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Research & Development

Developing new knowledge through research is vital in enhancing rural communities and creating value from farming and forestry. It is strengthened by Horizon Europe and other European or national projects.

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13 Sep 2024

Olive experts in Italy and Malta share best practices

This LEADER newsletter article shows how Transnational Cooperation has supported knowledge sharing and peer learning across countries on better ways to reinforce olive resilience.

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Press release | 14 Jun 2024

500 participants celebrated the achievements of EIP-AGRI Operational Groups

The EU CAP Network Conference ‘EIP-AGRI Operational Groups: Innovation in practice’ brought together 500 participants from across the EU in Estoril, Portugal, to highlight the achievements of Operational Group projects.

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23 May 2024

Water efficiency benefits flow from CAP Strategic Plans

Water efficiency is the topic of a new Policy Insights article which highlights how the CAP can help rural Europe use water wisely by better protecting the quality and quantity of EU water reserves.

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Evaluation Reports |

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

The sixth meeting of the Subgroup on Innovation and Knowledge Exchange (SoIKE) was held in Brussels, Belgium, on Tuesday 6 June 2024. In the report, you will find a summary of the presentations.

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Member State Evaluation |

Interim evaluation of the European Innovation Partnership in Wales

The evaluation report aims to assess the implementation and impact of the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) Wales scheme as part of the 2014-2020 Rural Development Programme (RDP).

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Event Reports |

EU CAP Network Focus Group ‘Competitive and resilient mountain areas'

This report presents an overview and synthesis of information compiled through the EU CAP Network Focus Group (FG) on competitive and resilient mountain areas, which was launched in November 2023 and completed its work in June 2024.

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