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 in the detailed report on the EU AgriResearch Conference or by consulting a series of factsheets below.
- agricultural research | sustainable agriculture | rural development | forestry policy
- Wednesday 31 May 2023, 12:00 - Thursday 1 June 2023, 18:00 (CEST)
- Brussels, Belgium
- Live streaming available
Media
Janusz Wojciechowski, European Commissioner for Agriculture – 2023 EU AgriResearch ConferenceJanusz Wojciechowski, European Commissioner for Agriculture – 2023 EU AgriResearch Conference Norbert Lins, Luis Planas, Marion Jansen – 2023 EU AgriResearch ConferenceNorbert 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 ConferenceElisabeth 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 ConferenceMateusz Ciasnocha, Gilles Saindon, Stefania Avanzini, Dóra Drexler, Frank O’Mara and Magda Kopczynska – 2023 EU AgriResearch Conference Jean-Charles Cavitte – EU AgriResearch Conference 2023Jean-Charles Cavitte – EU AgriResearch Conference 2023 Annette Schneegans – EU AgriResearch Conference 2023Annette Schneegans – EU AgriResearch Conference 2023 Jean-Charles Cavitte, Sophie Helaine, Elke Saggau, Carlos das Neves, Wim H.M. van der Poel – 2023 EU AgriResearch ConferenceJean-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 ConferenceTamsin Rose, Martin Kováč, Guy Richard, Frédéric Leroy, Robert Mavsar – 2023 EU AgriResearch Conference Gisela Quaglia, Guy Richard – 2023 EU AgriResearch ConferenceGisela Quaglia, Guy Richard – 2023 EU AgriResearch Conference Frédéric Leroy – 2023 EU AgriResearch ConferenceFrédéric Leroy – 2023 EU AgriResearch Conference Liisa Pietola, Anna Osann, Panos Panagos, Shamie Zingore, Annette Schneegans – 2023 EU AgriResearch ConferenceLiisa Pietola, Anna Osann, Panos Panagos, Shamie Zingore, Annette Schneegans – 2023 EU AgriResearch Conference Neil Watkins, Tamsin Rose, Magda Kopczynska – 2023 EU AgriResearch ConferenceNeil Watkins, Tamsin Rose, Magda Kopczynska – 2023 EU AgriResearch Conference Marc Lemaître (Director-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission) – 2023 EU AgriResearch ConferenceMarc 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) – 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 ConferenceWolfgang 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 ConferenceWolfgang Burtscher, Kerstin Rosenown, Marc Lemaître, Tasmin Rose – 2023 EU AgriResearch Conference Sadhguru signing the Mission Soil Manifesto – 2023 EU AgriResearch ConferenceSadhguru signing the Mission Soil Manifesto – 2023 EU AgriResearch Conference Sadhguru – 2023 EU AgriResearch ConferenceSadhguru – 2023 EU AgriResearch Conference Plenary 1The 2023 EU AgriResearch Conference – Plenary 1 Plenary 2The 2023 EU AgriResearch Conference – Plenary 2 Plenary 3The 2023 EU AgriResearch Conference – Plenary 3 PLenary 4The 2023 EU AgriResearch Conference – 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
Practical information
- When
- Wednesday 31 May 2023, 12:00 - Thursday 1 June 2023, 18:00 (CEST)
- Where
- The SquareGlass Entrance, Mont des Arts, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
- Who should attend
- Agricultural Research and Innovation stakeholders
- Languages
- English
- Organisers
- Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
- Social media links
- Entrance fee
- No conference fee
Report
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 a great occasion to network with over 500 peers, with many more participants following live online. A detailed report of the two-day conference (PDF) has been produced to assemble the contributions and insights shared by participants in the context of the 2023 AgriResearch Conference.
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 has to address the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and in making the European Green Deal a reality for Europe and beyond. This was done in connection with the synergies offered by the common agricultural policy to enable that knowledge and innovation reaches farmers, foresters and rural actors. 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. This contributes to the set the priorities for the last years of Horizon Europe and beyond.
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 for more and better action on soils. The conference concluded with an inspirational message by Sadhguru from the Save Soil movement.

Contacts
General contact
- AGRI-RESEARCH-CONF-2023
ec [dot] europa [dot] eu