Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda for Organics and Agroecology – Research & Innovation for Organics and Agroecology: Triple lead for sustainable food systems (original) (raw)
Gernert, Maria; Jouhari, Karim and Moeskops, Bram (2025) Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda for Organics and Agroecology – Research & Innovation for Organics and Agroecology: Triple lead for sustainable food systems. TP Organics, Brussels, Belgium.
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Summary
Today’s research and innovation (R&I) determines tomorrow’s food and farming systems. Building on their systems approach, R&I in organic and other agroecological approaches, which are knowledge intensive rather than input intensive, can enable the transition to a more sustainable future for all.
TP Organics, the European Technology Platform (ETP) for Research & Innovation into Organics and Agroecology established in 2008, hosted by IFOAM Organics Europe, and officially recognised by the European Commission as an ETP since 2013, has published its first Strategic Research & Innovation Agenda (SRIA) for organic food and farming in 20092 and has published two more SRIAs since then, in 20143 and 20194. The new TP Organics SRIA for Organics and Agroecology was developed with the contribution of the OrganicTargets4EU5 project, in preparation of the next EU R&I Framework Programme (FP) 10 that will succeed the current Horizon Europe (FP9) and that will run from 2028 to 2034. The new SRIA defines the R&I needs of the organic and agroecological sector, while also outlining R&I needs for the transition of the European food and farming system at large. As a key advocacy document, it is based on the input and ideas from stakeholders at EU and national levels. The new SRIA is divided in three main parts: the introduction, the identified R&I priorities and the policy recommendations. The introduction sets out TP Organics’ vision for future organic and agroecological research, which is embodied by the “triple lead for sustainable food systems” concept, the strategic role of organic R&I for the EU objectives of competitiveness and food security, as well as an outlook of the expected programme and why research funding is crucial. The identified R&I priorities, divided in three themes (i.e., leading for the environment, biodiversity and the climate; leading for people, communities and sustainable livelihoods; leading for responsible innovation) represent TP Organics’ main focus in the next years. Finally, policy recommendations are provided concerning the design of FP10 calls and innovative as well as inclusive governance mechanisms to boost the impact of R&I.
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