SCAR NEWS

The 2018 update of the Bioeconomy Strategy aims to accelerate the deployment of a sustainable European bioeconomy so as to maximise its contribution towards the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as well as the Paris Agreement.
The update also responds to new European policy priorities, in particular the renewed Industrial Policy Strategy, the Circular Economy Action Plan and the Communication on Accelerating Clean Energy Innovation, all of which highlight the importance...

The Cofund ERA-NET SusAn is preparing a joint call for research proposals, together with the ERA-NETs ‘FACCE ERA-GAS’ (“Greenhouse gas mitigation”) and ‘ICT Agri2’ (“ICT and robotics”). Launch of the call: October 2018.
See the pre-announcement of the call at: https://era-susan.eu/

The Bioeconomy Strategic Working Group (BSW), together with the Natural Resources Institute Finland (LUKE), has prepared a Strategic Knowledge and Innovation Agenda (SKIA) for the bioeconomy. The document gives a view of the BSW where to put efforts in the EU research and innovation agenda, notably “Horizon Europe” and the revised European Bioeconomy Strategy and Action Plan. In the SKIA, the vision approach has been chosen instead of the mission approach that has been recently...

SCAR Forest has released a report on impact assessment of past and existing ERA-Nets and COST Actions within and related to the European forest-based sector. Its findings contribute to the scope and role of the SCAR strategic group for forests and forestry research and innovation (R&I).
See the document
(Report available in "Strategic Working Group (SWGs) | Forest | Docs and Media")

6th April 2018 - Rome, Italy - JOINT WORKSHOP INVITATION TO REGISTER
The SCAR Strategic Working Groups ARCH, AKIS and Food Systems hereby invite you to participate in the Joint Workshop to be held in Rome, on Friday 6th April 2018 from 09:00 to 13:00.
The workshop will consist of Key Note Speakers showing how to ex ante programme research and innovation for improved impact, at the international, national and regional scales. This will be followed by Panel...

The Agricultural University of Athens (Laboratory of Agricultural Extension, Agricultural Systems & Rural Sociology) in collaboration with the National Rural Network of the Rural Development Program 2014-2020 hosted the 8th meeting of the Strategic Working Group on Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Research (SCAR SWG AKIS4) from Feb 28th to March 1st.
After a warm welcome of Prof Epam. Paplomatas, Vice-Rector, and Prof. Ch...