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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…
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AKIS in action: Fostering knowledge flows and innovation – Aligning research with practice needs, 2nd session
As part of ongoing efforts in modernAKIS to interconnect AKIS (Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems) actors across Europe, this event focused on how research can achieve real-world impact through multi-actor and co-creation approaches that bridge science and practice. Sangeun Bae from the University of Hohenheim highlighted the main challenges researchers face when working with multi-actor…
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Capacity Development Workshops across Member States
A look at the events held and the lessons in common Over the period September 2024 to March 2025 the modernAKIS project supported capacity development workshops for AKIS coordination bodies in 21 member states. These events aimed at enabling AKIS actors in these countries to better understand and conceptualize valuable, relevant and credible AKIS models.…
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Key Insights: Integrating Advisors into the AKIS
During the EUFRAS Annual General Assembly, TEAGASC hosted a dynamic workshop focused on the theme “Integrating Advisors into the AKIS – What barriers have you encountered that limit your ability to engage with the AKIS in your country?” The session followed a “World Café” format, creating space for open discussion and collaboration. Participants explored barriers…
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AKIS in action: Fostering knowledge flows and innovation: Aligning research with practice needs
This event is part of the WoW series of Webinars on Wednesdays hosted by modernAKIS and ATTRACTISS, where we explore how research can be directed to achieve the greatest possible practical impact. We examine the principles of multi-actor and co-creation approaches. Research is considered as a multi-stage, multi-actor process in interaction with practice and policy.…
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AKIS Assessment and Evaluation Strategies
The event “AKIS Assessment and Evaluation of the AKIS Strategies: Concepts, Meanings, and Purposes” provided a comprehensive overview of the importance of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) in the context of Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS). Funded under the CAP Strategic Plans, AKIS plays a crucial role in advancing agricultural innovation and knowledge exchange. This…
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modernAKIS at the EUFRAS Annual General Assembly 2025
modernAKIS is proud to have participated in the EUFRAS Annual General Assembly 2025, (19-20 February 2025) an international event that brought together experts and practitioners from across the agricultural advisory and rural development sectors. The conference served as an excellent platform for sharing innovative ideas, discussing emerging challenges, and forging new partnerships in the realm…
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AKIS in action: “Strengthening AKIS through women-led innovation”
The AKIS in action event, organized jointly by modernAKIS and FLIARA (Female-led Innovation in Agriculture and Rural Areas), aimed to highlight the vital role of women in agriculture and rural development. Women are essential drivers of sustainability in agriculture, and the event focused on their contributions and innovations within Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS).…
