Periodic Reporting for period 1 - Climate Farm Demo (A EUROPEAN-WIDE NETWORK OF PILOT FARMERS IMPLEMENTING AND DEMONSTRATING CLIMATE SMART SOLUTIONS FOR A CARBON NEUTRAL EUROPE)
Période du rapport: 2022-10-01 au 2024-03-31
A key challenge for the land use sector is to incentivize measures ensuring that EU activities on forests, soils and agriculture contribute to the Paris Agreement goals and carbon neutrality by 2050.
CFD therefore aims to (1) network pilot farmers from 26 European countries, (2) support and advise them in implementing and demonstrating their climate-smart farming practices, and (3) encourage the mass adoption of these across Europe and help support as many farmers as possible in their systemic transition. CFD is a dissemination project: people are at the heart of it, and particular attention is paid to the 'adoption of change' in the support given to advisers and farmers. CFD draws on the social science expertise of the project's various workpackage steering teams.
CFD therefore aims to (1) network pilot farmers from 26 European countries, (2) support and advise them in implementing and demonstrating their climate-smart farming practices, and (3) encourage the mass adoption of these across Europe and help support as many farmers as possible in their systemic transition. CFD is a dissemination project: people are at the heart of it, and particular attention is paid to the 'adoption of change' in the support given to advisers and farmers. CFD draws on the social science expertise of the project's various workpackage steering teams.
WP1: A framework for enabling network management & knowledge exchange has been produced. The network of 1,460 Pilot Demo Farms is set up allowing to structure knowledge exchange physically and digitally. The guidelines to expand the network of Lighthouse Farms is produced. The Climate Farm Advisors are trained on regular basis on the different aspects of the project.
WP2: Adaptation and Mitigation Plans template and guidelines are produced and distributed across the consortium. All Farms are currently defining their initial climate baseline through the completion of carbon audits and Plans in view of operational implementation of the Climate Smart Farming practices. The guidelines and training module are ready. The list of data needed for analysis of results at farm level and for future consolidation at EU level is defined.
WP3: The Guideline for demonstration is disseminated to the network of advisors. A first training session on the organisation of farm demo events is delivered. The first annual demo campaign is launched and the first on farm demonstrations are organized.
A space is created on the CFD website for both the registration of demo events, and for the completion of the post-event evaluation form. Monitoring & Evaluation indicators and Tool are identified and consolidated in guidelines widely shared within the consortium. Dynamic action plan for annual demo event is created
WP4: A framework has been developed to support the ten Living Labs with concepts and methods, to explain how they could contribute to co-creation of climate smart solutions. A community of practice has been established. An approach for reflexive Monitoring & Evaluation has been developed.
WP5: An inventory of carbon and environmental models, methods and tools used and implemented in UE have been achieved and made available on the CFD website. A cross analysis of carbon audits tools for selecting the ones to be used in the project has been shared within the consortium. An adaptation tool as well as a guideline for adaptation and mitigation practices has also been produced, and widely distributed. Advisers training modules were elaborated.
WP6: A framework to support the state-of-the-art analysis of existing rewarding mechanisms for climate-smart farming was developed. A mapping of stakeholders involved in rewarding systems and an analysis of their needs has been initiated. Collaboration with Demonstration and Living Lab activities started. A contribution to policy discussions started earlier than anticipated due to the busy policy agenda (EU Carbon Removal Certification Framework).
WP7: A Projects, Initiatives, Policies Strategic Plan has been developed by establishing a detailed database, as well as a strategy on how to develop collaboration at EU and at National level. Dynamic Action Plan have been prepared and validated by the partners. Members have started to participate in external events.
WP8: A cohesive visual identity, common branding tools, and a variety of communication and dissemination materials available in all project languages were developed: posters, flyers, icons, and articles, contributing to widespread dissemination across partner countries. The online knowledge repository was developed, comprising project website and the platform that collects information about project activities, registered farms and events, and presents all project results and findings.
WP2: Adaptation and Mitigation Plans template and guidelines are produced and distributed across the consortium. All Farms are currently defining their initial climate baseline through the completion of carbon audits and Plans in view of operational implementation of the Climate Smart Farming practices. The guidelines and training module are ready. The list of data needed for analysis of results at farm level and for future consolidation at EU level is defined.
WP3: The Guideline for demonstration is disseminated to the network of advisors. A first training session on the organisation of farm demo events is delivered. The first annual demo campaign is launched and the first on farm demonstrations are organized.
A space is created on the CFD website for both the registration of demo events, and for the completion of the post-event evaluation form. Monitoring & Evaluation indicators and Tool are identified and consolidated in guidelines widely shared within the consortium. Dynamic action plan for annual demo event is created
WP4: A framework has been developed to support the ten Living Labs with concepts and methods, to explain how they could contribute to co-creation of climate smart solutions. A community of practice has been established. An approach for reflexive Monitoring & Evaluation has been developed.
WP5: An inventory of carbon and environmental models, methods and tools used and implemented in UE have been achieved and made available on the CFD website. A cross analysis of carbon audits tools for selecting the ones to be used in the project has been shared within the consortium. An adaptation tool as well as a guideline for adaptation and mitigation practices has also been produced, and widely distributed. Advisers training modules were elaborated.
WP6: A framework to support the state-of-the-art analysis of existing rewarding mechanisms for climate-smart farming was developed. A mapping of stakeholders involved in rewarding systems and an analysis of their needs has been initiated. Collaboration with Demonstration and Living Lab activities started. A contribution to policy discussions started earlier than anticipated due to the busy policy agenda (EU Carbon Removal Certification Framework).
WP7: A Projects, Initiatives, Policies Strategic Plan has been developed by establishing a detailed database, as well as a strategy on how to develop collaboration at EU and at National level. Dynamic Action Plan have been prepared and validated by the partners. Members have started to participate in external events.
WP8: A cohesive visual identity, common branding tools, and a variety of communication and dissemination materials available in all project languages were developed: posters, flyers, icons, and articles, contributing to widespread dissemination across partner countries. The online knowledge repository was developed, comprising project website and the platform that collects information about project activities, registered farms and events, and presents all project results and findings.
O1/ The CFD project is proposing a pan-European deployment programme on a massive scale, with several closely interlinked networks: the network of 1,460 pilot demo farms; the network of more than 230 Climate Farm Advisors; and the network of 12 thematic areas (adaptation and mitigation). This structure is remarkable in its scope and original in its conception..
O2/ CFD aims to promote the implementation of Climate Smart Farming (CSF) practices. The originality of the project is 1/ to work on implementation under real conditions, 2/ to combine an “adaptation and mitigation” approach, and 3/ to involve farmers in a process of continuous learning through peer-to-peer exchanges. Finally, the consolidation of data gathered in the 1460 farms in all EU countries will constitute a unique analysis.
O3/ 4,500 DEMOs will enable lessons to be capitalized on a very large scale, never before seen. It is particularly important in the impact-generating process, to reinforce the transformation of operational knowledge by dissemination intermediaries (i.e. advisors).
O4/ The originality of CFD lies in its synergy between the 10 Living Labs the 12 thematic and 5 cross- sector groups, and the DEMOS, which helps to anticipate more rapid adoption of the innovations, and feeds into reflections on the levers of action for adapting to climate change or mitigating the effects of agriculture on it.
O5/ CFD offers never-before-done benchmarking of carbon and climate methodologies/tools used in the EU. It also aims to develop a monitoring, reporting and control (MRV) process to quantify greenhouse gas reductions.
O6/ The specificity of CFD is to aim to 1/ equip farmers and advisors to integrate the topic of “rewarding mechanisms” into DEMOs and 2/ develop EU policy recommendations, integrating suggestions from stakeholders, based on field experiences developed during the project.
O7/ The benchmarking to identify related Projects, Initiatives, Policies is an unprecedented initiative at this level. The ambition to coordinate joint actions to promote the results of CFD and to integrate the results of the PIPs as inputs for the project is also a strong point of this project to avoid any disconnection from the AKIS.
O8/ Diffusion, exploitation and communication are a key element of the CFD to achieve our ambition to reach 250,000 stakeholders - including 150,000 farmers - and hope to provoke real changes in sustainable practices. Our project is notable as a “real-world laboratory” for testing transfer on such a large scale.
O2/ CFD aims to promote the implementation of Climate Smart Farming (CSF) practices. The originality of the project is 1/ to work on implementation under real conditions, 2/ to combine an “adaptation and mitigation” approach, and 3/ to involve farmers in a process of continuous learning through peer-to-peer exchanges. Finally, the consolidation of data gathered in the 1460 farms in all EU countries will constitute a unique analysis.
O3/ 4,500 DEMOs will enable lessons to be capitalized on a very large scale, never before seen. It is particularly important in the impact-generating process, to reinforce the transformation of operational knowledge by dissemination intermediaries (i.e. advisors).
O4/ The originality of CFD lies in its synergy between the 10 Living Labs the 12 thematic and 5 cross- sector groups, and the DEMOS, which helps to anticipate more rapid adoption of the innovations, and feeds into reflections on the levers of action for adapting to climate change or mitigating the effects of agriculture on it.
O5/ CFD offers never-before-done benchmarking of carbon and climate methodologies/tools used in the EU. It also aims to develop a monitoring, reporting and control (MRV) process to quantify greenhouse gas reductions.
O6/ The specificity of CFD is to aim to 1/ equip farmers and advisors to integrate the topic of “rewarding mechanisms” into DEMOs and 2/ develop EU policy recommendations, integrating suggestions from stakeholders, based on field experiences developed during the project.
O7/ The benchmarking to identify related Projects, Initiatives, Policies is an unprecedented initiative at this level. The ambition to coordinate joint actions to promote the results of CFD and to integrate the results of the PIPs as inputs for the project is also a strong point of this project to avoid any disconnection from the AKIS.
O8/ Diffusion, exploitation and communication are a key element of the CFD to achieve our ambition to reach 250,000 stakeholders - including 150,000 farmers - and hope to provoke real changes in sustainable practices. Our project is notable as a “real-world laboratory” for testing transfer on such a large scale.