Event - Brokerage event

EIP-AGRI Brokerage event 'Get involved in the EU Mission: A Soil Deal for Europe'

This event offered matchmaking sessions amongst farmers, advisors, researchers, and other stakeholders to support the preparation of proposals for the EU Mission ‘A Soil Deal for Europe’ call.

  • - CEST
  • English
  • In-person
Hands around a plant, symbolizing growth and innovation

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.

Information on the EU Soil Mission

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) which has seven goals which directly or indirectly involve soils and the European Green Deal which highlights the importance of soil as essential 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 solve 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.

Program

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Programme - EIP-AGRI Brokerage event 'Get involved in the EU Mission: A Soil Deal for Europe'

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Additional info

Organiser

Support Facility for Innovation and Knowledge exchange including EIP-AGRI

EU CAP Network

Resources

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Speaker and facilitator bios

(PDF – 537.65 KB)

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Participants list

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Final report

(PDF – 5.26 MB)

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Introduction to EU Soil Mission: A Soil Deal for Europe by Orsolya Frizon Somogyi, European Commission, Deputy Head of Unit “Research and Innovation” of DG AGRI

(PDF – 2.01 MB)

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Breakout Session I: ‘Lighthouses and living labs: concrete experiences’ - Korinna Varga (Hungary)

(PDF – 3.94 MB)

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Breakout Session I: ‘Lighthouses and living labs: concrete experiences’ - Panos Ilias (Belgium)

(PDF – 3.83 MB)

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Breakout Session I: ‘Lighthouses and living labs: concrete experiences’ - Didier Stilmant (Belgium)

(PDF – 1.61 MB)

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Introduction to the EU Soil Mission ‘A Soil Deal for Europe’ Work Programme 2022 by Guillermo Cardon, European Commission, policy officer at the unit “Research and Innovation” of DG AGRI

(PDF – 1.33 MB)

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Breakout Session II: ‘Applying to Horizon Europe Work Programme: learning from previous experiences’ - Simone Maccaferri (Italy)

(PDF – 3.18 MB)

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Breakout Session II: ‘Applying to Horizon Europe Work Programme: learning from previous experiences’ - Natalia Shukadarova (Bulgaria)

(PDF – 1.12 MB)

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Breakout Session II: ‘Applying to Horizon Europe Work Programme: learning from previous experiences’ - Pilar Andrés (Spain)

(PDF – 1.59 MB)

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Breakout Session II: ‘Applying to Horizon Europe Work Programme: learning from previous experiences’ - Daniel Ács (Slovakia)

(PDF – 1.32 MB)

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Field visit ‘Praktijkpunt Landbouw Vlaams-Brabant

(PDF – 5.2 MB)