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ClimateSmartAdvisors (CSA)

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Empowering Europe’s agricultural advisors with the tools and knowledge needed to accelerate the adoption of climate-smart farming practices. Through collaboration and innovation, CSA strengthens the role of advisory services in fostering sustainable, low-carbon farming across Europe.

Project Budget
65.000 Euro

Funded by
the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme

Project Duration
1st April 2023 – 31st March 2030 (7 years)

Project Objectives

ClimateSmartAdvisors is a pan-European multi-actor network of 56 partner organisations covering 27 countries. Its aim is to boost the EU agricultural advisory community, leading to an acceleration of the adoption of climate smart (CS) farming practices by the wider farming community within and across EU AKISs. To reach this objective, ClimateSmartAdvisors focuses on the crucial role of advisors in the development and dissemination of CS innovations and practices.

OBJECTIVES:

Enhance advisory services by strengthening the capacity of 51 agricultural advisory organizations to provide targeted advice on climate-smart farming.

Promotion of sustainable farming practices by accelerating the adoption of practices that reduce carbon emissions, improve resilience to climate change and support biodiversity.

Engage the farming community by interacting, directly, with over 10,000 advisors and farmers, providing practical solutions for adapting to climate impacts and mitigating emissions.

EXPECTED RESULTS:

Promoting climate-smart practices: CSA aims to accelerate the use of sustainable farming methods that lower carbon emissions, improve resilience to climate change, and protect biodiversity by enhancing the capabilities of advisory services.

Training advisors: over 1,360 advisors and 140 coaches will be trained to provide specialized advice on climate adaptation and mitigation, ensuring broader reach and practical support for farmers.

Promoting sharing of knowledge: through 260 Communities of Practice, CSA will foster collaboration between farmers, advisors, and researchers to exchange knowledge and solutions.

Engaging farmers: CSA will involve over 10,000 advisors and farmers through pilot projects, workshops, and public events to raise awareness and encourage climate-smart practices.

Creating educational resources: CSA will create training materials, videos, and a repository of climate-smart farming methods available in 27 languages to reach a wide audience.

Reducing the carbon footprint: by promoting sustainable practices, CSA aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance carbon capture in farming systems.

PROJECT PARTNERS:

In Romania: INCDBNA – IBNA Balotești, Fundația ADEPT Transilvania, USAMV Cluj.

EU level: partner countries include Belgium, Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Spain, Finland, France, Hungary, Croatia, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Latvia, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Sweden, Slovenia

Project Contacts

Răzvan Popa

Technical Director – Fundația ADEPT Transilvania

Tel: 004 (0) 752 264 592

razvan@fundatia-adept.org

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2 project updates. Latest updates are displayed first.

2024

27/01/2024 - Farmers Gala organised by the Ministry of Agriculture in Targu Mures
07/03/2024 - Farmers' meeting in Cluj-Napoca, organised by the Ministry to promote the new NSP 2024-2027
19/03/2024 - Technical working group meeting on "Intervention in Agriculture" organised by the Ministry of Agriculture
29/03/2024 - National project kick off meeting
23-25/04/2024 - ClimateSmartAdvisors General Assembly in Latvia
27/09/2024 - Scientific paper "Drivers to Support the Transition to Climate-Smart Agriculture in Romania" and workshop on connecting specialists and identifying the best areas for the development of a community of good practices.

2023

30/05-01/06/2023 - Kick off meeting in Brussels
13/06/2023 - Meeting between APIA and the Viscri and Angofa farmers' groups
13/07/2023 - Meeting with FFI Romania
14/08/2023 - OECD mission in Bran, Romania
20/09/2023 - APIA meeting for farmers interested in discussing and understanding the upcoming agri-environment packages
21/09/2023 - Viscri meeting
23/09/2023 - Practical demonstration by British expert on grassland management

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