The most relevant agri innovation actors in Europe

  RELIVE THE EVENT

 

 

ABOUT

 

On 11 and 12 October 2017, Agri Innovation Summit brought together over 600 farmers, rural businesses, researchers, NGOs and other innovation actors in Lisbon, Portugal. Agri Innovation Summit 2017 was a joint initiative between a Portuguese Consortium, the Portuguese Government, the EIP-AGRI network and the European Network for Rural Development to:

  • Promote cross fertilization between multi-actor innovation initiatives, both under Rural Development Programmes and Horizon 2020;
  • Raise awareness about innovation and digitisation opportunities for agriculture and rural economies and how these may be supported under on-going Rural Development Programmes;
  • Provide input for EU innovation policies for agriculture and rural areas after 2020, following-up on Point 7 of the Cork 2.0 Declaration.

 

PHOTOS

 

PHOTOS
 
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PHOTOS

See AIS 2017 photos

 

- 11 Oct album

- 12 Oct album

- Dinner album

 

 

VIDEOS

 

VIDEOS
 
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VIDEOS

See AIS 2017 videos

 

- Official AIS 2017 video

- 11 Oct wrap up video

- Other videos

 

 

CATALOGUE

 

REPOSITORY
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catalogue

See AIS 2017 repository

- Innovation Projects Catalogue

- EIP-AGRI Breakout Sessions Report

For other results and presentations visit the different sessions in the AGENDA

 

 

AGENDA

 

11 OCT 2017

 

11 OCT 2017

08:00 – 09:00

Registration

Overall introduction to the event by the organization
09:15 – 11:15

Parallel thematic sessions
RESOURCE USE (Adaptation and Mitigation)

Setting the scene | Poster presentation of innovation | Group discussion

  • Room A - Resource efficiency / water and energy / circular economy / fertilization
  • Room B - Agro-environment and climate change
  • Room C - Genetic resources / climate change adaptation
  • Room D - Plant protection / animal health and welfare
11:15 – 11:45

Coffee-break

11:45 – 13:15

Parallel thematic sessions
MANAGEMENT OF FARMING, FOOD AND FORESTRY SYSTEMS & VALORIZATION OF THE TERRITORY

Setting the scene | Poster presentation of innovation | Group discussion

  • Room A - Agriculture products and food processing
  • Room B - Forest management and fire prevention
  • Room C - Valorization of the territory and use of endogenous resources
  • Room D - Sustainable management
13:15 – 14:45

Networking Lunch

  • Thematic corners - talking points for boosting social engagement between participants
  • Startup showcase - showcase of selected European startups with innovative products and services for the agricultural sector
14:45 – 16:15

Parallel thematic sessions
AGRICULTURE 4.0 AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Setting the scene | Poster presentation of innovation | Group discussion

  • Room A - Digital entrepreneurship in rural areas
  • Room B - Precision farming
  • Room C - Management tools to support farmers decision-making
  • Room D - Robotics / Mechanization
16:15 – 16:45

Coffee-break

16:45 – 17:45

Wrap-up Session

Discussion of key points made during the parallel thematic sessions
18:00

Cocktail

 

 

 

STARTUP SHOWCASE

 

10 startups showed their innovative solutions for the agricultural sector

AIS 2017 participants voted and selected the top 3 startups during the event:

Wisecrop   

Farmcloud 

EntoGreen 

The top 3 startups won the “EUROPEAN AGRI INNOVATION STARTUP 2017” award

 

 

 

SPONSORS

 

Official Sponsor

Banco BPI

 

 

 

LOCATION

 

 

 

 

Eelke Wielinga

Eelke Wielinga

Consultant for ZLTO

Eelke Wielinga is expert in network dynamics. As in-house consultant for the Dutch Southern farmers organisation (ZLTO) he was involved in the EIP Thematic Network project "AgriSpin". Previously (2004-2007) he assisted a large scale experiment with over 120 networks of Dutch farmers in animal husbandry, which were facilitated by researchers of Wageningen University and Research. The approach became a source of inspiration for the EIP program. While working as a policy officer at the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture he wrote a PhD study on the changing role of government in the agricultural knowledge and information system. This resulted in a theory of "Networks as Living Tissue (2001)", which became the basis of his later work.