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Regenerative agriculture for soil health CAPNetwork

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 on Regenerative Agriculture for Soil Health'

SAP Workshop 2024

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...

Announcement of the 2nd Call under the SCAR-Engage Programme 14/11/2024

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...

New Animal Health & Welfare WG Report

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...

1st FutureFoodS Partnership Call launched

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...

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...