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PAMEA was pleased and honoured to take part in the launch of the HU-HUB, a key milestone within the AGRITECHErasmus+ project.

The event brought together besides the AGRITECH Consortium members, MATE, DDTG and GAZDA KONTROLL, a strong mix of stakeholders from education, industry, and policy, reflecting the growing interest in digital transformation in agriculture. Participation exceeded expectations, with active engagement and discussion throughout the session.

The high turnout and the quality of exchanges confirmed that there is real demand for spaces like the AGRITECH HUBs. These hubs are not just a project output, but a practical step toward connecting learning, innovation, and real sector needs. As defined in the project design, they aim to bring together education and enterprise to support hands-on, future-oriented training in AgriTech .

PAMEA’s involvement focused on supporting dissemination and stakeholder engagement, ensuring that the HUB concept reaches and resonates with the right audiences across Europe.

The HU-HUB launch sets a solid starting point. What matters now is keeping this momentum and turning interest into sustained participation and concrete learning activities, starting with 14.04.2026.

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On 26 March 2026, PAMEA hosted the second AGRINOVA Good Practices Exchange online meeting (10:00–13:00, Europe/Vienna). The session brought together partners and stakeholders for a practical exchange focused on real implementation experience and transferable approaches. 

In difference to the First Meeting, this second meeting featured 12 best practice presentations, each adding clear value through concrete examples, applied methods, and lessons learned. The topics covered a wide range of sustainable and smart farming solutions, including biostimulants, low-carbon approaches, intralogistics, precision seeding, soil conservation, differentiated nutrient application, drone-supported plant protection, digital technologies in livestock farming, social cooperation models, and AI applications in agriculture.

The session covered a strong mix of sustainable and smart farming applications, ranging from the benefits of bacterial biostimulants and a Czech low-label carbon initiative, to practical intralogistics and precision seeding, soil conservation and differentiated nutrient application, drone-supported plant protection, and digital technologies used in livestock farming; it also included social innovation through agricultural cooperatives, emerging AI applications in agriculture, and two recorded case studies focused on irrigation profitability and the shift from volume-based production to value-added products.

The good practices collected during this session will support AGRINOVA’s ongoing work on project outputs, including the development of guidance and training materials.

Thank you to all presenters and participants for the excellent preparation, active engagement, and meaningful contributions that made this meeting a success.

PAMEA took part in the AGRINOVA Kick-off Meeting in Bucharest, marking the official start of a new Erasmus+ cooperation project focused on sustainable farming solutions, vocational education and training, and the green and digital transition in agriculture. 

On 23-24.03, PAMEA participated in the Kick-off Meeting of AGRINOVA in Bucharest, Romania, together with the project coordinator, USAMV Bucharest, and the project partners from Turkey, Albania, Greece, and Bulgaria. AGRINOVA, titled Developing Sustainable Farming Solutions, is an Erasmus+ KA220-VET project with a total budget of €250,000 and a duration of 24 months, running from November 2025 to October 2027.

For PAMEA, the meeting in Bucharest was an important opportunity to align with partners on the project’s objectives, work plan, and first implementation steps. Within AGRINOVA, PAMEA will play an active role in co-leading work related to the AGRINOVA Guide, including focus groups with farmers and VET teachers, and will also contribute to the pedagogical structure of the curriculum and Training of Trainers activities. In addition, PAMEA will support dissemination and communication activities, helping to strengthen the project’s visibility and impact across European networks. 

The Bucharest meeting set the basis for the cooperation ahead and opened the project’s first phase of work, focused on research, stakeholder engagement, and the collection of good practices in sustainable and smart farming. Through this collaboration, AGRINOVA seeks to strengthen the capacity of VET providers, improve links between education and the agricultural sector, and support the uptake of greener and more innovative practices at local and European level. 

PAMEA is pleased to contribute to this partnership and looks forward to working with the consortium to support more resilient, practical, and future-oriented agricultural training across Europe. Stay tuned for updates as AGRINOVA progresses with research activities, curriculum development, pilot actions, and dissemination events across partner countries.

On 18 March 2026, PAMEA hosted the first AGRINOVA GOOD PRACTICES EXCHANGE online meeting, bringing together partners and stakeholders for a focused session on practical solutions and real implementation experience.

The meeting featured 10 best practice presentations, each offering clear value through concrete examples, results where available, and honest lessons learned. Contributions covered a wide range of approaches, from sustainable farming practices and resource efficiency to digital tools, circular solutions, and adoption measures. Beyond showcasing what was done, presenters highlighted the conditions that make a practice transferable, including enabling factors, typical barriers, and risks to avoid.

The good practices collected during this session will feed directly into upcoming AGRINOVA outputs, including the AGRINOVA Guide and the project’s training and learning materials.

We warmly thank all presenters for their preparation, effort, and constructive cooperation, and we thank all participants for the strong engagement and discussion throughout the meeting.

MEETING PROGRAM

PAMEA is pleased to announce the launch of the AGRINOVA project website, a new hub for project updates, resources, and results as they become available.

Alongside the website launch, we are inviting partners and external stakeholders to take part in two online Good Practices Exchange meetings, organised ahead of the AGRINOVA consortium meeting in Bucharest (23–24 March 2026). These sessions will collect practical, transferable examples that can support the AGRINOVA Guide and future training materials.

Online meetings (English)

• Wednesday, 18 March 2026 | 3 hours (including transitions)
• Friday, 20 March 2026 | 3 hours (including transitions)

Who can present
We welcome contributions from project partners, associated partners, and external stakeholders. Each meeting includes 10 presenter slots. Presenters may share up to two good practices, delivered orally, supported by materials (slides, photos, short video, factsheets, or similar). Evidence can be quantitative when available; qualitative outcomes and lessons learned are also accepted.

Topics
The sessions will cover sustainable farming practices and smart solutions, including soil and water management, integrated pest management, climate resilience, controlled environment production, digital tools, circular economy approaches, post-harvest sustainability, business models, and adoption measures. The topic split between the two dates is flexible and will be adjusted based on presenter availability.

If you cannot attend
If you have a relevant good practice but cannot attend on one of the dates, you can still submit it and it will be scheduled for presentation in the other session.

How to apply
To request a presenter slot, submit one page per good practice by Monday, 16 March 2026 using the submission form: [FORM LINK]  / email to pamea.experts@gmail.com

Visit the AGRINOVA website!

At PAMEA, we proudly celebrate International Women’s Day by recognising the courage, commitment, and achievements of women who drive change every day.

Your leadership, creativity, and determination continue to build a better future for all.

With gratitude and admiration,
PAMEA

The first AGRITECH Newsletter has been officially released. Discover the progress made in defining the AgriTech Manager profile, developing innovative learning structures, and preparing Educational HUBs for pilot implementation. The project now moves confidently into its next phase.

PAMEA participated in the PoliRuralPlus JackDaw Code Camp 2026, held in Prague on 13–15 January 2026 and hosted by the Faculty of Information Technology at the Czech Technical University in Prague. The three-day event brought together developers, geospatial experts, and applied AI practitioners for an intensive development sprint focused on advancing the JackDaw platform and extending the GeoLLM concept to new regions and application domains.

During the Code Camp, PAMEA engaged with the technical community around geospatial AI and natural-language interaction with maps and spatial datasets, exploring how relevant components and working methods can inform MALTESE implementation planning. Key takeaways will feed into the next steps of MALTESE, including the Digital Hub roadmap, data and tool integration priorities, and the preparation of training content connected to practical use cases.

We are very honoured to share that PAMEA has been accepted into the European Alliance for Apprenticeships (EAfA) and we are also very pleased to confirm our PLEDGE has been accepted by the European Commission.

As an EAfA member, we will help strengthen the quality, supply, relevance, and mobility of apprenticeships across Europe.

This recognition strengthens our commitment to high-quality, relevant, and inclusive apprenticeships across Europe. As an EAfA member, we will:
•⁠ ⁠help strengthen the quality, supply, relevance, and mobility of apprenticeships across Europe
•⁠ ⁠engage with the Apprenticeship Support Services
•⁠ ⁠contribute resources to the EAfA library and Activities Hub
•⁠ ⁠work with schools, VET providers, and SMEs to co-create practical pathways from learning to employment

If you’re building apprenticeship routes or want to partner on new pilots, let’s connect.

The Pact for Skills is a European-wide initiative to mobilize coordinated action for quality investment in upskilling and reskilling.
By joining this community, PAMEA reaffirms its commitment to advancing education and training in areas critical for Europe’s future: digital transformation, sustainability, circular economy, and entrepreneurship.
Through this membership, PAMEA will:
•⁠ ⁠Collaborate with European partners to co-create innovative training models
•⁠ ⁠Support SMEs, VET providers, and cooperatives with practical tools for skills development
•⁠ ⁠Contribute to policy dialogue and initiatives that align skills with labour market and societal needs
This high recognition strengthens PAMEA’s mission to connect research, education, and practice, ensuring that learners, professionals, and communities are empowered to lead Europe’s green and digital transition.