Mission of the SCAR AE

Support research and innovation policy development for agroecology (AE) at national, EU and international levels by:

• Providing conceptual, methodological and practical frameworks on AE, AE Living Labs (LLs) and Research Infrastructures (RIs).
• Offering a platform for continuous strategic discussion between the EC, MS and AC as well as stakeholders on priorities in AE R&I.

Objectives

Preparing the concept of the candidate partnership on agroecology living labs and research infrastructures proposed under Horizon Europe (‘’Accelerating Farming Systems Transition: Agroecology Living Labs and Research Infrastructures’’), that will serve as a basis for the EC to:

• Request Member States and Associated Countries’ financial commitments to the partnership.
• Prepare the partnership call in the work programme 2023-2024.

Developing the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) for the partnership.

Planned activities

• Fine-tuning the partnership concept (until April 2022).
• Developing the SRIA (to be finalisedby the end of 2022), which will include:
  • Identification of R&I gaps and needs
  • Consultation of stakeholders
  • Ensuring linkages with other initiatives (including Horizon Europe partnerships and missions)