EIP-AGRI workshop: Shaping the EU mission ‘Caring for soil is caring for life’

Dates	Tuesday, 20 October, 2020 to Wednesday, 21 October, 2020
Type of event	EIP-AGRI workshop
Location	online workshop

The EIP-AGRI Workshop: Shaping the EU mission ‘Caring for soil is caring for life’ took place online on 20-21 October 2020.

This workshop was organised by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development and the EIP-AGRI Service Point.

See the programme for further information on the background of the event.

The final report of this event has now been published.

Day 1: Tuesday 20 October 2020

Part I: Introduction to the online workshop and introducing the EU mission ‘Caring for soil is caring for life’

Welcome by Kerstin Rosenow, Head of Unit B2 – Research and Innovation, DG AGRI - video
Welcome by Pacôme Elouna Eyenga, Team leader, EIP-AGRI Service Point - video
Overview results survey prior to the workshop Pandi Zdruli, EIP-AGRI Service Point - video
Introduction to the EU mission ‘Caring for soil is caring for life’ by Prof. Bridget Emmett – Head of Soils and Land Use at the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, EU Mission Board on Soil Health and Food, UK - presentation - video

Part II: Research and innovation needs

Introduction to the research and innovation needs proposed in the mission – from field scale to global level by Alfred Grand – Organic farmer, Vermigrand, Grand Farm, EU Mission Board on Soil Health and Food, Austria - presentation - video

Day 2: Wednesday 21 October 2020

Part III: Living labs and lighthouse farms

Introduction of the important role of living labs and lighthouse farms in the EU mission ‘Caring for soil is caring for life’ by Alfred Grand Organic farmer, Vermigrand, Grand Farm, EU Mission Board on Soil Health and Food, Austria - presentation - video
Getting inspiration from existing living labs and lighthouse farms
- Agrilink – Herman Schoorlemmer, Wageningen Plant Research, the Netherlands - presentation - video
- La Junquera – Yanniek Schoonhoven, Regeneration Academy, Spain - presentation - video
- Lands at Dowth – Dr. John Gilliland, Devenish, Ireland - presentation - video

Part IV: Creating a supportive environment for the soil mission

Introducing main priorities for action to support the goals of the mission • Prof. Bridget Emmett – Head of Soils and Land Use at the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, EU Mission Board on Soil Health and Food, UK - presentation - video

Summary and closing of the workshop

Pandi Zdruli - coordination expert of the workshop, EIP-AGRI Service Point - video
Annette Schneegans, Senior expert, Unit B2 – Research and Innovation, DG AGRI - video

You can also watch the full event in half-day recordings if you prefer, find the links below:

All videos from the workshop and videos shown during the workshop are available at a dedicated YouTube playlist through this link

Venue Address:

online workshop

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