EIP-AGRI workshop: Shaping the EU mission ‘Caring for soil is caring for life’
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| 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.
Event documents
Presentations & Videos
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
Extra videos
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
Background information
- Mission report
- Agrinnovation magazine n°7, placing soil health in the spotlight
- EIP-AGRI Brochure Sustainable and resilient farming: Inspiration from agro-ecology
- EIP-AGRI Brochure Soil organic matter matters
- Read more on EIP-AGRI soil health activities at thematic webpage 'Safeguarding our soil
Venue Address:
online workshop
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