Networks and platforms

In Luxembourg, rural development is managed at the national level through a Strategic Plan, which is financed through the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and national contributions. The Strategic Plan establishes the priority strategies and measures to be adopted to address the needs of the specific geographical area to which it refers.

EU-FarmBook is a platform for good practices for farmers and foresters. All content in its library comes from Horizon research projects.

FERTINNOWA (an acronym for Transfer of Innovative Techniques for the Sustainable Practice of FERTirrigation) is a knowledge exchange network designed to facilitate the improvement of fertigation practices, adapting them to the environmental requirements and European regulations covered by the Water Framework Directive and those that ensure the avoidance of waste emissions due to the use of fertili

The Farm Animal Breeding and Reproduction Technology Platform for Europe (FABRE TP) is a forum led by research institutes and academia, collaborating with the private sector, providing a platform for defining research priorities in animal breeding, genetics and reproduction, with the aim of boosting the sustainability, competitiveness and resilience of all livestock systems.

BovINE (European Beef Innovation Network) addressed the urgent sustainability challenges facing beef producers by bringing together farmers, livestock organizations, advisors, and researchers to jointly develop practical innovations that could be implemented on European farms.

The network includes a variety of partners, from pig producer groups to researchers and economic advisors, connecting pig producers with the latest breeding science, techniques, and technologies. The project focuses on four key themes: Health Management, Meat Quality, Animal Welfare, and Precision Production.

The project seeks to create a European network of innovation clusters to facilitate knowledge exchange and co-creation among farmers, businesses, researchers, and advisors by collecting end-user materials and developing new tools tailored to the needs of farmers and businesses.

EuroDairy supports the development and communication of practice-based innovation in dairy production by focusing its activities on four key themes: Animal Care; Socioeconomic Resilience; Resource Efficiency; and Integrating Dairy Production with Biodiversity Goals.

The project is based on networking between farmers and other innovators and scientists in stakeholder groups to collect and validate relevant research-based knowledge.

DISARM is a collaboration between farmers, veterinarians, advisory services, academics, and industry to disseminate innovative solutions for managing antibiotic resistance in livestock production and alleviate the threat of antibiotic resistance. The network will exchange innovative approaches across industries and countries to share best practices across the livestock sector.

NUTRIMAN is a thematic network for nitrogen and phosphorus that compiles knowledge on technologies, products, applications, and practices of recovered, ready-to-use bio-based fertilizers for the benefit of agricultural professionals.

SUWANU EUROPE focuses on water reuse projects in Europe by reusing treated wastewater in agriculture.

Network of professionals created to share knowledge on the prevention and control of soil diseases

Winetwork is a European collaborative project for the exchange and transfer of innovative knowledge between European winegrowing regions to increase the sector's productivity and sustainability. Over three years, 11 partners from seven European countries will exchange their knowledge on two important vineyard diseases: grapevine trunk diseases and flavessence dorée.

In Malta, rural development is managed at the national level through a Strategic Plan, which is funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and national contributions. The Strategic Plan establishes the priority strategies and measures to be adopted to address the needs of the specific geographical area covered.

In Romania, rural development is managed at the national level through a Strategic Plan, which is financed through the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and national contributions. The Strategic Plan establishes the priority strategies and measures to be adopted to address the needs of the specific geographical area covered.

Rural development in France is managed in a decentralized manner by the country's autonomous communities through 27 Rural Development Programs (RDPs), which are financed through the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and national contributions.