AGENDA JUNE 13: fourth meeting of the AKIS Forum for the transfer of knowledge

June 13th, 2025

10:00-13:00

In order to give continuity to the work of the AKIS Forum, the Department of Food, Rural Development, Agriculture and Fisheries of the Basque Government has called for next June 13 the fourth “AKIS Forum for the transfer of knowledge of Euskadi”.

As in previous forums, this event will take place in the Caballerizas building (Arkaute Model Farm).

On this occasion, the Berritzen Plan that NEIKER has developed in order to strengthen the transfer to the agricultural, livestock and forestry sector with a clear objective: that science is at the service of the field, responding in a useful and close way to their real challenges.

The plan includes, among others, experimental demonstration plots, specific actions to transfer already consolidated results and an open channel to collect ideas arising from the sector itself, with the possibility of training stays at NEIKER. All this will be explained in detail during the forum.

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Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems, also known as AKIS (Agricultural Knowledge Information System) are a European initiative that emerged in 2008 to address the challenges in the agri-food sector, in order to achieve a competitive sector, able to adapt to the demands of society and the challenges of the sector. Over time, their importance has increased to the point that they have a fundamental role within the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 2021-2027 and are included within the Transversal Objective of the Strategic Plan of the CAP.

The AKIS Forums were created to establish a regular meeting place for sectoral agents with the aim of creating, generating and disseminating knowledge that allows progress to be made in favor of the proper functioning of the agri-food chain and the sustainability of the sector.

In the Basque Country, the AKIS has its own objectives linked to our reality. Among them, to professionalize people as advisors, so that they can promote the modernization of the agri-food sector and rural areas and contribute to achieving the Euskadi Challenges. It also promotes innovation in cooperation through the creation of Operational Groups-EIP Agri.