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Agroforestry in Europe - RefreSCAR event - 25 September 2024

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 Agroforestry Netwerk Nederland showed the trailer of the movie “Trees in my field”. Following was a panel discussion between a farmer, a researcher, and a policy expert.

The day was finalised with a field visit to the silvopastoral agroforestry...

Bioeconomy Position Paper

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...

First annual Training Webinar  - Participants

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...

John Bell, Director of Healthy Planet at the European Commission's DG Research & Innovation

On Tuesday, 17th September, the SCAR-Engage Programme celebrated a significant milestone with its first Launch Meeting, welcoming new SCAR Working Group members from Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Iceland, and Poland.

The event opened with a warm introduction by John Bell, Director of Healthy Planet at the European Commission's DG Research &amp...

RefreSCAR Agroforestry in Europe Event

AGROFORESTRY IN EUROPE

Cork Oak and Cork Competence Center,

Coruche, Portugal

25th of September 2024 (10:00 – 17:00)

INVITATION

Please register here

Join us at the first of a series of events organised by RefreSCAR!

This event will focus on agroforestry. Speakers and participants will include researchers, policymakers, farmers and the...

FutureFoodS EU Partnership kicks off

Partnership for Sustainable Food Systems

On June 19 2024, more than 100 research and innovation experts convened in Dijon to help support the transition to sustainable food systems by sharing insights, initiatives and joining forces within the EU-co-funded FutureFoodS partnership.

FutureFoodS is the selected co-funded partnership on Food Systems...

INVITE: Join the launch of the FutureFoodS EU Partnership

 

INVITE: Join the launch of the FutureFoodS EU Partnership 
Online webinar on June 19th, 13:30-17:00

 

 Join this kick-off meeting to find out what the FutureFoodS partnership has in store. FutureFoodS is the selected co-funded partnership on Food Systems of Horizon Europe Framework Program, involving 87 partners from 29...

SCAR-Engage Programme

The first Call for Expression of Interest Application Form should be completed and submitted via this FORM ONLINE by Monday 1st of July 2024, 17:00 CEST.

Please find the SCAR-Engage Supporting Document below for more details such as benefits, expectations and selection procedures along with a fillable pdf version of the Call for Expression of...