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EIP-AGRI: catalysing innovation
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Frank Stubbe, EIP-AGRI Service Point
Lysomice, 18th November 2014
[email protected]
EIP-AGRI in a nutshell
• Aim: Fostering a competitive and sustainable agriculture
and forestry sector that ‘achieves more from less’
• Approach: Closing the innovation gap between research
and practice and forming partnerships by:
– Using the interactive innovation model
– Linking actors through the EIP-AGRI Network
EIP-AGRI: Interactive Innovation Model
Beyond speeding up transfer:
• Partnerships: bottom-up
approaches in Operational
Groups
• Shape existing knowledge
into solutions
• Co-ownership: solutions put
into practice very quickly
• Help to target the research
agenda
EIP-AGRI connects all actors in
the EIP-AGRI Network
The goal
Funding opportunities to become part of
the EIP-AGRI Network
Download the EIP-AGRI brochure
‘Funding Opportunities’
Means to implement the EIP-AGRI
Horizon 2020 (EU Research Policy)
• Multi-actor research projects involving
the agricultural community
• Five thematic networks, unlocking and
exchanging knowledge across the EU
Rural Development Programmes
• Operational Groups
• Project funding
• Innovation support services
What is an Operational Group?
• Operational Groups:
• Are built around concrete innovation projects
targeted towards finding innovative solutions for a
specific challenge or new opportunity
• Are 'hands-on' groups and include people relevant
for the project
• Benefit from the interactions between the
participants of the group and the sharing of the
respective expertise
OPERATIONAL GROUP
Setting up an Operational Group
Farmers
NGOs
Agribusiness
Advisors
Operational
Group
Researchers
Getting an Operational Group started
Getting an Operational Group started
INNOVATION
SUPPORT
SERVICES,
AT YOUR
SERVICE!
EIP-AGRI website
www.eip-agri.eu
The one-stop-shop for agricultural innovation
SHARE WITH US
SEARCH AND FIND
FOCUS ON
DEEPEN YOUR KNOWLEDGE
STAY UP TO DATE
MY EIP-AGRI
EIP-AGRI website
Opportunities for land owners
Use the website to:
• Find inspiration
• Find innovative solutions
• Search for people, partners,
projects
• Share your needs for research
Register on the website and start
searching the network today!
www.eip-agri.eu
EIP-AGRI Focus groups,
tackling agricultural challenges
Priorities for
innovative
actions
Ideas for
operational
groups
Ways to
exchange
practical
knowledge
Propose
projects to
test
solutions
EIP-AGRI Focus Groups
Tackling agricultural challenges
• Organic Farming
• Protein Crops
• Reduction of antibiotic use in
the pig sector
• Cooperation models in genetic
resources
• Soil Organic Matter content in
Mediterranean soils
• Integrated Pest Management
in Brassica
• ...more on the website
Stay up to date on the EIP-AGRI
with the monthly newsletters
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Event results
Innovative projects
Inspirational ideas
EIP-AGRI Focus Groups
Brochures
Upcoming events
Subscribe:
http://ec.europa.eu/eip/agriculture/en/conte
nt/subscribe-newsletter
Thank you for your attention!
[email protected]
+32 2 543 73 48
EIP-AGRI Service Point
Avenue de la Toison d’Or 72
1060 Brussel
Belgium
www.eip-agri.eu