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
Farmer and advisor standing in a field - discussing innovative solutions for EU agriculture
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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Network to innovate: New Innovative Technologies in Forestry

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
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EU Agri-Hackathon

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

EU CAP Network cross-visit 'Production of protein crops under climate change'
Event Reports |

EU CAP Network cross-visit 'Production of protein crops under climate change'

This report shares successful practices, opportunities, and tools identified during the EU CAP Network 'Production of protein crops under climate change' cross-visit.

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Report of the 12th Meeting of the Subgroup on Innovation and Knowledge Exchange (SoIKE)
Event Reports |

Report of the 12th Meeting of the Subgroup on Innovation and Knowledge Exchange (SoIKE)

The twelfth meeting of the Subgroup on Innovation and Knowledge Exchange (SoIKE) was held in Brussels on 4 June 2026.

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Thematic evaluation on the impact of innovative investments in Campania, Italy, 2014-2020 RDP
Member State Evaluation |

Thematic evaluation on the impact of innovative investments in Campania, Italy, 2014-2020 RDP

This evaluation analyses the effects of innovative investments under the Campania (Italy) 2014-2020 Rural Development Plan (RDP) and identifies new needs arising from the COVID-19 pandemic across the main agricultural supply chains.

  • Evaluation

Latest good practice

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Project | 09 Jul 2026

Handicraft digi lab in Slovenia

  • CAP Implementation
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