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14 Mar 2023

Inspirational ideas: Climate-adaptive soil moisture management

Hoeksche Waard is an island located in the south of the Netherlands. This rural area lies below sea level, and controlling water on agricultural fields is a major issue, especially in the case of heavy rainfall. An Operational Group was set up to test and optimise a sub-soil system to control soil moisture levels from underground.

14 Mar 2023

Working towards agriculture of the future – EIP-AGRI in Germany

Since 2014, more than 320 Operational Groups have been implemented in Germany. They have a new brochure ‘Working towards agriculture of the future – EIP-AGRI in Germany’.

14 Mar 2023

Open seed conservation project

INCREASE is a Horizon 2020 project about improving the sustainable use of plant genetic resources focusing on four important legumes: chickpea, common bean, lentil and lupin.

14 Mar 2023

Digital tool for the sustainability of the olive oil sector

The SUSTAINOLIVE project (EU PRIMA programme) co-funded by Horizon 2020 has launched a digital application for olive growers making the transition towards more sustainable olive groves.

14 Mar 2023

International Day of Forests

21 March is the United Nations’ International day of forests. The theme for 2023 is ‘Healthy Forests for Healthy People.’

14 Mar 2023

Enhancing food security under changing weather patterns

On 14-15 March 2023, the EIP-AGRI Support Facility is organizing an EU CAP Network workshop where participants will have the opportunity to exchange knowledge and share innovative, inspirational practices and approaches that support farmers to adapt to changing weather patterns.

14 Mar 2023

Inspirational ideas: A hive of digital activity

Operational Group Digibee (Bulgaria) is contributing to the digital transformation of the organic beekeeping sector. Digibee is developing a smart digital system to increase the competitiveness of the production of honey and other related products.

24 Feb 2023

Urban biowaste management

After 4 years, the VALUEWASTE has reached its end. The goal of the project was to foster the adoption of circular valorisation schemes for urban biowaste in cities across Europe. Every year each European citizen produces on average 200 kg of municipal biowaste.

24 Feb 2023

SafeHabitus | EU Farm Safety project kicks off in Ireland

SafeHabitus is a multi-actor project that aims to strengthen Farm Health and Safety Knowledge Innovation Systems (FHS KIS) and support the EU transition to social sustainability in farming. Driving health and safety on farms is not only about dissemination but changing habitual practices.

24 Feb 2023

Tools4CAP project: Support decision-makers with policy tools

Tools4CAP aims to support the design, implementation and monitoring of the CAP-SP by stimulating Member States to adopt methods and tools adapted to their needs.