Digital research needs from practice

Defining “digital research needs from practice” can help professionals such as farmers and foresters to find research solutions that meets their needs.

The digital needs from professionals can be categorised into three categories:

  • Data standardisation / access
  • Decision support tools
  • Digital based solutions (precision farming)

Researchers with an interest in the same issue can review the digital needs and provide an answer to the problem. They can also decide to take up the question and try to solve it, for instance by setting up an innovative project with other partners. National and regional policy makers and authorities, can decide to take up specific topics in their calls for innovative projects.

The digital research needs from practice that you can search were collected at EIP-AGRI workshops and other events, during specific meetings with farmers, foresters, advisers and agribusiness representatives, and through other networking activities such as EIP-AGRI Focus Groups. These needs feed into the programming of European Research and Innovation activities

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Latest news
Published on Title Country Keywords
13/06/2022 ICT-AGRI-FOOD launches 2022 Joint Call European Union digitisation, research, sustainability
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13/06/2022 Horizon 2020 project wins online award European Union digitisation, sensor, data-driven agriculture
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13/06/2022 Farm data for better farm performance European Union data management, digitisation, Farming / forestry competitiveness and diversification, decision support system (DSS), sensor, data-driven agriculture, sustainability
01/06/2022 ROSEWOOD4.0 Project final conference European Union agroforestry, digital innovation hub, digitisation, wood, Forestry, sustainability, Supply chain, marketing and consumption
07/04/2022 ICT-AGRI-FOOD 2022 JOINT CALL European Union digitisation, value chain, agri-food chain, ICT/Software, sustainability
07/04/2022 Bridging the gap between cultural & natural heritage and research & innovation European Union digitisation, Farming / forestry competitiveness and diversification, innovation, research, rural development, rural economies
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EIP-AGRI activities
EIP-AGRI Events
Dates Title Country Keywords
05/02/2020 to 06/02/2020 EIP-AGRI seminar: New skills for digital farming Spain AKIS, digitisation, precision farming, data-driven agriculture, information and communication technologies (ICT)
12/12/2018 to 13/12/2018 EIP-AGRI seminar: Multi-level strategies for digitising agriculture and rural areas Belgium digitisation, value chain, precision farming, General, data-driven agriculture, information and communication technologies (ICT), rural development, rural economies, Supply chain, marketing and consumption
26/04/2018 to 27/04/2018 EIP-AGRI Workshop: Enabling farmers for the digital age: the role of AKIS Latvia AKIS, digitisation, General, data-driven agriculture, information and communication technologies (ICT)
01/06/2017 to 02/06/2017 EIP-AGRI Seminar "Digital Innovation Hubs: mainstreaming digital agriculture" Ireland AKIS, demonstration farm, digital innovation hub, digitisation, Farming practice, General, advisory service, data-driven agriculture, education tool, training
07/02/2017 to 08/02/2017 EIP-AGRI Workshop Tools for environmental farm performance Croatia digitisation, Farming / forestry competitiveness and diversification, benchmarking, Supply chain, marketing and consumption, decision support system (DSS), General, productivity, Farming practice, innovation, sustainability
22/06/2016 to 23/06/2016 EIP-AGRI seminar ‘Data revolution: emerging new business models in the agri-food sector’ Bulgaria digitisation, Farming / forestry competitiveness and diversification, business model, decision support system (DSS), precision farming, advisory service, Supply chain, marketing and consumption, marketing
Other European events
Dates Title Country Keywords
14/06/2022 to 15/06/2022 ROSEWOOD4.0 Project final conference Cataluña, Spain, Other agroforestry, digital innovation hub, digitisation, wood, Forestry, sustainability, Supply chain, marketing and consumption
17/02/2022 Forestry Speed Dating – Software for planning forest management Other forest management plan, digitisation, forest economy, ICT/Software
18/01/2022 Forestry Speed Dating – digital solutions for forest pests and diseases Other digitisation, forest economy, Pest / disease control
14/12/2021 Space Awards Other data sharing, digitisation
Published on Title Country Keywords
06/10/2015 Benchmarking of Farm Productivity and Sustainability Performance digitisation, Farming / forestry competitiveness and diversification, benchmarking, decision support system (DSS), productivity, Farming practice, best practice, General, data-driven agriculture, Supply chain, marketing and consumption
11/07/2014 Mainstreaming precision farming digitisation, decision support system (DSS), Farming practice, precision farming, precision irrigation, Food quality / processing and nutrition, sensor, General
Projects
Online (external) resources
Published on Website Country Keywords
07/10/2020 Results of the Expert Workshop on a Common European Agricultural Data Space European Union data sharing, digitisation
13/01/2020 Article: Putting agricultural equipment and digital technologies at the cutting edge of agroecology European Union agroecology, digitisation
26/09/2019 Agriresearch factsheet on digital transformation in agriculture and rural areas European Union digitisation, agricultural robot, precision farming, sensor
04/12/2018 Praktijkcentrum voor Precisielandbouw Netherlands digital innovation hub, digitisation, precision farming, training
04/12/2018 Open Ag Data Alliance data management, digitisation
04/12/2018 Smart Villages Portal digitisation, economic benefit
18/11/2018 Online Digital Innovation Hubs catalogue European Union AKIS, demonstration farm, digital innovation hub, digitisation, advisory service, education tool, training
18/11/2018 AgriSo – agriculture from soil to satellite Romania digitisation, precision farming, precision irrigation, sensor
18/11/2018 JoinData: the future of smart farming Netherlands AKIS, demonstration farm, digitisation, advisory service, education tool, training
18/11/2018 ZLTO (Zuidelijke Land- en Tuinbouworganisatie) Netherlands AKIS, demonstration farm, digitisation, advisory service, education tool, training, logistics, marketing