EIP-AGRI

The EIP must bridge the gap between research and farming practice

focussing on real, existing issues and research needs from the ‘field’

and

involve all innovative actors

EIP-AGRI Method

• It acts based on an “interactive innovation model”:

• Focus on forming partnerships• Uses bottom-up approaches• Links farmers, researchers, advisors, businesses,

NGOs and other actors in a network The EIP Network

EIP-AGRI Service Point

The EIP-AGRI Service Point acts as a mediator within the EIP Network, enhancing communication and cooperation

between all innovation actors, including farmers, advisors, agri-business, civil society, and

researchers, working at EU, national and regional level.

EIP-AGRI Service Point

• Established in April 2013 by DG Agri• Based in Brussels• Multidisciplinary team

EIP-AGRI Service Point services

• Answering your questions

servicepoint@eip-agri.eu +32 2 543 73 48EIP-AGRI Service PointAvenue de la Toison d’Or 721060 Brussel Belgiumhttp://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/eip/

Organising events

• Seminars• Workshops

• Lisbon 27 February PT, ES, EL, CY, MT• Ljubljana 25-26 March SI, DE, AT, HU, HR• Tallinn 2-3 April EE, PL, LV, LT, FI, DK, SE• Prague 7 May CZ, UK, NL, IE, BG, SK• Paris 21-22 May FR, IT, RO, BE, LU

• Conferences

Events, what's in it for NRN’s?

• mutual participation in upcoming eventso Hostingo Proposals for participants, speakerso Proposals for projectso Support on the programmeo cooperation for disseminating of innovative solutions from

workshops and seminarso …

Focus group concept

• A temporary group of selected experts• Focusing on a specific subject• The tangible output is focused on practical

knowledge and where to get that knowledge as well as ideas for operational group projects

• Charter on the way of working

Focus groups objectives

Practice

Research

Research

needs from practi

ce

Ideas for operational

groups

priorities for innovative

actions

ways to exchange practical knowledg

e

Focus groups, what's in it for NRN’s?

• Proposals for key experts• Dissemination of calls• Motivating farmers and practitioners to apply• Dissemination of results• Involving stakeholders to take up the outcomes of

the focus groups • …

Website and database

Transformation into a new interactive platform

• Search for experts• Funding opportunities• Collecting research needs from practice• Information on innovation actions and research

projects• Finding partners for your project

LinkedIn group

Easy to use E-forms

• Research projects• Innovation actions and initiatives• Research need from practice• Online sources of information

Link to E-forms

Share your information on operational groups

• Reporting foreseen in the EAFRD regulation• EIP-AGRI develops database

o Collect informationo Exchange information

• How to connect and exchange with national and regional information and databases?

• Develop a working group? Send ideas and questions to

servicepoint@eip-agri.eu

Website and database, what's in it for NRN’s?

• Mutual links to existing databases• Translation into own language• Reporting on operational groups• Reporting on thematic networks, multi-actor

approaches, projects in general• Exploring information in the database• Stimulate setting up of operational groups

Monthly newsletters

• Subscribe:http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/eip/service-point/index_en.htm

• Topics– Upcoming events– Results from events– Innovative projects– Actual news– Publications and fact sheets (horizon 2020, operational groups,

Innovation Support services, …)

Newsletter, what's in it for NRN’s?

• Good innovative projects to feed into the newsletters and fact sheets

• Presenting NRN’ s• Translation into own language• …