We are delighted to extend an invitation to join us for the webinar "Advancing Food Safety Management: Bridging Research, Innovative Technologies, and Regulations”, the fourth in the RefreSCAR Spotlight on webinar series. It will provide the audience with new perspectives on food safety management featuring the management process of the USDA ARS Food Safety National Program, takeaways on factors influencing antimicrobial resistance in agrifood production, recent advances in technologies applied in monitoring and more.
Date: Wednesday, 22nd of January 2025
Time: 14:00 - 15:30 PM CET
To secure your spot, register here...
The webinar will feature two panel experts in the field:
- Steven J. Lehotay, PhD, Research Chemist (Lead...
Last 25th of September, RefreSCAR organized, together with actors of the EU CAP Network, the event Agroforestry in Europe, with some great insights coming out of this meaningful event.
As agroforestry plays a role in regenerative agriculture, and as promised by Liina Ulm - Smart Farm Practices & Rural Development Officer EU CAP Network - during her presentation in the event, we are now able to share this new important report from the EU CAP Network:
'Focus Group...
European workshop of the SCAR CWG SAP on the future of livestock farming
On 5 and 6 November 50 participants from 16 countries attended a workshop at INIAV headquarters in Oeiras, Portugal. Aim of the event was to develop a common vision for European livestock farming.
After presentations from DG AGRI on the European livestock sector and from the Strategic Dialogue on the future of EU agriculture, national approaches to the future of livestock farming were presented from Portugal...
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The second Call for Expressions of Interest in the SCAR-Engage Programme was announced this week at an event jointly hosted by Teagasc and the European Commission Representation in Ireland on Monday, 11 November. Mairead McGuinness, EU Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial Stability and Capital Markets Union was the main speaker at the event titled “Collaborating for Impact: Ireland and Europe working together on agri-food research”. The SCAR-Engage Programme is an... |
The highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus presents a significant threat to the health and welfare of animals. It has already had devastating impacts for domestic and wild birds and spill-over to dairy cattle has recently been reported in the USA.
Given the emerging epidemiological situation in the USA, the SCAR Collaborative Working Group on Animal Health & Welfare conducted a survey on research targeted on HPAI in ruminants in European countries.
You can find the results...
Great news from FutureFoodS Partnership! They are now launching their first transnational co-funded call, entitled:
"Transforming Food Systems - reshaping food system interactions, fostering food innovations and empowering sustainable food choices"
This call brings together 36 funding organizations from 19 countries and the European Commission, jointly committing up to 40 million Euros to support innovative research and development projects focused on creating a sustainable food future.
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RefreSCAR and actors of the EU CAP Network (National Rural Network) organised their first joint event and got together at the Cork and Cork Oak Competence Center (Município Coruche) with policymakers, researchers, and farmers to discuss the opportunities and challenges of agroforestry in Europe.
Thanks to EURAF, we learned that our host country Portugal has the most surface of trees on agricultural land. Inspirational projects were presented by GEOSUBER, FOREST4EU Project and AF4EU. And the...
NEW POSITION PAPER
The Bioeconomy is critical to material and energy stability in the EU. But how can we ensure the growth momentum of the demand for sustainable and bio-based products? And how can research, development and innovation (RDI) contribute?
Unveiling the demand side has been identified as one of the three focus areas of the 2023/24 mandate of the SCAR Bioeconomy Strategic Working Group (SCAR BSW).
In their latest Position Paper, they have identified three RDI goals to accelerate...
The 1st annual Training webinar for new SCAR Working Group members has been held on 18 September 2024.
The webinar, organised back-to-back with the start of the SCAR-Engage programme organised the day before, was followed by more than 40 people, most of them “newcomers” to the SCAR world, from different countries and different SCAR groups.
The meeting offered insights into SCAR’s objectives and initiatives, including a presentation of the newly developed...