CAP Network Ireland

EU CAP Network's Thematic Group Meeting on Valuing Farmers’ Wider Contributions to Society
2025-04-23 13:00 - 14:30 (Europe/Dublin) | Online
The focus of this online meeting will be on Rebranding Farming as an Attractive Career Choice for Younger Generations.

EU CAP Network's Thematic Group Meeting on Valuing Farmers' Wider Contributions to Society
2025-04-23 13:00 - 14:30 | Online

EU CAP Network Brokerage Event
2025-04-29 11:30 - 2025-04-30 13:30 | Prague, Czech Republic
The EU CAP Network brokerage event ‘Partnering for innovation with impact in agriculture and rural areas’ will take place in Prague, Czech Republic, on Tuesday 29 and Wednesday 30 April 2025.

Acting for the rural vision: making a commitment for vibrant rural areas visible
2025-04-29 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
This one-hour, online info session is intended for Rural Pact Community members and other interested individuals and organisations.

Bridging Private and Public Funding for Women Innovators in Agriculture and Rural Areas
2025-04-30 09:00 - 11:00 | Online
The FLIARA project invites you to this special online event exploring one of the most pressing challenges faced by women innovators in agriculture and rural areas: access to finance.

Format: Online (open to everyone)

EU CAP Network Meeting of the Thematic Group on Valuing Farmers' Wider Contributions to Society
2025-05-06 08:00 - 15:30 | Brussels, Belgium
In-person meeting of the Thematic Group on Valuing Farmers’ Wider Contributions to Society.
Meeting aims:

To review outcomes of the TG work undertaken since 1st TG meeting.
To jointly explore what can help to improve the public perception of farming and how the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) could contribute to better recognition of farming.
To discuss methods contributing to valuing farmers’ wider contributions, including storytelling practices and relevant policies supporting farmer’s promotion.
To develop actionable proposals on efficient communication about farming, resulting in improved attractiveness of farming profession.

Network to Innovate: AKIS in the Nordic-Baltic space
2025-05-06 08:30 - 10:00 | Online
The online workshop, “AKIS in the Nordic-Baltic space”will take place on May 06th, 2025. It is organized by the Rural Networks of Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Poland and Sweden. This workshop is a great opportunity to connect with others in the field, share knowledge, and potentially create new partnerships.

Network to Innovate: AKIS in the Nordic-Baltic space
2025-05-06 08:30 - 10:00 | Online
The online workshop, “AKIS in the Nordic-Baltic space” will take place on May 06th, 2025. It is organized by the Rural Networks of Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Poland and Sweden. This workshop is a great opportunity to connect with others in the field, share knowledge, and potentially create new partnerships.

Conference on the Vision for Agriculture and Food
2025-05-08 08:00 - 17:30 | The Square, Brussels, Belgium
The Conference on the Vision for Agriculture and Food will be taking place on 8 May 2025 at The Square in Brussels. It will be centered around the theme of “Shaping the future of farming and the agri-food sector.”

The conference aims to:
– continue to build consensus around the Vision and its roadmap;
– discuss and gather feedback on the way forward, focusing on key initiatives outlined in the Vision; and
– engage with stakeholders on the future direction for the CAP post 2027.

The Future of EIP-AGRI Operational Groups: challenges, opportunities and existing support services
2025-05-14 09:00 - 12:00 | Online
This workshop will focus on the operation of OGs across Europe, highlighting:

Factors that enable and support the formation and implementation of OGs.
Barriers and challenges faced by primary producers when preparing and/or implementing an OG.
Strategies used in various Thematic Networks to attract, support, and promote OGs.
Information, training tools, materials, and services made available to OGs.

Smarter, Stronger and More Competitive Rural Areas: The Way Forward for EU policies
2025-05-17 08:30 - 10:30 | Online
The Policy Webinar aims to:

– present the findings of the FUTURAL policy analysis on EU-level policy support to community-led innovation in rural areas.
– provide country-specific examples of policies and governance frameworks contributing to community-led innovation in FUTURAL countries (Austria, Belgium, Greece, Lithuania, Spain, Romania).
– discuss policy needs, gaps and recommendations to further contribute to smart community-led innovation in rural areas in the 2028-2034 programming period.
– present the initial set of FUTURAL policy recommendations on enhancing community-led innovation in post-2027 EU policies with project and external experts.

Sixth Global Climate and SDG Synergies Conference
2025-05-27 07:00 - 2025-05-28 14:00 | Copenhagen, Denmark
The Sixth Global Conference on Strengthening Synergies between the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is a key platform to accelerate integrated climate and sustainable development action.

Horizon Europe Brokerage Event for Cluster 6 - Calls 2025
2025-05-27 08:00 - 16:30 | Warsaw, Poland
The network of National Contact Points for Cluster 6, CARE4BIO, invites you to participate in an on-site networking event in Warsaw on 27 May 2025 for the upcoming 2025 calls in Horizon Europe Cluster 6 ‘Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment’.

Agrifood Policy Conference
2025-06-03 13:00 - 17:00 | EU District, Brussels, Belgium
Conference focused on navigating the future of agriculture and food.

EU CAP Network Subgroup on Innovation and Knowledge Exchange (SoIKE) - 9th meeting
2025-06-05 08:00 - 16:00 | Brussels, Belgium
The ninth meeting of the Subgroup on Innovation and Knowledge Exchange (SoIKE) will be held in Brussels on Thursday 5 June 2025.
The SoIKE offers a platform to:

identify common issues, good practices and opportunities for peer-to-peer learning, related to training and advice, and to innovation and knowledge exchange | EIP-AGRI;
support the implementation of the AKIS strategic approach, and facilitate networking and exchanges between AKIS actors, including transnational initiatives of Operational Group projects;
provide input for the work programme of the EU CAP Network, in particular of the Support Facility for Innovation and Knowledge Exchange | EIP-AGRI.

SoIKE meetings are by invitation only. Invitations are sent to the organisations that are represented in the Subgroup on Innovation and Knowledge Exchange.

Network to Innovate - From Field to Fork: Exploring Estonia's Open Farm Day
2025-06-10 08:30 - 10:00 | Online
This workshop will spotlight Estonia’s national rural and agricultural promotional campaign “Open Farm Day”, which has become one of the country’s most successful public engagement events. First launched in 2015, the campaign will celebrate its 11th edition in 2025, taking place on July 12″“13.

During the workshop, the Estonian organizing team will present the key components behind the event’s success. They will talk about their responsibilities and share insights into planning, coordination, and communication. Additionally, some participating farms will share their perspectives on what motivates them to take part and what they believe contributes most to the campaign’s impact.

This session will be valuable for anyone interested in rural communication, event management, community engagement, and agricultural tourism. Whether you are planning a similar event or simply wish to understand how to mobilize a nationwide audience around rural life, this workshop offers practical takeaways and inspiration.

2nd meeting of the Thematic Group on Effective Approaches for Simplification within the CAP
2025-06-12 08:00 - 15:00 | Brussels, Belgium
Organised by the EU CAP Network, the aims of the second Thematic Group meeting include, to:

– Review key insights gathered from the activities of the TG to date.
– Develop and share approaches on how to overcome complexity or administrative burden in main focus areas not discussed during the 1st TG meeting.
– Reflect on solutions developed and explore the potential for scaling up best practices.

Rural proofing: looking at policies through the rural lens
2025-06-12 08:00 - 16:00 | Brussels, Belgium
Organised by the Rural Pact Support Office, this event will explore measures that can be taken to efficiently implement the rural proofing mechanism at EU, national, and regional levels. It will enable peer exchange and reflection and develop proposals and recommendations for policymakers.
