RKW Group’s Post

At the recent EUFRAS Annual Assembly held in Finland, we hosted a fruitful networking and poster exhibition session, highlighting a wide range of advisory tools, methods, projects, and products led by EUFRAS members. In the days ahead, we'll be sharing these initiatives with you, providing a glimpse into the work showcased during the event. Check out the innovative Agri-Digital Bildung (AgDiBi) Living Lab - located in Germany, this initiative fosters collaboration between science, education, and practice to advance digital agriculture in crop production. Stay tuned for more highlights from the assembly! #EUFRAS #AgriculturalInnovation #PrecisionAgriculture #Digitalization #EUAgri #HorizonEurope 🌱🚀

Studija Sveučilišta u Sheffieldu pokazala je da primjena agrosolara može dovesti do boljih prinosa usjeva i povećanja proizvodnje solarne energije, uz manju potrošnju vode nego kod tradicionalnog uzgoja na otvorenim poljima. A study by the University of Sheffield has shown that the application of agrosolar can lead to better crop yields and increased solar energy production, with less water consumption than traditional farming in open fields. https://lnkd.in/d4byGNaX

The virtual kick-off meeting of the #HorizonEU TWINNING Project isUP-AgrO - Unlocking the Potential for Agricultural Research on an EU Outmost Region: boosting ISOPlexis centre (https://lnkd.in/djvb5FSb), was held on July 05th of 2024, hosted by the coordinator, Drª Carla Ragonezi, from the Universidade da Madeira, Portugal. The isUP-AgrO proposal aims to enhance the capability of the Research Centre ISOPlexis, located in Madeira, an outermost region of Portugal, to be a leading research center at the EU level in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Technology. The proposal joins two research centres from Spain (IRNAS - CSIC), Italy (UNIPR), and a Portuguese innovation company (Saturntech) with the common goal of improving the research and coordination activities of the ISOPlexis - Centre of Sustainable Agriculture and Food Technology. #isoplexis #universityofmadeira #UMa #CSIC #INRAS #UNIPR #Saturntech #HorizonEu #widera #NCPs #EUfunded #research #Widening #Twinning #Training

📢 Cauldron Ferm’s $4.3M Industry Growth Program grant signals Federal Government support for the commercialisation of Australia’s precision fermentation industry. CAA is encouraged to see the Australian government recognising the value of and need for public funding to support emerging technologies like precision fermentation to contribute to the creation of a more diversified and resilient food system and economy. According to Ed Husic MP, Minister for Industry & Science - “Making more things here, strengthening supply chains and keeping our know-how and talent onshore where it belongs – that’s what a Future Made in Australia is all about." The Industry Growth Program aims to support SMEs undertaking commercialisation projects that will build Australian capabilities in priority areas for the National Reconstruction Fund. Cauldron Ferm received funding through the ‘commercialisation and growth stream,’ which provides matched grant funding to help transition ideas from prototyping through to market readiness stages. Cauldron Ferm Co-founder and CEO Michele Stansfield stated “this funding will support the expansion of our commercial demo facility in Orange, enabling us to prove our hyper-fermentation platform at an industrially relevant scale and in the process commercialise the technology of both Cauldron and its customers.” We hope that this grant is a step-off point for further public investment in cellular agriculture, enabled through key government policy mechanisms such as the National Reconstruction Fund. ➡ This will not only be essential to support the commercialisation of the technology, but will enable Australia to capitalise on its unique opportunity to be a global leader in the production of novel foods and ingredients. #cellularagriculture #cellag #precisionfermentation

Ricardo Teixeira and Tiago Domingos, researchers at Maretec, just published new research on the use of remotely sensed data and machine learning to identify permanent pastures in Portugal. The work involves also Tiago Morais, alumnus of Maretec, and was done in collaboration with Instituto de Financiamento da Agricultura e Pescas (IFAP), the Portuguese agricultural funding institute. This paper reports on the development of an algorithm that will be used in the future by IFAP for automated control of farmer commitments, namely regarding the confirmation of declared existance of pastures in farms, greatly simplifying the process of doing in situ or remote manual verifications. #MARETEC #LARSyS #TécnicoLisboa #ULisboa

🌱 Empowering the Next Generation of Farmers! 🌱     In the Persona Project, we’re dedicated to equipping farmers with the essential skills identified during our focus groups to embrace innovation and drive sustainable agriculture forward. From data analysis to smart tech and eco-friendly practices, these key skills are shaping a more efficient and sustainable future in farming.     #SustainableFarming #AgricultureInnovation #PersonaProject #FutureOfFarming Biotehniški center Naklo | European Vocational Training Association - EVTA | CESAR UMBRIA | OnProjects | COAG | Dipartimento di Economia - Università degli Studi di Perugia | CARDET | INSTITUT INPRO, a.s. | ASZ CR

1º Staff Exchange of the HorizonEU TWINNING Project isUP-AgrO: Between September 9th and 20th, 2024, researchers from ISOPlexis - Center for Biological Agriculture and Food Technology of the University of Madeira participated in a staff exchange with IRNAS-CSIC in Seville. The exchange focused on crop ecophysiology and the management of abiotic stresses, particularly water stress. Researchers Fabrício Macedo, Gregório Freitas, and Sofia Valente participated. This initiative is part of the isUP-AgrO project, which aims to strengthen ISOPlexis as a European reference in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Technology, involving international collaboration with UNIPR (Italy), IRNAS (Spain), and Saturntech (Portugal), and coordinated by the University of Madeira (Portugal).   #AgriculturalResearch #SustainableAgriculture #Innovation #ISOPlexis #HorizonEurope #Collaboration #UMa #CSIC #UNIPR #Saturntech #EUfunded #Research #Widening #Twinning #Training #HorizonEu #widera #NCPs

It’s absolutely critical to have the support of our government when establishing a new industry. Thanks Ed Husic MP and the Department of Industry, Science and Resources for showing your commitment to advancing Australia’s #biomanufacturing capability. The Industry Growth Program (IGP) is making sure that we are putting regional Australia in the best position to lead the global #bioeconomy.  

🌿 Join us for the first ALFA Seminar on agriculture's role in the Green Transition! 🌿 The ALFA Danish Hub, represented by Food & Bio Cluster Denmark, in collaboration with GreenFarm™, is proud to host the first ALFA seminar at Gråsten Landbrugsskole. GreenFarm™ is at the forefront of reducing greenhouse gases by transforming agricultural waste into local energy and creating optimized fertilizers that minimize nutrient leaching. This seminar will delve into how Danish agriculture can effectively mitigate the impact of a forthcoming carbon tax and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. 📌 Key Topics: Strategies for countering a potential CO2 tax Utilization of biogenic CO2 Financing the green transition 📅 Date: 12.06.2024 - 9.30 - 15:00 CET 📍 Location: Gråsten School of Agriculture, Fiskbækvej 15, 6300 Gråsten, Denmark 📢 Language: Danish

Yesterday I had the opportunity to host a film crew preparing the series "Lesson on European Funds IX", commissioned by the Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy. The educational materials created as part of the project will be broadcast in secondary schools in Eastern Poland. Educating younger generations has always been important to us, which is why every year we organize lessons about indoor farming for horticulture students. Gospodarczy Lublin Invest in Lublin Invest in Lubelskie Lublin Municipal Office Polish Agency for Enterprise Development Polish Investment and Trade Agency (PAIH) Ministerstwo Funduszy i Polityki Regionalnej Plantalux #education #entrepreneurship #innovation #poland #lublin #indoorag #agritech #indoorfarming #agtech #controlledenvironmentagriculture