Focus Group Regenerative agriculture for soil health - 2nd meeting

• Take stock of the state of the art in regenerative agricultural practices, and highlight the benefits, challenges and opportunities of regenerative agricultural practices from environmental, economic and societal points of view.
• Discuss and identify potential solutions to the identified challenges and propose potential innovative solutions.
• Collect and present success stories of regenerative agriculture practices in different regions and cropping systems across Europe.
• Identify and collect practitioners’ needs for technical knowledge and advice for the successful implementation of regenerative agricultural practices.
• Collect and identify innovative ways for knowledge exchange and dissemination related to regenerative agriculture.
• Identify research needs from practice and possible knowledge gaps on regenerative agriculture and propose directions for further research.
• Suggest innovative ideas for EIP-AGRI Operational Groups and other innovative projects.

Focus Group meetings are not open to the public.

More information about the Focus Group on regenerative agriculture for soil health and the main challenge, tasks and results of the meeting can be found on the Focus Group webpage.

EU CAP Network Focus Groups are temporary groups of selected experts focusing on a specific subject, sharing knowledge and experience.

Each group explores practical innovative solutions to problems or opportunities in the field and draws on experience derived from related useful projects. Each Focus Group meets twice and produces a recommendations and outcomes report.

The Focus Groups also discuss and document research results, best practices and identify the implications for further research activities that will help to solve practical problems in the sector.
Ongoing Focus Groups are:

• Regenerative agriculture for soil health
• Crop associations including Milpa and protein crops
• Competitive and resilient mountain areas