Climate Farm Demo

CLIMATE FARM DEMO is a pan-European network of 1,500 Pilot Demo Farmers across 28 countries, aiming to accelerate Climate Smart Farming (CSF) adoption and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

A key challenge for the land use sector is to ensure that forest, soil and agricultural activities in the EU contribute to the Green Deal targets. Therefore, it is important to test and implement innovative climate-friendly solutions. The transition to sustainable agriculture is a long process that requires considering how innovations connect to and influence changes in mainstream farming systems.

Thus, the project aims to strengthen the capacities of European farmers to implement climate-friendly farming practices across the EU. This implies (1) a network of pilot farmers to facilitate knowledge exchange (2) advice and support to pilot farmers in the implementation and demonstration of climate-friendly agricultural practices, and (3) the adoption of climate-friendly agricultural practices across Europe.

The project implements Adaptation and Mitigation Measures, monitors environmental performance, and explores rewarding mechanisms for sustainable models.

Climate Farm Demo is coordinated by Idele (FR) and takes a multi-actor approach by bringing together 80 partners representing different actors at agricultural, national and EU level. ELO plays a key role in the project and will coordinate engagement with policymakers, co-lead the rewarding mechanism analysis and provide support in other tasks.

In November 2022, the partners met in Paris for the kick-off meeting, where the first foundations of a long-standing cooperation were built.

ELO raises awareness of these incentives and analyses EU policy, including the 2024 EU Carbon Removal Certification Framework, which will shape future climate-smart farming incentives.

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Executive Agency (REA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them. Grant Agreement: 101060212