EU CAP Network Brokerage event 'Accelerating the innovation process through Horizon Europe multi-actor projects'

• Promoting pollinator friendly farming systems - HORIZON-CL6-2024-BIODIV-01-6
• Promoting minor crops in farming systems HORIZON-CL6-2024-BIODIV-02-3-two-stage
• Biodiversity thematic networks to compile and share knowledge ready for practice HORIZON-CL6-2024-GOVERNANCE-01-11

2.  ORGANIC FARMING  

• Increasing the availability and use of non-contentious inputs in organic farming HORIZON-CL6-2024-FARM2FORK-02-1-two-stage
• Sustainable organic food innovation labs: reinforcing the entire value chain HORIZON-CL6-2024-FARM2FORK-02-2-two-stage
• Organic farming thematic networks to compile and share knowledge ready for practice HORIZON-CL6-2024-GOVERNANCE-01-10

3.   FORESTRY 

• Conservation and protection of carbon-rich and biodiversity-rich forest ecosystems HORIZON-CL6-2024-BIODIV-01-8
• Climate-smart use of wood in the construction sector to support the New European Bauhaus HORIZON-CL6-2024-CLIMATE-01-5
• EU-AU cooperation on agroforestry management for climate change adaptation and mitigation HORIZON-CL6-2024-FARM2FORK-01-10
• Developing EU advisory networks on forestry HORIZON-CL6-2024-GOVERNANCE-01-12

 4.    LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS 

• Agro-pastoral/outdoor livestock systems and wildlife management HORIZON-CL6-2024-FARM2FORK-01-1
• Developing EU advisory networks on sustainable livestock systems HORIZON-CL6-2024 -GOVERNANCE-01-13

5.    PLANT HEALTH 

• Tools to increase the effectiveness of EU import controls for plant health HORIZON-CL6-2024-FARM2FORK-02-3-two-stage
• Tackling outbreaks of plant pests HORIZON-CL6-2024-FARM2FORK-02-4-two-stage 

6.    CLIMATE ACTION  

• Improving irrigation practices and technologies in agriculture HORIZON-CL6-2024-CLIMATE-01-1
• Land use change and local/regional climate - HORIZON-CL6-2024-CLIMATE-01-4
• Paludiculture: large-scale demonstrations HORIZON-CL6-2024-CLIMATE-01-3

7.    RURAL COMMUNITIES  

• Innovating for climate-neutral rural communities by 2050 HORIZON-CL6-2024-COMMUNITIES-02-1-two-stage    
• New sustainable business and production models for farmers and rural communities HORIZON-CL6-2024-COMMUNITIES-02-2-two-stage

8.    DIGITAL & DATA TECHNOLOGIES: ROBOTICS & AUGMENTED REALITY   

• Enhancing working conditions and strengthening the work force through digital and data technologies – the potential of robotics and augmented reality in agriculture HORIZON-CL6-2024-GOVERNANCE-01-7

9.    BOTTOM-UP AKIS 

• Broaden EIP Operational Group outcomes across borders by means of thematic networks to compile and share knowledge ready for practice HORIZON-CL6-2024-GOVERNANCE-01-8
• Thematic networks to compile and share knowledge ready for practice HORIZON-CL6-2024-GOVERNANCE-01-9

Specific objectives

The EU CAP Network brokerage event provided participants with the opportunity to:

• Network by creating an exchange forum for interactions, fostering connections and collaborations among participants from different sectors and backgrounds.     
• Exchange experiences, best practices and insights on preparing high-quality project proposals with an effective multi-actor approach through presentations and interactive breakout sessions.     
• Share project ideas, identify potential partners for a consortium applying to the Horizon Europe calls for proposals requiring multi-actor approach.  

Who participated?

Participants included researchers, innovators, entrepreneurs, advisors, practitioners, in particular farmers and foresters, Horizon National Contact Points, and other experts from various agricultural sectors