Research & Development
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Research & Innovation

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.

Latest news

group outdoors listening to presenting farmer
04 Sep 2025

Upcoming EU CAP Network events on innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI

The EU CAP Network is organising many networking and capacity-building events over the next 12 months related to innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI. They include Focus Groups, seminars, workshops, cross-visits between Operational Groups, an ad-hoc expert meeting, and a brokerage event.

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Aerial satellite view of cultivated agricultural farming land fields
18 Oct 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.

  • CAP Implementation
A person showing hands full of freshly-harvested olives
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.

  • CAP Implementation

Upcoming events

Cross-visit

Cross Visits for Organic Agricultural Advisors across Europe

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Calendar
Conference

BEATLES Final Event

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Calendar
Cross-visit

International Countryside Study Visit

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Calendar

Latest publications

EU CAP Network brokerage event 'Innovating for competitive, resilient and sustainable agriculture and rural areas'
Event Reports |

EU CAP Network brokerage event 'Innovating for competitive, resilient and sustainable agriculture and rural areas'

This report presents the main outcomes from the EU CAP Network brokerage event 'Innovating for competitive, resilient and sustainable agriculture and rural areas', held in Warsaw, Poland, on 25-26 February 2026.

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Thematic Report Innovation - How the RDP strategy has helped the uptake of Innovation
Member State Evaluation |

How the Marche RDP strategy fostered innovation spread

The report analyses the effectiveness of Rural Development Plan (RDP) measures in promoting innovation in agricultural, forestry and agro-industrial enterprises in Marche.

  • Evaluation
Tenth Meeting of the Subgroup on Innovation and Knowledge Exchange (SoIKE)
Event Reports |

Report of the 10th Meeting of the Subgroup on Innovation and Knowledge Exchange (SoIKE)

The tenth meeting of the Subgroup on Innovation and Knowledge Exchange (SoIKE) was held on 19 November 2025.

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI

Latest projects

EIP-AGRI Operational Group | Completed

Technology development and product prototype development for the valorization of raspberry seeds

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI

Latest good practice

Satu’s sheep grazing
Inspirational Idea | 05 May 2026

From farm to yarn – Finnish wool producer applies fully circular model

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
A beef stake
The interior of the insect-proof greenhouse of QANOPÉE