EIP-AGRI

The EIP must bridge the gap between research and farming practice focussing on real, existing issues and research needs from the ‘field’ and involve all innovative actors

EIP-AGRI Method

• It acts based on an “interactive innovation model”: • Focus on forming partnerships • Uses bottom-up approaches • Links farmers, researchers, advisors, businesses, NGOs and other actors in a network The EIP Network

EIP-AGRI Service Point

The EIP-AGRI Service Point acts as a mediator within the EIP Network, enhancing communication and cooperation between all innovation actors, including farmers, advisors, agri business, civil society, and researchers, working at EU, national and regional level.

EIP-AGRI Service Point

• Established in April 2013 by DG Agri • Based in Brussels • Multidisciplinary team

EIP-AGRI Service Point services

• Answering your questions [email protected] +32 2 543 73 48 EIP-AGRI Service Point Avenue de la Toison d’Or 72 1060 Brussel Belgium http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/eip/

Organising events

• Seminars • Workshops • Lisbon 27 February PT, ES, EL, CY, MT • Ljubljana 25-26 March SI, DE, AT, HU, HR • Tallinn • Prague • Paris 2-3 April 7 May 21-22 May EE, PL, LV, LT, FI, DK, SE CZ, UK, NL, IE, BG, SK FR, IT, RO, BE, LU • Conferences

Events, what's in it for NRN’s?

• mutual participation in upcoming events o o o o o o Hosting Proposals for participants, speakers Proposals for projects Support on the programme cooperation for disseminating of innovative solutions from workshops and seminars …

Focus group concept

• A temporary group of selected experts • Focusing on a specific subject • The tangible output is focused on practical knowledge and where to get that knowledge as well as ideas for operational group projects • Charter on the way of working

Focus groups objectives

Practice Research priorities for innovative actions Ideas for operational groups Research needs from practice Propose projects to test solutions ways to exchange practical knowledge

Focus groups, what's in it for NRN’s?

• Proposals for key experts • Dissemination of calls • Motivating farmers and practitioners to apply • Dissemination of results • Involving stakeholders to take up the outcomes of the focus groups • …

Website and database

Transformation into a new interactive platform

• Search for experts • Funding opportunities • Collecting research needs from practice • Information on innovation actions and research projects • Finding partners for your project  LinkedIn group

Easy to use E-forms

• Research projects • Innovation actions and initiatives • Research need from practice • Online sources of information  Link to E-forms

Share your information on operational groups

• Reporting foreseen in the EAFRD regulation • EIP-AGRI develops database o o Collect information Exchange information • How to connect and exchange with national and regional information and databases?

• Develop a working group?

 Send ideas and questions to [email protected]

Website and database, what's in it for NRN’s?

• Mutual links to existing databases • Translation into own language • Reporting on operational groups • Reporting on thematic networks, multi-actor approaches, projects in general • Exploring information in the database • Stimulate setting up of operational groups

Monthly newsletters

• Subscribe: http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/eip/service point/index_en.htm

• Topics – Upcoming events – Results from events – Innovative projects – Actual news – Publications and fact sheets (horizon 2020, operational groups, Innovation Support services, …)

Newsletter, what's in it for NRN’s?

• Good innovative projects to feed into the newsletters and fact sheets • Presenting NRN’ s • Translation into own language • …