Research & Development
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Research & Innovation

Developing new knowledge through research is vital in enhancing rural communities and creating value from farming and forestry. It is strengthened by Horizon Europe and other European or national projects.

Latest news

Aerial satellite view of cultivated agricultural farming land fields
18 Oct 2024

Water efficiency benefits flow from CAP Strategic Plans

Water efficiency is the topic of a new Policy Insights article which highlights how the CAP can help rural Europe use water wisely by better protecting the quality and quantity of EU water reserves.

  • CAP Implementation
A person showing hands full of freshly-harvested olives
13 Sep 2024

Olive experts in Italy and Malta share best practices

This LEADER newsletter article shows how Transnational Cooperation has supported knowledge sharing and peer learning across countries on better ways to reinforce olive resilience.

  • CAP Implementation
Exhibition stands
Press release | 14 Jun 2024

500 participants celebrated the achievements of EIP-AGRI Operational Groups

The EU CAP Network Conference ‘EIP-AGRI Operational Groups: Innovation in practice’ brought together 500 participants from across the EU in Estoril, Portugal, to highlight the achievements of Operational Group projects.

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI

Latest publications

Brochure - Funding opportunities under Horizon Europe
Brochures |

Funding opportunities under Horizon Europe Calls 2025

This brochure outlines key topics in Horizon Europe Cluster 6, including the multi-actor approach, Mission Soil and the CBE JU, all aligned with the new R&I priorities of the Horizon Europe Strategic Plan 2025-2027.

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Factsheet - Turning ideas into reality: EU innovation funding opportunities for farmers and foresters
Factsheets |

Factsheet - Turning ideas into reality: EU innovation funding opportunities for farmers and foresters

This factsheet highlights key EU funding opportunities, with a focus on programmes that support innovation in agriculture and forestry.

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Press article - Robotics and artificial intelligence in farming and forestry
Press Articles |

Robotics and artificial intelligence in farming and forestry

Satellite-assisted robots to tackle weed and increase the productivity and sustainability of dairy farming.

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI

Latest projects

EIP-AGRI Operational Group | Completed

Valuation of chestnut in Extremadura (CASTANEA)

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
EIP-AGRI Operational Group | Completed

THE USE OF GENETIC RESOURCES THROUGH ITS SUSTAINABLE INCORPORATION TO THE VALUE CHAIN OF THE IBERIAN PIG

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI

Latest good practice

Project partners in field with cows
Inspirational Idea | 02 May 2025

Opportunities for farmers to participate in new Horizon Europe projects

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Another automated weeding machine prototype in a flat Dutch farm field
Project | 11 Apr 2025

New Dutch agri-technology for automated weeding

  • CAP Implementation
A field of green vegetables growing