Successful MAPA webinar on EU-FarmBook for the agricultural and forestry community
The Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA) and the Business School of Industrial Organization (EOI) organised together the following webinar “EU-FarmBook. The place to store your materials with a practical approach” on the 12th of December 2024, within the framework of the European project EU-FarmBook.
This event, part of the EU-FarmBook project, was funded by the Horizon Europe program and aimed at facilitating innovation and knowledge transfer in the agri-food and forestry sectors.
The webinar, organized by EOI and MAPA, primarily focused on presenting the EU-FarmBook digital platform, a free and open-access repository designed to store practical materials generated by European projects. This digital platform addresses the need to ensure accessibility and the transfer of knowledge beyond the funding period of the projects.
The event was targeted at agrifood and forestry experts, researchers, project coordinators and representatives of operational groups, and anyone interested in learning about the advances and opportunities that the EU-FarmBook project offers for sharing and storing materials with a practical approach being publicly funded projects in the agri-food and forestry sector.
Opening and participants
The opening was led by María Teresa Ambrós, Deputy Director General of Innovation and Digitalisation of MAPA, and Fernando Garrido, Director of the Projects Area of EOI.
Webinar facilitator: Victoria Sanchez, Project Manager, School of Industrial Organization (EOI).
Speakers:
- Natalia Catalina Barral, Head of the Technical Section of MAPA, who introduced the free and open knowledge repository and explained how the consortium is working right now.
- Alba Gallardo Álvarez, MAPA Program Coordinator, who explained the practical application of the knowledge objects and the obligations and recommendations for using the platform in current AKIS calls.
- Juan Pedro Romero Trueba, Head of Training and Technology and EU-FarmBook Ambassador, who detailed how to upload knowledge objects into the EU-FarmBook. To conclude, he provided some key points for the success of the platform.
Survey and Conclusions
At the end of the event, an interactive survey was conducted through Mentimeter, followed by a brief Q&A session with the audience. Key conclusions were drawn regarding the functioning and benefits of the EU-FarmBook platform.
Assistance and Dissemination
A total of 330 people were registered for the event, with 130 attendees present for the live webinar. Finally, the webinar video has been viewed by 622 people.
For further dissemination and to enhance engagement, the video can be accessed here:
