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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12 Feb 2025

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

The EU CAP Network Seminar ‘On-farm demonstrations for peer-to-peer learning & innovation’ will take place from Tuesday 17 to Wednesday 18 June 2025.

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Agricultural Productivity, Economic impacts (+2)
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07 Feb 2025

EU CAP Network Cross-visits 2025 - call for participating EIP-AGRI Operational Groups

Three EU CAP Network Cross-visits, each lasting 1.5 days, will take place in the week of 5 May 2025.

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Agricultural Productivity, Climate and Climate Change (+5)
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16 Dec 2024

EU CAP Network cross-visits 2025 - call for hosting EIP-AGRI Operational Groups

Apply to become a host for one of the three new EU CAP Network cross-visits for Operational Groups.

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Agricultural Productivity, Climate and Climate Change (+5)
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Upcoming events

Cross-visit

FOREST4EU European Horizon project - Study Visits 2025

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
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Forestry, Fostering Knowledge & Innovation In-person GIS, Slovenian Forestry Institute (ITHub 1)
Brokerage event

EU CAP Network brokerage event 'Partnering for innovation with impact in agriculture and rural areas'

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Calendar
Fostering Knowledge & Innovation, Networking (+1) In-person Czechia EU CAP Network
Cross-visit

EU CAP Network cross-visits 2025

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Calendar
Agricultural Productivity, Climate and Climate Change (+5) In-person EU CAP Network
Cross-visit

Cross-visit ‘Monitoring animal welfare’

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Calendar
Agricultural Productivity, Fostering Knowledge & Innovation (+2) In-person Italy EU CAP Network
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Latest publications

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
Networking, Research & Innovation (+1)
Press article - From local innovations to global markets in the forestry bioeconomy
Press Articles |

Bridging local solutions and market potential in the forestry bioeconomy

BioRural and MainstreamBIO advance the forestry bioeconomy

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Food Supply Chain, Climate and Climate Change (+3)
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
Agricultural Productivity, Research & Innovation (+2)
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Latest good practice

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Project | 11 Apr 2025

CAP fosters farm and forest habitat restoration, improved biodiversity, social engagement and knowledge dissemination in rural Ireland

  • CAP Implementation
Education, Environment (+3) Ireland
A field of green vegetables growing
Project | 09 Apr 2025

EIP Operational Group improves Polish farmer positions in vegetable value chains

  • CAP Implementation
Agricultural Productivity, AKIS (+11) Poland
Zamość
A close-up of a tree in an agroforestry system with crops growing around its base
Project | 08 Apr 2025

French agroforestry network strengthens skills for climate action

  • CAP Implementation
Climate and Climate Change, Education (+6) France
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