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

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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

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
Annual Evaluation Report Emilia Romagna 2022
Member State Evaluation |

Emilia-Romagna annual evaluation report 2022 (June 2023)

The report provides an update to 31/12/2022 on the target indicators and thematic insights on innovation carried out by the EIP-OG, and on the contribution of the Rural Development Programme (RDP) to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

  • 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