This executive summary presents the evaluation study of the European Innovation Partnership for Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability (EIP) that was conducted in 2016 for Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI) of the European Commission (EC) by Coffey...

The 2nd Preparatory Action on Smart Rural Areas in the 21st Century (Smart Rural 27 project) was launched by the European Commission on 21 December 2020 with the aim to "prepare Member States and rural communities to the implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post-2020 as well as...

The purpose of the 'Support for Smart Villages in the CAP Strategic Plans' report carried out in the framework of the 2nd Preparatory Action - Smart areas in the 21th century - is to provide an overview on how Smart Villages concept has been programmed in the 2023-2027 CAP Strategic Plans (CAP...

The Preparatory Action on Smart Rural Areas in the 21st Century (Bis), was running from December 2020 to May 2024 and aimed to prepare Member States and rural communities for the implementation of Smart Villages within the Common Agricultural Policy post-2020, as well as other EU policies which...

Smart Villages is a relatively new concept that was first formulated by the European Commission - at the initiation of the European Parliament through the EU Action for Smart Villages in 2017. The 1st Preparatory Action on Smart Rural Areas in the 21st Century (called Smart Rural 21 project,...

The circular bioeconomy offers many opportunities to improve the lives of farmers, foresters and rural communities across the EU. The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) encourages the sustainable use of bio-based side streams from agriculture, food production, forestry and related sectors. This...

The 2023 AgriResearch Conference was organised by the Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Commission and hosted in Brussels on 31 May and 1 June. This was the third edition of the Conference, for which the theme was "Knowledge, innovation and skills for...

The circular bioeconomy offers many opportunities to improve the lives of farmers, foresters and rural communities across the EU. The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) encourages the sustainable use of bio-based side streams from agriculture, food production, forestry and related sectors. This...

Special hard cover edition! Food is a very important part of many European citizens' lives. It brings family and friends together around the table to talk, laugh and celebrate and in many places, food goes hand in hand with the local culture. Not only is food a hugely important part of...