On November 30 and December 1, the next POWER4BIO online cross-visit to South Bohemia, Czech Republic, will take place. On the first day, high-level speakers from Czech ministries, administration bodies, industry and academia are going to present and discuss the political and economic support of bioeconomy, research and education activities in the Czech Republic and South Bohemia. Several projects and initiatives will give an introduction to their activities in the field of bioeconomy, also the Bioeconomy Platform for the Czech Republic will be explained to the participants.

The second day will focus on the practical part of bioeconomy and regional bioeconomic activities. Main examples of bioeconomy practice within the Czech Republic and South Bohemia will be presented as well as the practical activities and results of the work of the Regional Bioeconomy Hub (RBH) of South Bohemia. There will be a short movie presenting three good examples of bioeconomic practice within the region and main outcomes from RBH meetings.

For more information and registration, please visit the POWER4BIO website.

POWER4BIO cross-visit to Andalusia, Spain

Please note that this event will be organised as an online meeting.

From October 20 to 21, the POWER4BIO cross-visit to Andalusia, Spain, will take place online. Partners from POWER4BIO, stakeholders from the region and other European regions are invited to participate in the cross-visit. This event will provide an opportunity to regional stakeholders for the exchange of knowledge and to discuss the challenges of the bioeconomy and its implementation within other European regions and it will highlight the latest bioeconomy developments in the region of Andalusia.

The event is organised by the Regional Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Sustainable Development (Consejería de Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca y Desarrollo Sostenible de la Junta de Andalucía) in cooperation with the project Andalucía Agrotech DIH (Digital Innovation Hub). The cross-visit will provide a platform for dialogue with partners from POWER4BIO, stakeholders from Andalusia and other European regions in regards to current regional challenges being faced during the implementation of a circular bioeconomy in their rural and urban territories.

To date, the preparation of the cross-visit is still ongoing. We will regularly update this entry and the respective news entry as soon as more information is available.

For more information, please visit the news entry of this cross-visit.

Training Webinar 7: How to finance food and feed value chains using European Structural and Investment Funds
Wednesday, November 11; 9:00 – 10:15 am CET

POWER4BIO is organising a training webinar series about food and feed. In a set of eight thematic training webinars, experts from the POWER4BIO consortium will give insights about the current status of food and feed at EU level, innovative practices and keys for successful business cases, value chains, sustainability, funding opportunities and supporting policies. All webinars are free of charge and open to everyone.

In the 7th POWER4BIO training webinar about food and feed, we will envisage the design and access to funding schemes to set up financial products for food and feed enterprises. We will also take into account practical aspects to implement financial Instruments. We will reveal our lessons learned in the fields of loan, guarantee and equity instruments and presentation of relevant best practices.

Presenter: Ms. Francesca Natali (META)

You can register for the training webinar on food and feed using this link. For more information, please visit our news entry about the webinar series.

If any questions remain, please feel free to contact Mr. Martien van den Oever: martien.vandenoever@wur.nl

Training Webinar 5: Technical examples of regional initiatives
Wednesday, November 4; 10:00 – 10:45 am CET

POWER4BIO is organising a training webinar series about food and feed. In a set of eight thematic training webinars, experts from the POWER4BIO consortium will give insights about the current status of food and feed at EU level, innovative practices and keys for successful business cases, value chains, sustainability, funding opportunities and supporting policies. All webinars are free of charge and open to everyone.

Various initiatives are driven by specific regional conditions; through a number of examples we show how such opportunities are utilized in this fifth webinar.

Presenter: Marieke Bruins (Wageningen Food & Biobased Research)

You can register for the training webinar on food and feed using this link. For more information, please visit our news entry about the webinar series.

If any questions remain, please feel free to contact Mr. Martien van den Oever: martien.vandenoever@wur.nl

Training Webinar 3: Examples connected to sustainability ambitions, upcycling and complete biomass valorisation
Wednesday, October 28; 11:00 – 11:45 am CET

POWER4BIO is organising a training webinar series about food and feed. In a set of eight thematic training webinars, experts from the POWER4BIO consortium will give insights about the current status of food and feed at EU level, innovative practices and keys for successful business cases, value chains, sustainability, funding opportunities and supporting policies. All webinars are free of charge and open to everyone.

In various situations, sustainability ambitions are strong drivers to develop new ideas; some of these are successfully implemented in practice. This third webinar will show some of these examples.

Presenter: Marieke Bruins (Wageningen Food & Biobased Research)

You can register for the training webinar on food and feed using this link. For more information, please visit our news entry about the webinar series.

If any questions remain, please feel free to contact Mr. Martien van den Oever: martien.vandenoever@wur.nl