SCAR NEWS
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...
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 & Innovation. Attendees also received an insightful overview of the RefreSCAR project from its coordinator, Órlaith Ní Choncubhair.
Experienced...
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 European Agroforestry Federation (EURAF).
Inspiring examples from Portuguese Operational Groups and EU projects will be presented. And...
The workshop was designed to discuss the challenges facing the global food system and to identify priority research and innovation (R&I) issues to be addressed in the short, medium and long term.
The online workshop took place over three half days in January (23rd, 24th and 25th) 2024. It brought together 120 participants from international research organisations/academia...
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 of Horizon Europe Framework Program, involving 87 partners from 29 countries. The aim? To accelerate the development of sustainable food systems by...
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 countries. Its mission is to accelerate the transformation of national, EU and global food systems to make them safe, sustainable, healthy, resilient...
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 Interest Application Form. Please, note that the Call must be formally submitted via the online application form only.
Please, note that...
We are delighted to extend an invitation to join us for the webinar "Emerging Food Safety Issues and Food Security: Versatile Approaches", the second in the webinar series of the EU-funded project RefreSCAR, which will tackle different emerging food safety issues caused by climate instability and food production practices as well as innovative approaches aimed at enhancing food safety.
The webinar feature four panel experts in the field:
Victor Alchanatis, D.Sc., Research...