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Does your UK company or research institute have agri-tech solutions or expertise in the following areas? 🐝 Biodiversity improvement 🌱 Biological controls 🌍 Regenerative agriculture 🌿 Plant and soil health 🤖 Digitisation and robotics Apply now - Spain & UK Agri-Tech Knowledge Exchange Program 2024/25: Cultivating Collaboration Building on the success of a knowledge scoping and networking initiative in 2023/24, the UK Agri-Tech Centre is set to launch a series of bilateral knowledge exchange visits between the UK and Spain in 2025. These visits, developed in partnership with the UK Science and Innovation Network and the Department for Business and Trade, aim to foster collaboration and innovation across both countries’ agricultural sectors. The visit presents a unique opportunity for UK companies to gain insights into Spain’s agricultural challenges and technology needs while forging new partnerships that could benefit farmers and producers in both nations. 👉Find out more here: https://ow.ly/gqml50TUsO2 #connect #inspire #grow #adopt #resilientsystems #intelligentagriculture #acceleratingagritech #agritech #agribusiness

🌿  On June 12, 2024, the European Economic and Social Committee hosted a public hearing on Aligning the circular economy and the bioeconomy at EU and national level . The aim?  Boost synergies between bioeconomy, circularity and sustainability through a systemic approach to the circular bioeconomy,  led by rapporteur Cillian Lohan. Blanca Casares Guillén, policy expert at AEIDL (European Association for Innovation in Local Development), presented “Circular (bio)economy: a promising pathway for sustainable farming and development in rural areas?” 🍃✨ She highlighted significant political momentum, including a flagship initiative for prosperous rural areas with actions for the development of a sustainable bioeconomy.The Council Conclusions in 2023 stressed the need to focus on rural areas in developing a bioeconomy. Blanca also shared insights  from the BEATLES project EU, where AEIDL leads the co-creation of policy recommendations and tools. 🧑🌾 🚜 Curious to learn more? Dive into the details here:  https://lnkd.in/dNpHftb5 #HorizonEurope #behaviouralchange #ClimateSmartAgriculture #smartfarming #agriculture #bioeconomy #Circularconomy #CircularBioeconomy Smart Farming Technology Group - Agricultural University of Athens Agricultural University of Athens Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen National & Kapodistrian University of Athens National Technical University of Athens Wageningen University & Research AEIDL (European Association for Innovation in Local Development) SEI — Stockholm Environment Institute KPAD LTD- - Naturland e.V. Sustainable Innovations (SIE) Zveza potrošnikov Slovenije | Slovene Consumers' Association INTIA Delphy Food & Bio Cluster Denmark AgriFood Lithuania ART21 Q-PLAN INTERNATIONAL

#PrAEctiCe is scheduled to attend the FOOD 2030 Networks Conference on Transformative Food System Innovation from Mar 5-7, 2024 in Area 42, Brussels 🇧🇪. The event will bring together farmers, entrepreneurs, policymakers, researchers & other innovators to shape the future of food. The key objectives of the conference are: - Coordinating cross-project collaboration on common objectives for transforming the agriculture and food system - Bringing together living labs and innovators working on technological, social, governance, and market-driven solutions for transforming the agriculture and food system. - Fostering dialogue with policymakers and civil servants at different governance levels on removing lock-ins #food2030 #foodsysteminnovation #agricultureinnovation #Brussels #agroecology Belgian Presidency of the Council of European Union visitbrussels Africa Agribusiness Academy(AAA)-Kenya Apodissi AquaBioTech Group AQUAGRI RUFORUM Network Steinbeis Europa Zentrum Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences Univerza v Mariboru Maseno University Makerere University University of Gothenburg Sustainable Agriculture Tanzania CANALLS Project CIRAWA NATAE INCiTiS-FOOD Project RURALITIES

✨ WELCOME! The ACT4CAP27 Horizon EU project has officially commenced its 5-year journey on March 1, 2024. 🚀 What is ACT4CAP27 About? ACT4CAP27 is dedicated to advancing capacity and analytical tools to support Common Agricultural Policies post-2027. Our mission is to enhance analytical capabilities and collaborative technical infrastructure within the policy modeling community, aligning with the objectives of the European Green Deal. 💡 Why Does it Matter? In the dynamic landscape of the European Green Deal, existing quantitative modeling tools face significant challenges in comprehensively addressing all components of the policy. 🌍 Where's the Impact Happening? Focused on European agriculture, ACT4CAP27 adopts a comprehensive food system approach. By assessing economic, social, environmental, and climate sustainability, we aim to enhance regulatory pathways' effectiveness and efficiency, especially in the face of ongoing shocks and disruptions. 👥 Who's in the Team? Our consortium comprises 13 dedicated partners, pooling expertise from various fields to support evidence-based EU agri-food policies post-2027 in line with the European Green Deal objectives. Stay tuned for upcoming posts highlighting each member of our consortium. ⏳ Project Duration Launched on March 1, 2024, ACT4CAP27 is a 5-year endeavor dedicated to fostering more sustainable and resilient agri-food systems. 🔍 Stay Tuned for Updates! Join us on this transformative journey as we act for CAP beyond 2027! #ACT4CAP27 #EUAgriFood #Sustainability #HorizonEU #FoodSystems #EvidenceBasedPolicy #PolicyModelling #EuropeanGreenDeal 🌱🌍 Wageningen Economic Research, Thünen Institute, EuroCARE Bonn, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Wageningen University & Research, Polissia National University, Università degli studi Roma TRE, Ecorys, POSSESSIO Ltd., London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U. of London, European Commission Joint Research Centre, BrightSpace Horizon Europe Project

There is increasing recognition that behavioural shifts at individual, systemic, and policy levels are needed to foster the adoption of climate smart farming practices and technologies in the EU. Furthermore, EU policies need to consider the complex decision-making processes across the entire food value chain. Co-creation with relevant stakeholders across the food value chain can play a key role in addressing these gaps. Co-creation is a core component of the HORIZON Europe BEATLES project (Behavioural Change Towards Climate-Smart Food Systems). As part of the co-creation process, we have identified and engaged multiple stakeholder representatives across 5 food value chains in the EU - wheat farming in Lithuania, organic dairy farming in Germany, pig farming in Denmark, organic apple farming in Spain, onion and potato farming in the Netherlands. Follow this webinar and workshop to learn more...

A #fair #food chain for #farmers and #consumers? Join Raluca Ioana Barbu from #VISIONARY partner Highclere Consulting SRL for her breakout session to find out more.

At the recent #NextBite24 conference in Rome, organized by EIT Food, we delved into the transformative role of biotechnology in shaping the future of food in Europe. The European Commission has identified biotech as a top priority for the continent and in our panel we recognize its immense potential to revolutionize our food system: 1️⃣ Improve agriculture efficiency: 40% of global crop lands are degraded, while the global population and demand for food is continuing to grow. Biotech offers a solution to enhance the efficiency of our agriculture and food system. 2️⃣ Cost competitive climate intervention: Biotech is emerging as a next generation climate intervention with the potential to scale cost-effectively. By following the same learning curve as other clean technologies, biotech could achieve significant cost reductions, similar to the 70% decrease seen with every 100x scaling in other sectors. 3️⃣ Geostrategic resource efficiency: Beyond climate impact, biotech has the potential to reduce land use by up to 90-95% and water use by up to 70-90% for the highest impact food and agriculture use cases. 4️⃣ Potential for Europe to lead: Europe is at the forefront of research and development, filing approximately 40% more clean tech patents than the US and double the number compared to China. However, building production facilities in Europe remains 70-130% more expensive with longer timelines. All in all, there’s a tremendous opportunity for Europe to lead in and unlock the full potential of biotech for the food systems. To achieve this, we must collaborate to de-risk the industry's scale-up, from securing offtake agreements to achieving execution excellence in cost reduction, and from pioneering innovative financing structures to creating supportive ecosystems such as public-private partnerships. A special thank you to Kevin Camphuis for moderating the panel, and to Stella Child, PhD, Robert E. Jones and Christophe Luguel for the insightful panel discussion! I’m excited about continuing to push the boundaries and look forward to next year’s event Lorena Savani and Michiel De Ruiter. Also, a big shout-out to our incredible team: Roberto Uchoa de Paula, Mark Patel, Anna Littmann, Laura Millroy and Oscar Santegoeds. 

Climate change extreme cold hit the wine industry in the B.C. Okanagan Valley last winter. It essentially killed most of the red grapes in the valley. How do we make the winery and other agricultural producers more resilient to extreme climate? Innovation adoption is key in this industry to drive climate smart agriculture and create value adding industries that help foster new technology investments and sustainable jobs. I will be attending International Forum on Biotechnology and Bioeconomy in Bologna Italy Oct 3-4th and participate in a panel discussion with Italian and European colleagues on the importance value chains from Agriculture to Industries.

The UK Agri-Tech Centre is delighted to announce the formal signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with AgriTech New Zealand, which will help support bi-directional pathways for innovators between New Zealand and the UK in the agricultural industry 🤝 At its core, the MOU is a voluntary agreement that sets the stage for joint efforts to tackle global agricultural challenges. Through this framework, we aim to drive collaboration on events, initiatives and research, such as webinars, conferences and coordinated farm trials that make the most of our counter-seasonal advantages. The UK and New Zealand enjoy a strong, long-standing relationship, with both nations prioritising innovation and sustainability in agriculture. This partnership strengthens those ties, creating a platform for shared expertise, joint problem-solving, and impactful collaboration. 👉Read more here: https://ow.ly/MbYl50UeOq3 #resilientsystems #intelligentagriculture #acceleratingagritech #agritech #agribusiness James Kayam Dave Ross

💧 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 reuse, conservation, and quality management are urgent concerns in many parts of the world, especially in industrial agriculture. ♻️In 2022, the Innovator Fellowship programme identified #RecyAgriWater as a top-notch company concept to extract water from mining sites and use it for farming following a green technology treatment. The research entrepreneurs from Albania and South Africa made up the team. Every year, the Innovator Fellowship relaunches the challenge to discover marketable ideas that will revolutionise the way we utilise 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵: #WATER.💧 In 2023 another idea on water sparked from Innovator Fellowship: #Watercado. The team’s goal? Optimising irrigation in high water-consuming crops. 💧 Inspiring and enabling Talents to address water scarcity and quality is the best way we can celebrate the 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘆 💧🌍. If you need to address this or other key issues of Food Systems, proposing innovative solutions, join us! 👉 EIT Food's 🌱 #InnovatorFellowship Programme empowers talents by providing the entrepreneurial skills to hit the market. Participating in our programme you’ll become a 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲-𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿: you’ll be able to actively contribute to the global shift to transform the way food is designed, produced, distributed, consumed, and valorised. 🍏🌍 Unlock your 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 and contribute to the global change of how our food is designed, produced, distributed, consumed, and valorised! ℹ️ Would you like to know more about the programme, or 👉Would you like to APPLY? 🔗Visit our page https://lnkd.in/eKkD2rYG #waterscarcity #worldwaterday #WaterForPeace #ImprovingFoodTogether #EITFoodCommunity #EITFood #EITFoodEducation #Food #Agrifood United Nations