This year’s edition gathered over 500 participants in Brussels engaging scientists, farmers, rural communities, industry, advisors, policymakers, citizens and NGO representatives. Many more followed online. The conference brought critical thinking on how research and innovation can tackle the challenges faced by agriculture, forestry and rural areas, and building on current activities and achievements, what new opportunities should be explored. Participants were engaged in identifying research and innovation priorities to shape the future EU agricultural research and innovation agenda. Field visits on ‘Innovation in agriculture, forestry and rural areas in practice’ organised by the EIP-AGRI took place on 2 June. Learn more about the ongoing research in agriculture by consulting a series of factsheets below.
- agricultural research | sustainable agriculture | rural development | forestry policy
- keskiviikko 31. toukokuuta 2023 klo 12:00 - torstai 1. kesäkuuta 2023 klo 18:00 (CEST)
- Brussels, Belgium
- Katsottavissa suoratoistona
Media
Janusz Wojciechowski, European Commissioner for Agriculture – 2023 EU AgriResearch Conference Norbert Lins, Luis Planas, Marion Jansen – 2023 EU AgriResearch Conference Elisabeth Claverie de Saint Martin, Teresa Pinto Correia, Diana Lenzi, Ismahane Elouafi, Penny Wensley, Alice Ruhweza and Magda Kopczynska – 2023 EU AgriResearch Conference Mateusz Ciasnocha, Gilles Saindon, Stefania Avanzini, Dóra Drexler, Frank O’Mara and Magda Kopczynska – 2023 EU AgriResearch Conference Jean-Charles Cavitte – EU AgriResearch Conference 2023 Annette Schneegans – EU AgriResearch Conference 2023 Jean-Charles Cavitte, Sophie Helaine, Elke Saggau, Carlos das Neves, Wim H.M. van der Poel – 2023 EU AgriResearch Conference Tamsin Rose, Martin Kováč, Guy Richard, Frédéric Leroy, Robert Mavsar – 2023 EU AgriResearch Conference Gisela Quaglia, Guy Richard – 2023 EU AgriResearch Conference Frédéric Leroy – 2023 EU AgriResearch Conference Liisa Pietola, Anna Osann, Panos Panagos, Shamie Zingore, Annette Schneegans – 2023 EU AgriResearch Conference Neil Watkins, Tamsin Rose, Magda Kopczynska – 2023 EU AgriResearch Conference Marc Lemaître (Director-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission) – 2023 EU AgriResearch Conference Wolfgang Burtscher (Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission) – 2023 EU AgriResearch Conference Wolfgang Burtscher (Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission), Marc Lemaître (Director-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission) – 2023 EU AgriResearch Conference Wolfgang Burtscher, Kerstin Rosenown, Marc Lemaître, Tasmin Rose – 2023 EU AgriResearch Conference Sadhguru signing the Mission Soil Manifesto – 2023 EU AgriResearch Conference Sadhguru – 2023 EU AgriResearch Conference Plenary 1 Plenary 2 Plenary 3 PLenary 4
Videos
Researchers and scientists
Watch the following stories (YouTube videos) from members of the #AgriResearch community telling us what's next for EU agriculture. The researchers and scientists in these videos are from various EU projects, funded under the Horizon 2020 or Horizon Europe programmes. More information on the next funding opportunities are available at the Horizon Europe (HE) Cluster 6 information days.
- LIVESEED
- INFORMA
- CODECS
- OHEPJ - Wim van der Poel
- OHEPJ - Carlos das Neves
- SHERPA
- EU FARMBOOK
- FARMWELL
- BIO4AFRICA
Inspiring take-home video message
The #AgriResearch conference's inspiring take-home video message from Sadhguru: Sadhguru, Save Soil movement (YouTube video)
Podcast
A Food for Europe podcast episode has been dedicated to the AgriResearch Conference, where researchers, policymakers and farmers discussed the present and future of agricultural research and innovation.
Files
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Käytännön tietoa
- Milloin
- keskiviikko 31. toukokuuta 2023 klo 12:00 - torstai 1. kesäkuuta 2023 klo 18:00 (CEST)
- Missä
- The SquareGlass Entrance, Mont des Arts, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
- Kohderyhmä
- Agricultural Research and Innovation stakeholders
- Kielet
- English
- Järjestäjät
- Maatalouden ja maaseudun kehittämisen pääosasto
- Social media links
- Pääsymaksu
- No conference fee
Raportti

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.
Yhteydenotot
Yhteystiedot
- Sähköposti
- AGRI-RESEARCH-CONF-2023
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