The EUFRAS network has grown steadily in the 11 years of its existence. During this time it has grown to become a significant and relevant player in the field of representing the interests of European agricultural advisors and facilitating agricultural innovation.
The network started in 2013 with 10 member organisations and has grown steadily over the years, with 52 institutions from 28 countries now forming EUFRAS.
NAK has been a member since 2019. At the February General Assembly, the following three organisations were added to the network:
Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Institute, Slovakia, the Swedish Knowledge Centre for Animal Husbandry and the Finnish AgriHubi Network (a network supporting the Finnish AKIS).
The following board members were elected at the EUFRAS renewal assembly in February:
Aleksander Bomberski - CDR Agricultural Advisory Centre in Brwinów, Poland,
Anita Dzelme - LLKC Latvian Rural Advisory and Training Centre,
Anton Jagodic - CAFC Slovenian Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry,
Bernadette Bennett - Teagasc Agriculture and Food Development Authority Young Euras,
Jussi Juhola - ProAgria Finland,
Pablo Asensio - FüAK Bavarian State Central Academy of Food, Agriculture and Forestry,
Rui Almeida - Consulai Agricultural Advisory Society Portugal.
EUFRAS community (source: ProAgria)
The organisation was led by President Jussi Juhola (Finland, ProAgria) from 2019 to February 2024. The board unanimously elected Rui Almeida as president.
Rui Almeida, Rui Almeida is the new President of the European Commission:
In the afternoon part of the meeting, the poster session displayed delegates' posters. Two posters from the NAK were presented:
One was the poster of AEDIH and the other was the poster of i2connect NAK-ÖMKI.
The themes of the posters are directly related to agricultural extension, including digitalisation.
Our partners should inform themselves about the possibilities of cooperation with the Agricultural-EDIH consultants in order to develop more efficient and digitalised farming.
They can be reached here:
https://intro.aedih.hu/szaktanacsadok
The Agri-EDIH programme continues, this year we will be participating in a harvest in Mezőhegyes, and we will also be at the NAK Farmland Days and Agri-machinery Show, see you all there! It is worth sharing experiences, suggestions and ideas!
National Chamber of Agricultural Economics - NAK European Forum for Agricultural and Rural Advisory Services I2connect_h2020 ÖMKi - Ecological Agricultural Research Institute
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