The RENOVATE project will develop an attractive knowledge sharing platform that provides farmers and agro-foresters with unique access to both new and existing training tools and renovated educational programs. This platform is designed to increase the exchange of practical knowledge and enhance farmers' capacities to achieve sustainable crop management through the uptake of innovation. Built on attractive and motivating technologies, such as serious games and gamified contents, the RENOVATE Platform will provide farmers, agro-foresters and advisors with a centralized access to new and existing training resources, legislative information applicable, best practices, practical and real data (including costs info) about the implementation of innovations in the field of Plant Protection optimisation. RENOVATE will feed the platform with resources from tools and materials developed by previous EU projects, including 14 EIP Agri Operational Groups. Moreover, RENOVATE will implement 15 different Advanced Knowledge Transfer Actions (AKTAs) around Europe, which will generate knowledge ready for practice to be shared through the platform. RENOVATE will then be aligned with the Green Deal, the Farm to Fork Strategy and the new CAP, as well as the UN SDGs for 2030. The consortium involves 16 partners from 8 EU countries, that will work together for 48 months, with a total budget of € 2.999.998 requesting an equal amount of EU contribution with a total of 444 Person Months. The RENOVATE platform, as a unique source for practical knowledge sharing and training material, is expected to become a reference for local and national administrations encouraging local farmers and agro-foresters to adopt innovation and new technologies for sustainable crop management.

The European Fruit Network (EUFRUIT) includes 12 countries focussed on 4 thematic areas of critical for the competiveness and innovation potential of the European Fruit sector: i) new cultivar development and evaluation; ii) minimise residues on fruit and the environment; iii) optimising storage and fruit quality; iv) sustainable production systems. EUFRUIT will coordinate and support innovation through developing a framework for relevant stakeholders and it will establish a systematic approach for knowledge gathering and dissemination. The systematic approach includes: i) scanning & synthesis via 4 expert groups who scan state-of-art knowledge, practises and technologies and synthesise the material to identify key areas of learning and best practise approaches at a European level. ii) showing & sharing will deliver outreach/dialogue at a national level through establishment of local ‘operational groups’. An online Knowledge Platform will hold all outreach material, outreach activities include; 100 industry publications, 90 technical bulletins, 25 flyers/newsletters, 60 seminars, 160 field based meetings, 25 conference plus 12 events aimed at the general public. iii) sustaining the network will occur through long-term integration of the assembled EUFRUIT network in future actions. The overall outcome of EUFRUIT will be establishment of a framework and a systematic approach that together builds a bridge across the ‘valley of death’. This bridge will secure a direct path for new knowledge in the future and reduce the likelihood of repetition of research at a national level. The European fruit sector will have ready access to up-to-date information to implement and value will be created both for the industry with respect to competitiveness, sustainability and efficiency and society through ensuring the security and safety of fruit; underpinning human health and wellbeing.