EIP-AGRI is setting up three new Focus Groups, of 20 experts each: Mixed farming systems: livestock/cash crops, Benchmarking of farm productivity and sustainability performance and 

An EU-funded project that built the first hydrological model of the Black Sea region has played a key role in expanding the use of Earth observation data, putting crucial environmental information at the fingertips of scientists and policymakers globally.

Plants sustainably synthesize the most abundant and diverse materials on Earth, including cellulose, hemicelluloses and lignin. Prof. Emma Master wants to harness these renewable resources to create new materials. Building up of the benefits of the genomic era, she aims to identify novel proteins and enzymes with totally new properties and that can make the plant fibres react in the desired way.

Participate in the Brussels info-week on 24-27 November and learn more about the new Horizon 2020 work programme 2016/2017 for Societal Challenge 2: Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, maritime and martime inland water research and bio-economy.

The week starts with a workshop on the multi-actor approach and thematic networks, on 24 November, followed by the infoday, on the 25th and a brokerage event on the 26th. These events are open to interested stakeholders and the public at large.

The 2016 3rd International Conference on Food Security and Nutrition (ICFSN 2016) is the premier forum for the presentation of technological advances and research results in the fields of Food Security and Nutrition.

ICFSN 2016 will bring together leading engineers and scientists in Food Security and Nutrition from around the world.

EU-funded researchers have developed an automated prototype to help farmers monitor and control the amount of water and fertiliser they need for their crops. It has already been successfully tested on 25 hectares of land , and the SMEs involved are making commercialisation plans - there is currently no such system on the market.