The Farm Demo Conference will take place on May 11, 2022, in Brussels, and is organized by the projects NEFERTITI, IPM Decisions and IPMWORKS (of which CONSULAI is a partner).

The European Union has set ambitious targets for agriculture for the next decades (mitigate climate change, halve pesticide use, reverse the loss of biodiversity, ensure food security, ensure fair profitability for farmers).

Improving agricultural sustainability is possible, but difficult, because it requires a deep re-design of farming systems. NEFERTITI and IPMWORKS support the general adoption of sustainable agriculture practices, with a specific approach based on (i) networks of pioneer farmers and (ii) dissemination of sustainable practices through demonstration events and knowledge sharing within farmers groups coordinated by advisors (hub coaches). NEFERTITI covers a wider range of sustainability issues while IPMWORKS focuses on the reduction of pesticide use.

IPM Decisions supports NEFERTITI and IPMWORKS networks by providing access to Decision Support Systems to manage farming systems and reduce pesticide use.

NEFERTITI, IPMWORKS and IPM Decisions jointly organize the 2^nd Farm Demo Conference, on May 11^th, Herman Teirlinck building, Havenlaan 88, Brussels

The conference is open to all relevant stakeholders (Farmers, advisory services, retailers, agro-industries, researcher, and policy makers) involved in the development of sustainable agriculture. The whole day will be dedicated to the presentation of the networks and tools, the specific approach to promote peer-to-peer exchange of knowledge and experiences, many success stories and testimonies of farmers and advisers involved in the networks, and detailed outcomes, methods and tools developed to promote the general adoption of sustainable farming practices.

Invited speakers:

• European Commission: Mario Milouchev (Director – DG AGRI)
• EU Parliament: Clara Aguilera (MEP)
• Policy makers: Inge van Oost (DG Agri), Eric Demmerle (French Ministry of Agric.)
• Coordinators of H2020 projects: A. Guichaoua, N. Munier-Jolain, N. Paveley
• Advisers: D. Crossan, S. Stefanov, A. Fauriat
• Several pioneer Farmers involved in Demo activities for sustainable agriculture

The Conference is free of charge, but you need to register here: https://forms.gle/rtnev7iq7AmCCyQQ7

To know more about the H2020 projects, please visit the websites: https://nefertiti-h2020.eu/, https://ipmworks.net/, https://www.ipmdecisions.net/