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Project description

Driving climate-smart innovation in European agriculture

Agriculture is a key sector in the green transition, crucial not only for supply and food safety, but also for its significant environmental impact. The EU-funded CSR project aims to accelerate the agricultural sector’s shift towards climate neutrality by developing innovative Climate Smart Farming (CSF) technologies and methodologies, involving 29 experimental research stations (ERS) across Europe. The project will also strengthen ERS efforts by co-creating a climate-smart research framework and developing and validating cutting-edge methodologies. Finally, it will maximise the impact of CSR by enhancing ERS networking, research, and design processes.

Objective

Climate Smart Research (CSR) is a research & innovation project involving 29 Experimental Research Stations (ERS) across Europe. It will accelerate the transition to climate neutral agriculture. CSR contributes to EU climate goals by developing new Climate Smart Farming (CSF) knowledge and innovations and boost the potential of ERS in realising these goals. More specific CSR will: 1) Co-develop a conceptual foundation for Climate Smart research on agricultural ERS and uncovering implications on system level to assess effectivity, synergies and trade-offs of CSF; 2) Develop cutting edge CSF approaches on selected ERS across 4 pedo-climatic zones with significant mitigation of GHG emissions (-55% to climate neutral) and adaptation to climate change; 3) Collect and compare climate tool-kits, services and decision support systems also for possible use on average farms across the EU and scientifically validate emerging solutions coming from practice; 4) Foster the capacity of research station actors through various knowledge exchange and networking activities amongst ERS and identify pathways for effective climate research and climate research design processes. This supports the development of practice-oriented climate smart knowledge, skills and innovations; 5) Maximise the impact of CSR by ensuring that project results are effectively embedded within EIP-AGRI and national/regional AKIS networks by developing and implementing a strategy for effective Dissemination, Exploitation and Communication.
The networks of pilot demonstration farmers and climate smart advisors established in sister projects CFD and CSA will be leveraged to ensure that CSR practice-oriented solutions are widely accessible to farmers across Europe.

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Funding Scheme

HORIZON-RIA - HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions

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Call for proposal

(opens in new window) HORIZON-CL6-2024-CLIMATE-02

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Coordinator

STICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH
Net EU contribution
€ 1 894 985,00
Address
DROEVENDAALSESTEEG 4
6708 PB Wageningen
Netherlands
Region
Oost-Nederland Gelderland Veluwe
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Research Organisations
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Total cost
€ 1 894 985,00

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