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Horizon Europe project BrightSpace @brightspace-project.eu · 6d

🔙 Flashback to the 2nd #BrightSpaceEU Stakeholder Retreat in Leuven 🇧🇪 (23–24 Sept)!
Lively debate & foresight:
🌱 Reviewing BAU & Challenging baselines
🌍 Exploring 4 future scenarios for EU agriculture
🤝 Stakeholder insights feeding into modelling
🙏 Thanks to all participants!
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Horizon Europe project BrightSpace @brightspace-project.eu · 6d

🌟 BrightSpace WP leaders met to:
🔹 Reflect on Stakeholder Retreat & EC REA Cluster
🔹 Review M36 deliverables & Periodic Report 2
🔹 Kick off planning for March 2026 Annual Meeting w/ AMYRN 🚀
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Horizon Europe project BrightSpace @brightspace-project.eu · 6d

🌱 #BrightSpaceEU showcased #EUAgriSJOS at the EC REA Cluster Meeting on #AgPolicy modelling (25 Sept, Brussels)
🔹 Engaged with policymakers on future #CAP post-2027
🤝 @act4cap27.eu, LAMASUS, TOOLS4CAP, AgenresEU

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@wursocialeconomic.bsky.social, @iiasa.ac.at

Horizon Europe project BrightSpace @brightspace-project.eu · 14d

🌍 Session 4 of the #BrightSpaceEU Stakeholder Retreat in Leuven featured an interactive consultation: stakeholders mapped policy futures for 4 transition narratives—Go Global, Fortress EU, Food Sovereignty & Sustainable Competitiveness—feeding directly into scenario modelling.

Horizon Europe project BrightSpace @brightspace-project.eu · 14d

🌍 Day 2 Session 3 at the #BrightSpaceEU Retreat in Leuven:

George Philippidis (CITAAragon) presented 4 exploratory scenarios for EU agri futures in the Safe & Just Operating Space (SJOS):

🌐 Go Global
🛡️ Fortress EU
🌱 Food Sovereignty
⚖️ Sustainable Competitiveness

Horizon Europe project BrightSpace @brightspace-project.eu · 14d

Day1 Session 2 – BrightSpace Retreat:
Stefan Frank & team unveiled the Challenging Baseline 🚜
🌐 Trade barriers
💡 Energy price hikes
🌾 Fertilizer costs
☀️ Climate shocks

👉 Slower agri growth, higher prices, EU gains in coarse grains.
🔥 Intense debate followed!
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Horizon Europe project BrightSpace @brightspace-project.eu · 15d

📊 Session 1 – 2nd @BrightSpaceEU Retreat: Revisiting the 1st retreat & BAU baseline for EU agriculture. SJOS framework explained by Viktoriya Sturm; Peter Witzke shared 2050 projections & modelling tools (e.g. IMAGE, MAGNET, GLOBIOM) to explore risks & future scenarios.
@thuenen.de

Horizon Europe project BrightSpace @brightspace-project.eu · 15d

🌍 The 2nd @BrightSpaceEU Stakeholder Retreat has started in Leuven! Welcome to stakeholders from DE, BE, NL, LV, CZ & special guests from DG Agri & DG ENV , EU CAP Network & Dutch Agri Ministry joining us to shape resilient, sustainable & inclusive EU farming systems.
🧐https://tinyurl.com/bde5f2ur

Horizon Europe project BrightSpace @brightspace-project.eu · 20d

How can EU farming secure food, climate & biodiversity while staying competitive? 🌍
At #ÖGA2025, Petr Havlik presented today our joint perspective paper with @act4cap27.eu & LAMASUS
🔗 doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
#HorizonEU #Sustainability #Agriculture

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Horizon Europe project BrightSpace @brightspace-project.eu · Aug 22

🌱📊 Want your voice heard in shaping EU agri-food futures?
Join us in Leuven, 23–24 Sept, for the BrightSpace Stakeholder Retreat.
👉Apply here by 10 Sept: tinyurl.com/mr2shrak

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Horizon Europe project BrightSpace @brightspace-project.eu · Aug 17

📊 From simulations to sustainability strategies — the 2025 CAPRI training strengthened capacity for future EU agri-food policy
🌍 Supported by @act4cap27.eu + @brightspace-project.eu
👉🔗 tinyurl.com/2sprvzhz

@thuenen.de

Building Capacity for Evidence-Based Policy: CAPRI Training Session 2025 Recap - BrightSpace

From 17 April to 17 July 2025, the Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute of Farm Economics hosted its annual CAPRI training session in a hybrid format at Humboldt University of Berlin. The course broug...

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Horizon Europe project BrightSpace @brightspace-project.eu · Aug 4

🌿 Summer check-in for @brightspace-project.eu WP11 ✅
Progress continues:
📌 Sept retreat prep
📌 AGMEMOD training ✔️
📌 @act4cap27.eu - @brightspace-project.eu - LAMASUS perspective paper ✔️
📌 5⃣th newsletter ✔️
Next WP11: 24 Nov
#HorizonEU #AgPolicy #Science4Policy
🧐👉https://tinyurl.com/4hp54f5y

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Horizon Europe project BrightSpace @brightspace-project.eu · Jul 24

🌱 🆕paper by @act4cap27.eu , @brightspace-project.eu & #LAMASUS @iiasa.ac.at shows why a sustainable agri sector is 🔑to EU prosperity & security.
💡 5 Priority Action Areas: resilience, nutrients, trade, bioeconomy, digitalisation.
🔗 tinyurl.com/mrrhye2p
#HorizonEU #VisionForAgriculture #EUGreenDeal

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Horizon Europe project BrightSpace @brightspace-project.eu · Jul 11

🤔 🫧 ❓Haven't you read our 5th @brightspace-project.eu newsletter? 🗞

Below is a quick preview. 👀

Also featuring latest news about our fellow projects: LAMASUS, @act4cap27.eu, Tools4CAP, GeneBEcon, Ration.

For all the details go to ➡ tinyurl.com/5h52ymca

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IIASA @iiasa.ac.at · Jul 10

🌄 A new policy brief, produced as part of the LAMASUS project, highlights that strategic agricultural de-intensification in the EU could help reduce agricultural carbon emissions by nearly a third and considerably improve biodiversity recovery.

Learn more 👉 iiasa.ac.at/news/jul-202...

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Horizon Europe project BrightSpace @brightspace-project.eu · Jul 8

🎥 BrightSpace x LAMASUS: Explore how Horizon Europe projects collaborate on agri-food policy modelling!

From farm typologies to policy baselines: 🧐watch short interviews with our researchers sharing insights.

🔗 tinyurl.com/3tuv3vua

#EUAgri #HorizonEurope #Food

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Horizon Europe project BrightSpace @brightspace-project.eu · Jul 8

Recap of the #AGMEMOD Model & Scenario-Building Workshop

4 days of hands-on training in EU #AgPolicy modelling, backed by #HorizonEU @act4cap27.eu , @brightspace-project.eu & TOOLS4CAP by colleagues from @wursocialeconomic.bsky.social & @thuenen.de

👉https://tinyurl.com/5d8dcmev

#EUAgri #CAP

Horizon Europe project BrightSpace @brightspace-project.eu · Jul 7

📢 New peer-reviewed #OpenData dataset in @springernature.com Scientific Data!

GRAPE: a global record of public agri‑R&D investment & personnel from 1960–2022.
This vital resource feeds into CAPRI, GLOBIOM & MAGNET models in @brightspace-project.eu WP7. 📊📈

👉https://rdcu.be/eu71T

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Horizon Europe project BrightSpace @brightspace-project.eu · Jul 3

🔍 How can micro-level evidence strengthen macro-level models?

@brightspace-project.eu partners held a workshop to align WP3 empirical studies with CAPRI, GLOBIOM & MAGNET modelling – ensuring real-world insights feed into future EU agri-food scenarios.

👉https://tinyurl.com/58ecpr7u

Horizon Europe project BrightSpace @brightspace-project.eu · Jul 3

The LAMASUS HE project & @brightspace-project.eu Summer School (2–6 June 2025, @IIASAVienna) trained early-career researchers in cutting-edge agri-food policy modelling - from CAP & GLOBIOM to biodiversity & biophysical models.

A full week of tools, teamwork & theory!

👉 tinyurl.com/yb3d7yjs

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Horizon Europe project BrightSpace @brightspace-project.eu · Jul 3

🔍 Have you explored GRAPE yet?

🆕dataset: consistent, global data on public agricultural R&D across 190 countries (1960–2022).
An asset for research & policy, supported by #brightspace-project.eu & captured in a recent preprint.

👉https://tinyurl.com/4tnkuzdu

#AgriRD #CAPRI #DataForPolicy

Horizon Europe project BrightSpace @brightspace-project.eu · Jun 13

Read the latest newsletter of our fellow project @act4cap27.eu afresh!

Horizon Europe Project ACT4CAP27 @act4cap27.eu · Jun 13

📬 #ACT4CAP27 #Newsletter #2 is out!

Catch up on:
✅ Latest project activities
✅ Launch of the AMYRN Young Researcher Network
✅ Collaboration with @brightspace-project.eu, LAMASUS & TOOLS4CAP
✅ Upcoming events like #EAAE2025

📖 ➡️: act4cap27.eu/newsletters/

Horizon Europe project BrightSpace @brightspace-project.eu · May 27

🚨 #BrightSpaceEU Mid-Year Newsletter Coming Soon!

Catch up on our latest work, expert insights, joint publications, & collaborations with #LAMASUS, @act4cap27.eu , #GeneBEcon , #RATION & more..

📬 Subscribe now:
👉 brightspace-project.eu/newsletters/
#AgriPolicy #EUAgriSJOS #ScienceToPolicy

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Horizon Europe project BrightSpace @brightspace-project.eu · May 21

🔍 Why is costing crucial in agri-food policy modelling?

Dr. Felicity Addo from IIASA shares insights from the LAMASUS project in this quick interview at the 2024 BrightSpace - LAMASUS joint session in Seville.

📽️ Watch now: youtu.be/DUJnG2Tt4TQ

#AgriFood #Modelling

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Horizon Europe project BrightSpace @brightspace-project.eu · May 21

🚜 #brightspace-project.eu & @act4cap27.eu joined the #EUVisionConference (8 May, Brussels) to showcase how advanced modelling supports a resilient agri-food future & the #CAPBeyond2027.

🤝 Stakeholder engagement is key to evidence-based policy!
🔗 tinyurl.com/2n6bcv6m

#ScienceToPolicy

BrightSpace at the EU Vision Conference on Agriculture and Food, 8 May 2025, Brussels, BE - BrightSpace

BrightSpace & ACT4CAP27 Showcase Tools for a Sustainable EU Agri-Food Future At last week’s 2025 EU Vision Conference on Agriculture and Food BrightSpace and its fellow project ACT4CAP27 both joined t...

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