13 partners from 10 European countries came together in the Hague on 18 March 2024 to mark the start of the 5-year research project “ACT4CAP27: Advancing Capacity and analytical tools for supporting Common Agricultural Policies post 2027”.
The ACT4CAP27 project is funded through the European Commission’s Horizon Europe research programme. The kick-off was hosted by the Project Coordinator, Stichting Wageningen Research.
Attendees included representatives of all ACT4CAP27 partners, project- and scientific officers to the project at the European Commission and representatives of topic related fellow projects: BrightSpace and LAMASUS.
The ACT4CAP27 partners are:
- STICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH (WR)
- THÜNEN INSTITUTE (Thunen)
- EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL, REGIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY RESEARCH (EUROCARE)
- INTERNATIONALES INSTITUT FUER ANGEWANDTE SYSTEMANALYSE (IIASA)
- SVERIGES LANTBRUKSUNIVERSITET (SLU)
- UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID (UPM)
- WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY (WU)
- POLISSIA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (PNU)
- UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI ROMA TRE (UNIROMA3)
- ECORYS BRUSSELS NV (ECORYS)
- POSSESSIO KFT (POS)
- LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE ROYAL CHARTER (LSHTM)
- JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE- EUROPEAN COMMISSION (JRC)
Through active engagement of key stakeholders ACT4CAP27 aims to enhance analytical capabilities, tools, and collaborative technical infrastructure within the policy modelling community. This effort is directed towards providing continuous support for ex-ante analyses of EU agri-food policies post 2027 aligning with the objectives of the European Green Deal.
The fruitful discussions at the kick-off meeting benefitted from the multidisciplinary nature of the ACT4CAP27 team. Partners took this opportunity to share their experience and knowledge of the different themes to be tackled by the project. Decisions were made by the group regarding the various phases of the project. The kick off meeting successfully provided all partners with general guidance for undertaking the project, with a particular focus on the first part of the research.
