Over 30 % of Europe’s agricultural land is considered marginal due to challenging conditions such as poor soil health, water scarcity, and steep terrain. The Horizon Europe project MIDAS is turning this challenge into an opportunity by developing and demonstrating innovative solutions to grow industrial crops on these lands while building sustainable, bio-based value chains.
For the past three years, our team has been developing and testing innovative, biodiversity-compatible cropping systems to cultivate low-input industrial crops on these challenging lands.
We invite you to join our upcoming webinar,
“Farming for Bio-based Materials and Biodiversity: Unlocking the Potential of Europe’s Marginal Lands”, for an exclusive look at our research and results.
🗓️ Date: 8 October 2025 🕒 Time: 15:00 – 16:30 CET 📍 Online
In this session, you will: 🔹 Get the latest assessments on the current and future extent of marginal lands in Europe.
🔹 Gain insights from our network of 19 demonstration fields, showcasing the performance of systems like strip cropping and agroforestry.
🔹 Explore preliminary findings from our multi-annual study on the positive effects of these systems on pollinators.
🔹 Hear from a panel of experts on the role of innovative bio-based value chains in enhancing ecosystem services across the EU.
Our confirmed speakers include:
- Berien Elbersen, Wageningen University & Research
- Efthymia Alexopoulou, Centre for Renewable Energy Sources (CRES), Greece
- Jenny Lazebnik, Wageningen University & Research
- Daniele Valiante, 3Bee
This webinar is essential for researchers, farm advisors, farmers’ cooperatives, policymakers, and companies in the bio-based sector.
