12/14/2016

These documents compile information and innovative priority proposals from focus groups on topics relevant to the productivity and sustainability of the agri-food, forestry, and rural areas sectors. In particular, those related to water use in agriculture and the suppression of soil-borne diseases in horticultural and herbaceous crops are available in Spanish.   and the organic content of Mediterranean soils .

More information related to focus groups is also available in Spanish in the document prepared following the dissemination of results, organized in Madrid in May by the National Rural Network. This document can be found, among other things, at the event link on the National Rural Network website . It contains a summary of the work of some of the European focus groups created to study the following subjects:

• Reduction in the use of antibiotics in the swine sector
• Optimize the profitability of agricultural production through Ecological Focus Areas
• Fertilizer Efficiency – Focus on Open Field Horticulture
• Genetic resources - Cooperation models
• High Natural Value (HNV) - Agricultural profitability
• Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - With particular attention to Brassica species
• New players in the agricultural sector: lessons for fostering innovation and entrepreneurship
• Organic farming - Optimization of arable land
• Profitability of permanent pastures
• Standardization of precision agriculture and livestock farming
• Protein crops
• Innovative short supply chain management
• Organic matter content of soils in Mediterranean regions
• IPM practices for the elimination of soil-borne diseases in plants and herbaceous crops
• Water and agriculture: adaptation strategies at the farm level

For its part, the EIP-AGRI website publishes all available information from the more than 20 European focus groups already established on relevant topics. In the case of the Spanish focus groups , the complete information is published on the NRN website in the section dedicated to innovation.