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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Two French winegrowers in their vines at sunset
01 Sep 2026

Have your say: EU-wide survey on social conditionality under the CAP

How is social conditionality working on the ground? ADE, commissioned by the European Commission's DG AGRI, is running an EU-wide survey on the implementation and impact of social conditionality under the CAP 2023–2027, the mechanism linking CAP payments to compliance with EU labour and occupational safety and health (OSH) requirements.

  • CAP Implementation
  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
  • Evaluation
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23 Jun 2026

Apply for the EU CAP Network brokerage event 'From practice to impact: building Horizon Europe collaborations for agriculture and rural areas'

The call for expressions of interest for the EU CAP Network brokerage event 'From practice to impact: building Horizon Europe collaborations for agriculture and rural areas' is open until 14 August.

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
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22 Jun 2026

Call for three new EU CAP Network Focus Groups now open

Forest wildfires, on-farm fertiliser strategies, and protection for fruit orchards: apply to the call for Focus Group experts by 31 July 2026.

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI

Upcoming events

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EU Agri-Hackathon

  • CAP Implementation
  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
  • Evaluation
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Conference

EU Advisory Networks: Collaborating for Resilient & Sustainable Food Systems

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
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Latest publications

EU CAP Network cross-visit ‘Robotics and artificial intelligence’
Event Reports |

EU CAP Network cross-visit 'Robotics and artificial intelligence'

This report shares successful practices, opportunities, and tools identified during the EU CAP Network 'Robotics and artificial intelligence' cross-visit.

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Research needs from practice 2025
Reports |

Research needs from practice 2025

The 'Research needs from practice 2025' report presents 70 research needs from practice.

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Evaluation of Measure 16.2 (Innovation) in Castilla y León's 2014-2022 RDP
Member State Evaluation |

Evaluation of Measure 16.2 (Innovation) in Castilla y León's 2014-2022 RDP

This thematic evaluation reviews Measure 16.2 (Innovation) in Castilla y León, highlighting 53 innovation projects, broad regional cooperation and uneven implementation, while noting that many results will only become clear over time.

  • Evaluation

Latest good practice

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Young people training in a lab on food production
Project | 22 Sep 2026

Generational renewal for stronger food systems in Poland

  • CAP Implementation
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Project | 22 Sep 2026

EIP AGRI Operational Group ProEnergy

  • CAP Implementation