WORKING SESSION on “digital farming: how to deliver economic and environmental performance”
The session was structured as followed:
Opening remarks by Alina Ujupan, Cabinet Member of Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner in charge of the Digital Economy and Society.
Challenges and potential :
– On-going developments in the wine sector by Fotis Chatzipapadopoulos, Gaia Epicheirein
– Presentation of first results in the 1000 Fermes Leader Project by Carole Rocca, In Vivo
The discussion on how to promote the digitalisation of EU agriculture and how to integrate it into a smart Common Agricultural Policy was chaired by Jean-Marc Bournigal, Director General of AGPB & former President of Irtsea (L‘Institut de Convergence Agriculture Numérique).
Internal working group on TTIP
Following Farm Europe’s debate on trade negotiations, held on the 9th of June, and the latest developments in the United States concerning the Trans Pacific Partnership, which pave the way for an acceleration of the EU/US negotiations in the second half of 2015, Farm Europe has organised an internal working group which will focus on TTIP in order to more thoroughly analyse […]
Global Food Forum 2018: Can EU agri-food systems be again the beating heart of the European Union?
REGISTRATIONS ARE CLOSED The 2018 Global Food Forum will take place on the 17-18 September 2018, focusing on “Can EU agri-food systems be again the beating heart of the European Union ?”. Discussions will take place in a typical farmhouse in the heart of Lombardy countryside, close to Pavia (Italy). The Forum will start on Monday, 17th of September at 12h30 with an informal lunch among participants allowing an initial round […]