Project
Title
A European-wide network of pilot farmers implementing and demonstrating climate smart solutions for a carbon neutral Europe
Acronym
Climate Farm Demo
Start
01.10.2022
End
30.09.2029
Coordinating Institute
Institut de l'Élevage
Contact
Partner
CONVIS SOCIETE COOPERATIVE
VIESOJI ISTAIGA LIETUVOS ZEMES UKIO KONSULTAVIMO TARNYBA
LATVIJAS LAUKU KONSULTACIJU UN IZGLITIBAS CENTRS
Wageningen Research
Wageningen University
ASSOCIAZIONE ITALIANA ALLEVATORI
EUROPEAN LANDOWNERS ORGANIZATION
Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Grand Alfred
INNOVATIESTEUNPUNT VOOR LANDBOUW ENPLATTELAND
ELEVEO
UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE - ULiège
CENTRE WALLON DE RECHERCHES AGRONOMIQUES
LANDESKAMMER FUER LAND UND FORTWIRTSCHAFT IN STEIERMARK
Association de Coordination Technique Agricole
Institut de l'Élevage
Institute of Technology (ITB)
CENTRE TECHNIQUE INTERPROFESSIONNEL DES FRUITS ET LEGUMES
THE AGRICULTURAL TRUST
Teagasc
ÖMKi - Hungarian Research Institute of Organic Agriculture / OKOLOGIAI MEZOGAZDASAGI KUTATOINTEZET KOZHASZNU NONPROFIT KFT
DEVENISH RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION LIMITED
APO CONERPO SCA
Research Centre on Animal Production - Centro Ricerche Produzioni Animali
Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria
SZECHENYI ISTVAN EGYETEM
MINISTARSTVO POLJOPRIVREDE
SDRUZHENIE ASOTSIATSIYA NA ZEMEDELSKITE PROIZVODITELI V BULGARIYA
NATSIONALNA OVTSEVADNA I KOZEVADNAASOTSIATSIYA
CENTRE FOR ECONOMIC POLICY STUDIES - POLLUMAJANDUSUURINGUTE KESKUS
GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN DIGITAL INNOVATION HUB ASTIKI MI KERDOSKOPIKI ETAIREIA
Agricultural University of Athens
ProAgri-Association of Rural Advisory Centres - PROAGRIA KESKUSTEN LIITTO RY
ZUIDELIJKE LAND- EN TUINBOUWORGANISATIE VERENIGING
KMETIJSKO GOZDARSKA ZBORNICA SLOVENIJE
CENTRUM DORADZTWA ROLNICZEGO W BRWINOWIE
CONSULTORIA AGROINDUSTRIAL LDA
INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU BIOLOGIE SI NUTRITIE ANIMALA
USDA-ARS Coastal Plains Research Center
BIOSENSE INSTITUTE - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES IN BIOSYSTEMS
BEC GmbH
Slovak Univ. of Agriculture in Nitra
CLIMATE-KIC HOLDING BV
Asociación Española de Productores de Vacuno de Carne
ASESORIA INTEGRAL AGROALIMENTARIA SL
INSTITUTO NAVARRO DE TECNOLOGIAS E INFRAESTRUCTURAS AGROALIMENTARIAS SA
University of Almeria
ASOCIACION DE ORGANIZACIONES DE PRODUCTORES DE FRUTAS Y HORTALIZAS DE ALMERIA
FUNDACION REGENERATION ACADEMY
AGROVAST LIVSMEDEL AKTIEBOLAG
Institut National de Recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Institute for Climate Economics
ECOLOGIC INSTITUT gemeinnützige GmbH
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE MOVEMENTS EUROPEAN UNION REGIONAL GROUP
CHAMBRES DAGRICULTURE FRANCE
France Conseil Elevage
Grünlandzentrum Niedersachsen/Bremen e.V.
BIOLAND BERATUNG GMBH
Innovationscenter for Økologisk Landbrug P/S
Project team ATB
Allocated to research program
Summary
Climate Farm Demo is a unique pan-European network of Pilot Demo Farmers (PDFs) covering 28 countries and all pedo-climatic areas. Its overall aim it to accelerate the adoption of Climate Smart Farming (CSF) practices and solutions by farmers and all actors of the Climate Smart Agriculture Knowledge & Innovation Systems with a view of adapting agricultural production systems to climate change and of achieving a carbon neutral agricultural sector by 2050, thereby meeting the targets of the EU Climate strategy. To reach this objective, the project adopts a Multi-Actor approach by connecting 1500 Pilot Demo Farmers and their Climate Farm Advisors (CFAs) at European and national levels to increase knowledge exchange & cross-fertilisation in their respective AKIS. The CFA’s will support the PDF’s in implementing Adaptation and Mitigation Measures suggested by contextualised guidelines and will assess & monitor their environmental performance thanks to harmonized methodologies & tools. Technical and social innovations covering a broad range of thematic areas will be demonstrated to the wider farming community across six annual demo-campaigns (4500 demo-events) supporting interactive and peer to peer learning. New and innovative CSF solutions will be co-created in 10 Living Labs spread across Europe and lessons learned from multi-actor innovation will be shared and scaled. A set of public and private rewarding mechanisms will be identified, proposed and demonstrated to the AKIS actors, thus incentivising the uptake of CSF solutions while ensuring sustainable business models. Strategic and operational cooperation will be organised with projects, flagship initiatives and policy-makers at European and national levels in order to share knowledge, organize coordinated actions, and produce policy briefs. Finally, to accelerate the wide spreading and uptake of results, an ambitious dissemination, exploitation and communication strategy will be deployed at EU and national levels.
Funding
Europäische Union (EU)
Funding agency
European Research Executive Agency
Grant agreement number
101060212
Funding framework
Horizon Europe - HORIZON-CL6-2021-CLIMATE-01-04 - Demonstration network on climate-smart farming linking pilot farms