About
European Carbon Farmers is on the mission of building a farmer-centric bridge between climate and agricultural policy.
We live this mission by creating spaces of encounter between farmers, farm advisors, and policymakers. In particular, we leverage the Horizon Europe-funded MIDAS Project (GA: 101082070) to advance this mission. Please see the video from the last Regional Advisory Group of the MIDAS Project in Poland here.
Fair, healthy and environment-friendly food systems from primary production to consumption
1 Additional activities for the European partnership on accelerating farming systems transition - agroecology living labs and research infrastructures3 Overcoming the barriers for scaling up circular water management in agriculture4 Enhancing plant protein production to bolster the resilience of agricultural systems and EU self-sufficiency in plant protein used as feed6 Improving grassland management in European livestock farming systems8 Exploring the potential of controlled environment agriculture (CEA)14 Nutrients produced by microbes utilising primarily CO2 from the air, with the support of biotechnology15 Additional activities of the European partnership on sustainable food systems for people, planet and climate16 Developing a joint AU-EU Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System (AKIS) supporting the Food and Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture (FNSSA) partnership20 Making food systems more resilient to food safety risks through the deployment of technological solutions22 Developing agroecology living labs and lighthouses for climate action under the Food and Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture (FNSSA) partnership
Circular economy and bioeconomy sectors
1 Novel circular business models to enable the just transition to a sustainable and circular economy2 Improving ecodesign of products and development of testing methods for products prioritised under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation3 Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) of policy and market-relevant product groups13 Reconstructing areas affected by conflicts: the role of the bio-based solutions15 European partnership: Forests and Forestry for a Sustainable Future
Innovative governance, environmental observations and digital solutions in support of the Green Deal
2 Upscaling innovative payments to support farmers in the delivery of agri-environment-climate public goods7 Strengthening the European Research Area by enhancing the bioeconomy research and innovation ecosystem in BIOEAST countries13 Strengthening knowledge and skills of advisors and integrating them within Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS) via an EU advisory network14 Preparing farmers, their workforce and advisors to the future of agriculture by providing the relevant knowledge, skills and competences at the right time and place
Resilient, inclusive, healthy and green rural, coastal and urban communities
2 Exploring and improving access to housing in rural areas and developing the houses and villages of the future4 Creating urban co-creation spaces for driving sustainable food system transformation
Land, ocean and water for climate action
3 Understanding and managing medium and longer-term challenges and opportunities for agriculture stemming from shifting climatic zones and changing agroecological environments4 Monitoring, reporting, verification and mitigation of non-CO2 greenhouse gas emissions and related air pollutants from agriculture6 Strengthening the resilience of water systems and water sector to climate and global socio-economic change impacts
Biodiversity and ecosystem services
7 Integrated and coordinated approaches for coral reefs and associated ecosystems (mangroves and seagrass beds) conservation, restoration, and climate mitigation and adaptation8 Strengthening pathways to alternative socioeconomic models for continuous improvement of biodiversity9 Understanding the perceptions of and improving communication on the biodiversity crisis and nature restoration benefits to sustain citizen engagement and democratic governance10 Supporting the implementation of nature restoration measures for sustainable farming systems11 Living labs and lighthouses co-creating innovative solutions for forests and freshwater ecosystems restoration12 Breeding for resilience: enhancing multi-stress tolerance in crops
Clean environment and zero pollution
8 Substances of concern and emerging pollutants from bio-based industries and products: mapping and replacement