The 2023 EU AgriResearch Conference

Building on the success of the 2016 and 2018 editions, participants found out how research and innovation activities are enabling farmers, foresters and people living in rural areas to meet the environmental, social, economic and sustainability goals of the EU and its links through the common agricultural policy. The conference was also be a great occasion to network with over 500 peers, with many more participants following live online.

The European Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski opened the event. High-level speakers discussed the global research and innovation agenda relating to farming, forestry and rural communities, and the role of research and innovation in making the European Green Deal a reality for Europe and beyond. Participants attending thematic breakout sessions (presentations below) actively co-created priorities for the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development’s long-term EU research and innovation agenda for agriculture, forestry and rural areas, which contributes to the shaping up of the Horizon Europe strategic plan 2025-27 and its future work programmes.

The European Commission Director-General for Research and Innovation Marc Lemaître and for Agriculture and Rural Development Wolfgang Burtscher signed together live the Mission Soil Manifesto. The conference concluded with an inspirational message by Sadhguru from the Save Soil movement.