What are the main challenges facing smallholder farmers today?  What changes are needed in current policies and support measures?  What do policymakers need to better understand and design more effective policies?  These were the central questions at Crop-MATCHING [...]

On 26 August 2026, Prof. Konstantinos Mattas participated as one of three academic experts in the Consultation Event on the New Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 2028–2034, organised by the Region of Thessaly in Larissa. The event brought together [...]

The European project Crop-MATCHING was presented at the XXVI Feira Raiana/Rayana 2026, held from 22 to 26 July in Portugal, through a stand hosted by project partner Food4Sustainability (F4S). Organised by the Municipality of Idanha-a-Nova, Feira Raiana is [...]

Crop-MATCHING participated as a sister project in thERBN’s "EU Open Training Session “Collected Practices for Rural Bioeconomy”, held online via MS Teams on Friday, 19 June 2026. The session brought together more than 40 participants and stakeholders from across Europe, including researchers, practicioners, [...]

As part of its policy and governance needs analysis activities, the Horizon Europe project Crop-MATCHING will organise the first of its two planned EU policy exchange hybrid events on 9 September at the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania [...]

As part of its activities, the Horizon Europe project Crop-MATCHING will organise a side event on 9 September 2026, focusing on Matching Natural Solutions and Practices, within the framework of the 194th EAAE Seminar. The 194th Seminar of the [...]

The 194th Seminar of the European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE) entitled “Matching Agri-Food Systems and Ecosystems via AI: Aligning Digital Innovation with Sustainability and Policy Goals,” will be held on 10–11 September 2026, at the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of [...]

The Crop-MATCHING project was presented at the National Agriculture Fair 2026 (Feira Nacional de Agricultura – FNA 2026) through the participation of project partner Food4Sustainability CoLAB (F4S). Organised by CNEMA and held from 6 to 14 June, the fair is one of Portugal's leading [...]

The Crop-MATCHING Project was introduced at Ege University in Izmir within the scope of the "Student Seminar Days 2026," a seminar program organized semi-annually by the Faculty of Agriculture's Department of Agricultural Economics. The event was held between [...]

The Crop-MATCHING consortium gathered in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 7–8 May 2026 for its 1st Interim Meeting, bringing together the project partners to review the progress achieved during the first reporting period and coordinate the next implementation steps of [...]