Opportunities and challenges for
Smart Farming in the EU

DESIRA Steering Committee gathers in Brussels

First meeting of the year for DESIRA project brought together the Steering Committee to overview current status of the project and agreed upon the organisation of the first EU Rural Digitisation Forum. Read more...

Coordinators of four Horizon 2020 projects launched last year under the Rural Renaissance call organised a meeting to foster cooperation and synergies among the projects. Read more...

DESIRA at the DigiMetis Symposium

One of DESIRA partners from James Hutton Institute, Leanne Townsend was invited to speak at the DigiMetis Symposium held on 26 November 2019 at the Wageningen University and Research in The Netherlands. Read more...

Digitising Agrifood

What is the state of play of digitisation in agrifood and how can we make sure it contributes to building sustainability? The report ‘Digitising Agrifood – pathways and challenges’ addresses just these considerations.  Read more...

Smart Villages and rural mobility

The recent thematic briefing on rural mobility produced by ENRD, overviews how Smart Villages can support the development of sustainable initiatives and the testing of new solutions in this area. It highlight factors and conditions to be taken into account when designing the future policies. Source: ENRD

Europe advancing in 5G

The Commission has launched 7 trial projects under the 5G Infrastructure Public Private Partnerships. These projects are focusing on various industrial sectors, including agriculture. This will further reinforce Europe's capabilities in creating socio-economic value from 5G technologies. Source: European Commission

Internet of Things in arable farming

A recent scientific article is looking at the application of technology in Smart Farming to ounter challenges such as climate change and biodiversity loss. Yet the application in arable farming poses particular challenges due to farm size, the more frequent use of vehicles, large amounts of data, and highly variable conditions. Source: IoF2020