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AKIS in action: Can AKIS interventions help farmers improve their income through direct marketing?
Networking event on March 18, 2026 – Online As part of ongoing efforts in modernAKIS to interconnect AKIS (Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems) actors across Europe, this event highlighted how AKIS can actively support the EU’s goal of expanding organic farming through innovative approaches to empower farmers to begin and successfully maintain sustainable organic farming.…
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Experiences from the modernAKIS Network: Latvia’s Long-Term Vision for Stronger Advisory Services
As part of the ongoing exchange of experiences within the modernAKIS network, this article shares insights from Mārtiņš Cimermanis, Chairman of the Board of the Latvian Rural Advisory and Training Centre (LLKC). His career spans Latvia’s transition into the European Union, the professionalisation of advisory services, and the rise of digital and AI‑driven tools —…
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Strengthening AKIS Collaboration in Malta: modernAKIS Capacity Development Event
On 2 February 2026, the National Viticulture and Oenology Centre of Malta hosted the modernAKIS Capacity Development Event, entitled “Mapping and improving collaboration among AKIS actors in Malta.”The event gathered 19 participants, bringing together the Maltese AKIS Coordination Body and a wide range of AKIS actors — including representatives from public authorities, advisory services, research…
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AKIS in action: How Knowledge and Innovation Systems Drive Organic Farming Forward
Networking event on October 15, 2025 – Online As part of ongoing efforts in modernAKIS to interconnect AKIS (Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems) actors across Europe, this event highlighted how AKIS can actively support the EU’s goal of expanding organic farming through innovative approaches to empower farmers to begin and successfully maintain sustainable organic farming.…
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Building Collaboration: Second Spanish Community of Practice
On 11 November 2025, the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA) and the Galician Enterprise-University Foundation (FEUGA) held the second session of the modernAKIS Capacity Building Workshop of the Spanish Community of Practice — a two-part programme designed to deepen the shared understanding of AKIS evaluation and governance in Spain. The first session,…
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AKIS International Conference: Reflecting on the Future of Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems
As part of its mission to strengthen Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS) across Europe, the modernAKIS project successfully organised the first AKIS International Conference in Budapest, Hungary, on 22 October 2025, under the theme “Quo Vadis AKIS?”. The event brought together more than 250 participants, both online and in person, from across the AKIS…
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Co-creation in Focus: Reflections from the ccCoP3 Online Workshop
On July 9, 2025, the modernAKIS project hosted its second cross-country Community of Practice workshop focused on connecting research to practice (ccCoP3), bringing together researchers, advisors, and practitioners from across Europe for a dynamic online session titled “From Co-Creation Intent to Impact.” The event explored what it truly takes to make research-practice collaboration work in…
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AKIS in action: Cultivating Innovation – AKIS as a Catalyst for Educational Excellence
Networking event on July 2, 2025 – Online As part of ongoing efforts in modernAKIS to interconnect AKIS (Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems) actors across Europe, this event demonstrated with three initiatives – GEEK4Food’s AI-powered programmes, AGRIFOOD4Future project and regional knowledge hubs in Rhineland-Palatinate – how targeted, innovative education can accelerate the transition towards a…
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modernAKIS 5th AKIS Coordination Bodies General Assembly: Tools, Dialogue and Exchange
The fifth General Assembly of the AKIS Coordination Bodies (AKIS CBs GA), organized by modernAKIS, took place from May 20 to 22, 2025, in Helsinki. The event brought together 87 key AKIS actors from all 27 EU Member States and Ukraine, including policy makers, coordination bodies and key AKIS actors involved in AKIS policy change…
