EFFoST conference

On 13 November, Betty Chang from EUFIC presented the results of SMARTCHAIN expert stakeholders’ interviews at the EFFoST conference in Rotterdam. Results suggest that consumers buy SFSC products because of health and environmental benefits, a desire to support their local community, and a preference for tradition. However, there are some barriers to consumer engagement in…

North-America EU Agri conference

The 39th edition of the North America-EU agriculture conference took place last September in Copenhagen, Denmark. Organised by Copa Cogeca and Danish Agriculture and Food Council with the support of Corteva, the conference gathered 180 representatives from the EU, US, Canadian and Mexican farmers organisations. The key objective of the conference is to discuss the…

Collaboration through innovation and gamification for developing smarter shorter food chains in Europe

Following a year of intense work, data collection and research in 9 European countries, the 43 partners of the SMARTCHAIN project gathered in Utrecht last week to discuss the achievements and ways forward. During the meeting crucial steps were taken to define collaborative short food supply chains considering social, environmental and economic aspects.   One of the…

European Research and Innovation Days

Brussels, Belgium, September 24-26 2019 European Research and Innovation Days is the first annual policy event of the European Commission, bringing together stakeholders to debate and shape the future research and innovation landscape. Speakers will include ministers, commissioners, members of European Parliament, researchers, as well as surprise guests each day. Aim of the event A key…

7th European Drying Conference

Turin, Italy, July 10-12 2019 The Politecnico di Torino is proud to host the 7th edition of the European Drying Conference. The Conference deals with cutting-edge research in drying field, enabling researchers and techniciansto exchange ideas and innovation on dryingmethods, modeling and applications.The European Drying Conference series is sup_ported by the Working Party on Drying…

The 12th European Conference on Precision Agriculture

Montpellier, France, July 8-11 2019 The French organisers are pleased to welcome the return of the ECPA conference to France and to Montpellier. The conference will continue with the successful format of previous conferences of building in strong industry sessions and participation. Taking advantage of the location of Montpellier on the Mediterranean coast, this 2019…

European Bioeconomy Scene 2019

Helsinki, Finland, July 8-10 2019 A Bioeconomy Conference is being organised to contribute to achieving an inclusive and sustainable bioeconomy for Europe. Finland’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the European Commission are jointly organising the conference, and it is one of the events to be held in Helsinki under Finland’s Presidency of the Council…

Agri Innovation Summit 2019

Lisieux, France, June 26 – 28 2019 Farmers, researchers, advisors, enterprises, associations, decision-makers … between 300 and 400 participants are expected in Normandy on 25 and 26 June 2019 for the second Agri Innovation Summit 2019 (AIS 2019). The event is dedicated to the contribution of the European Innovation Partnership on Agricultural Productivity & Sustainability…