Fostering Knowledge & Innovation
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Fostering Knowledge & Innovation

Knowledge exchange, cooperation and innovation are essential for smart and sustainable agriculture, forestry and rural areas to deal with challenges such as climate change.

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05 Feb 2026

Apply for three cross-visits for Operational Groups

A call for applications to host and participate in EU CAP Network cross-visits is open until 20 February 2026. The cross-visits cover plant genetic resources, robotics and AI, and production of protein crops.

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Farming 4.0
23 Jan 2026

Capacity-building event on assessing digitalisation under CAP Strategic Plans

An online event explored how CAP digitalisation can be better understood and assessed within CAP Strategic Plans, building on a newly published thematic report.

  • Evaluation
Romanian NN: study visits 2025 - group picture (c) Romanian National Network
24 Nov 2025

Study visits strengthen knowledge and cooperation among National Networks

The Romanian National Network and the Managing Authority organised a series of study visits to five countries to learn from colleagues and strengthen connections. Read a summary of the key learnings.

  • CAP Implementation

Upcoming events

Seminar

EU CAP Network seminar 'Innovative tools for advisors'

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
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Focus group

Focus Group 'Innovative on-farm energy production systems' - 2nd meeting

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
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Latest publications

Tenth Meeting of the Subgroup on Innovation and Knowledge Exchange (SoIKE)
Event Reports |

Report of the 10th Meeting of the Subgroup on Innovation and Knowledge Exchange (SoIKE)

The tenth meeting of the Subgroup on Innovation and Knowledge Exchange (SoIKE) was held on 19 November 2025.

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Event report - EU CAP Network seminar ‘On-farm demonstrations for peer-to-peer learning & innovation’
Event Reports |

EU CAP Network seminar ‘On-farm demonstrations for peer-to-peer learning & innovation’

This report presents the main results of the EU CAP Network seminar ‘On-farm demonstrations for peer-to-peer learning & innovation’, which was held on 17-18 June 2025 in Mestre, Venice, Italy.

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Evaluation Report Measure 16 Cooperation Euskadi
Member State Evaluation |

Evaluation report of Euskadi RDP Measure 16 (cooperation)

The study 'Assessment report of Measure 16 (cooperation) of 2015-2020' relates to the 2014-2020 Rural Development Programme (RDP) of the Basque Country.

  • Evaluation

Latest good practice

Inspirational Idea | 26 Jan 2026

Testing trap‑crop strategies to reduce insecticide use in winter rapeseed

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Inspirational Idea | 19 Jan 2026

Agri-Hackathon

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Olives and drones
Inspirational Idea | 14 Jan 2026

Olive groves and drones - science fiction turned reality

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI