Scientific Information

Challenges and innovations for grasslands resilience

1. Climate change and grasslands, soil and water management

• Impacts of Climate Change on Grasslands Across Europe

• Grasslands' Ability to Adapt to Climate Change

• Carbon Sequestration in Grasslands to Mitigate Climate Change

• Soil, Water, Cropping Practices and Grazing Management for Grassland Stability

• New Technologies for Grassland Development and Resilience

2. Agroforestry, pastoralism and society

• The Role of Grasslands in the Sustainability of Agroforestry Farms

• Synergies Among Grasslands, Shrubs, Trees, and Livestock in Agroforestry Systems

• Practices to Prevent Degradation in Agroforestry Systems

• Grazing and Pastoralism: Meeting Societal Demands

• The Contemporary Role of Pastoralism

• Pastoralism and Emerging Technologies

• Pastoralism: Balancing Farmers’ Wellbeing, Consumer Expectations, Animal Welfare, and Biodiversity

3. Breeding for new challenges 

This may include but is not restricted to:

• Incorporation of New Plant Species in Farming Systems

• Plant Breeding Strategies in Response to Shifting Weather Patterns

• Plant Breeding Strategies to Reduce Methane Emissions

• Plant Genetic Traits and Their Role in Reducing Grazing Emissions

• Leveraging Animal Genetic Diversity to Tackle New Grassland Challenges

4. Sustainable livestock production systems based on grasslands: Challenges and opportunities (EAAP) 

• Grassland-based site adapted management

• Ecosystem services provided by grasslands use by livestock

• Protein self-sufficiency of ruminant and monogastric production systems

• Precision livestock farming

• Grassland-based animal product quality and labelling

5. Grasslands and rural land policy tools to face global challenges

• Policy Tools for Adapting Pasture Functions

• Eco-Schemes and Rural Development Programs in Response to Pasture Loss

• Addressing Emerging Challenges through Grassland Public Policies

• Building Resilience: Policies as Buffers Against Future Shocks

• Fostering the Role of Pastures in the Stability of Agricultural Systems

 The Scientific Committee will select the oral papers and the posters. Authors of accepted abstracts will be invited to write a full paper (3 pages) with a deadline of the 15/08/2025.

The papers will be subject to a further review. All accepted papers will be published in Grassland Science in Europe.

Presentation Guidelines (Information will be provided soon)

We invite you to submit abstracts aligned with the theme and sessions of the 31^st EGF General Meeting.​​

Submissions must be in English, the official language of the Congress.

Abstracts and papers should be submitted through the OASES system: https://oases.wageningenacademic.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=inloggen.inloggen

The deadline for submitting abstracts is midnight 30th May 2025.

• The abstract should correspond to one of the five themes of EGF 2026
• The title is allowed to be a maximum 100 keystrokes
• The abstract in total is allowed to be a maximum 2500 keystrokes
• The body of the abstract is allowed to be maximum 200 words 

Authors of accepted abstracts will be invited to write a full paper (3
pages) with a deadline of the 15/08/2025.
The papers will be subject to a further review. All accepted papers will be
published in Grassland Science in Europe.
The Scientific Committee will select the oral papers and the posters.