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Demonstration case two (Greece): Integrating open-source satellite data with farm-level data

05/04/2023

An overview of demonstration case two, in Greece, in which a data aggregation platform was developed to illustrate the potential of aggregated data to aid with the monitoring and evaluation of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and to support farmers and their advisors with improving farming practices.

Demonstration case two (Spain): The use of digital information flows in the agri-food sector

23/03/2023

An overview of demonstration case two, which took place in Spain and focused on developing a digital farm book that would be beneficial for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food and farmers and their advisors.

Demonstration case four: Developing low-cost methodology and systems to illustrate compliance with Spanish extensive grazing eco-schemes

23/03/2023

An overview of demonstration case four, in Spain, which focused on developing low-cost methods for farmers to comply with Spanish extensive grazing eco-schemes.

MEF4CAP Interactive Reflection Workshop – 30 March 2023

06/03/2023

Invitation to the MEF4CAP Interactive Reflection Workshop

Moving from pathways to roadmaps: Lessons learnt and next steps

22/12/2022

As the project entered its final year, in late November 2022, the MEF4CAP team met in Thessaloniki, Greece – for the first time in-person – to review the project so far and define the next steps.

Beyond economic sustainability: new environmental data for the Monitoring and Evaluation of the CAP

24/10/2022

A broader range of data on EU farming practices is one of the prerequisites to better address the sustainability challenges of the EU’s agricultural sector. The new Farm Sustainability Data Network is a step in that direction, but it is not clear yet which new indicators it will prioritize. Can the MEF4CAP list of indicators provide some inspiration?

Stakeholder workshop: exploring new data and technologies to measure sustainability in agriculture

23/03/2022

Earlier this month, the second MEF4CAP workshop invited stakeholders to explore the potential of technology to meet the new data needs in the context of future CAP monitoring and evaluation (M&E).

Stakeholder workshop: measuring the success of the CAP in achieving sustainability

20/01/2021

With keynote presentations by WWF, the European Council of Young Farmers and the European Commission, the first MEF4CAP stakeholder workshop officially kickstarted the project. The crucial task of identifying new data needs to evaluate the CAP’s sustainability impacts has now begun.

MEF4CAP at a glance: new technology and data for better sustainability monitoring

12/01/2021

While technology alone will not solve the agricultural sector’s sustainability challenges, satellites, remote sensors and digitialisation offer promising yields in our understanding of the on-farm environmental and economic situation. If careful and deliberate integration takes place, that is.

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