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 visit in a field
03 Sep 2026

New networking events on innovation, knowledge exchange and EIP-AGRI coming up!

From July 2026 to June 2027, the EU CAP Network will organise 14 new events focusing on innovation, knowledge exchange and EIP-AGRI, including Focus Groups, cross-visits for Operational Groups, workshops, seminars, and a brokerage event.

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
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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

Cross-visit

Cross Visits for Organic Agricultural Advisors across Europe

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Calendar

Latest publications

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
Annual evaluation report of Sicily's RDP (2014-2022)
Member State Evaluation |

Annual evaluation report of Sicily's RDP (2014-2022)

The report provides an annual evaluation of Sicily's Rural Development Programme (RDP) for 2014-2022, summarising key findings and progress across various focus areas up to March 2022.

  • Evaluation
EU CAP Network Focus Group 'Forestry and forest health: new and emerging pests and diseases'
Event Reports |

EU CAP Network Focus Group 'Forestry and forest health: new and emerging pests and diseases'

This report presents the main results of the EU CAP Network Focus Group 'Forestry and forest health: new and emerging pests and diseases', the meetings of which were held on 19-20 November 2025 (Leuven, Belgium) and 5-6 March 2026 (Hainburg an der Donau, Austria).

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI

Latest projects

EIP-AGRI Operational Group

The Fruits of Resilience

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI

Latest good practice

Two members of WISEMEAL staff prepare healthy food product in the company’s laboratory
Project | 08 Jul 2026

WISEMEAL - Investing in automated production

  • CAP Implementation
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