on in agriculture, food production and rural areas today.
The language of the workshop is English. The webinar will be held via Zoom. Registered participants will receive a link to join the webinar one day before.
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This workshop is part of a series online thematic workshops „Network to innovate“ the National Rural Networks of Estonia and Finland are organising between February – May 2022:

Plant proteins and new food products – 15/02/2022
Social innovation – 15/03/2022
Waste management and circular economy – 12/04/2022
Farm data and IT solutions – 17/05/2022

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Online event

SusCrop European seminar on sustainable crop production
2022-05-10 14:00 - 2022-05-12 20:00 UTC | Larnaka
On 10-12 May 2022 SusCrop ERA-Net is organising a European seminar on research and innovation in sustainable crop production and a workshop on enhancement and optimisation of innovation. The event will take place in Aarhus University, Denmark.
How can difficult weed species be handled in organic plant cultivation? Can improved Vicia faba breeding supply Europe with green and sustainable protein? Is stinging nettles a sustainable crop – and what can it be used for? Can the development of climate-smart rye contribute to sustainable cereal production in marginal environments? These and many other issues are investigated by European researchers in transnational research projects financed by the ERA-Net Cofund Action “SusCrop”.
SusCrop aims to strengthen the European research area in the field of Sustainable Crop Production. In 2019 under the first co-funded Call, SusCrop selected 13 transnational research projects for funding within the area of sustainable and resilient crop production. This event has been organised in collaboration with these research projects. The main purpose of the seminar is to facilitate dialogues between researchers, research users, stakeholders and other partners.
The purpose of the seminar is to present the results of the research, and at the same time to engage into a dialogue with stakeholders and research users about the use of results. Thus, the first day of the seminar is dedicated to the presentation of the research. On the second day of the seminar, there will be workshops aiming at strengthening the application of research results in practice.
Finally, keynote presentations will focus on different aspects of successful collaborations between research and stakeholders / research users.
Both the seminar and the workshop are open to all stakeholders and is free of charge.
Seminar webpage – register for the event here
SusCrop website
More details about the 1st call and selected projects

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Aarhus University, Denmark

SAVE OUR SOILS workshop - Decision Supporting tools towards SDG’s policy implementation
2022-04-27 08:30 - 13:30 UTC | Larnaka
The workshop shares and discusses results towards a very ambitious goal: the development of decision support tools – as well as other projects’ and initiatives’ insights – for key agriculture and environmental policies implementation including SDGs, CAP, New Green Deal.
This workshop brings together current research on this topic and policy makers and it will include project contributions to: tools for policy implementation in agriculture, land degradation and land take, and ecotourism and biodiversity.
This will include the findings from the Horizon2020 LANDSUPPORT project as well as other International, European and national projects (e.g. Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe, EJP-soil, LIFE+). It will be enriched by speakers’ insights on these topics and roundtables to discuss common challenges and possible solutions towards SDG policy implementation.
LANDSUPPORT is developing an innovative DSS platform to support farmers’ associations, spatial planners, environmental agencies and policy makers in their work.
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University of Naples Federico II in Portici, Naples, Italy
