On February 18th, Boerenbond and VLEVA are organizing a funding workshop on European research and innovation opportunities for water projects in agriculture.

What can you expect?

• Discover European research and innovation funding opportunities for water projects in agriculture, such as Horizon Europe and the COST program.
• Be inspired by a successful best practice example.
• Participate in a roundtable discussion on a specific project call.
• Networking opportunities: meet national contact points, potential partners, and more.

Program

12:30 PM Welcome with coffee

1:00 PM Opening by Boerenbond

1:05 PM Introduction to EU funding by Kaatje Gevaert, VLEVA

1:30 PM Presentation of the company Van der Velpen as a best practice

1:50 PM Coffee break

2:00 PM Overview of EU funding opportunities in COST and Horizon Europe by Fernanda Werneck & Pascal Verheye, NCP Flanders

3:00 PM Thematic roundtable discussions:

• HORIZON-CL6-2025-02-FARM2FORK-03: Overcoming the barriers for scaling up circular water management in agriculture
• HORIZON-CL6-2025-02-CLIMATE-05: Strengthening the resilience of water systems and the water sector to climate and global socio-economic change impacts
• HORIZON-CL6-2025-01-ZEROPOLLUTION-07: Providing digital solutions tailored to small and medium-sized farms to monitor and sustainably manage water, nutrients, other inputs, and natural resources

4:00 PM Key takeaways from the day

4:15 PM Networking moment with a drink

Participation is free, registration is needed and can be done via this form.