A Horizon Europe Project
ClimateSmartAdvisors (CSA) is a pan-European network empowering farm advisors with the knowledge and tools needed to support farmers in adapting to climate change across 27 countries.
Advisors Driving Change
The ClimateSmartAdvisors project unites 1500 Advisors, 140 Coaches, 27 National Coordinators, and 12 Thematic Leaders in a shared effort to advance climate-smart agriculture in Europe.
By building a strong network of skilled stakeholders, the project helps improve knowledge exchange, support advisory services, and accelerate the transition to more sustainable farming practices.
260 Communities of Practice across 27 EU countries are helping bring climate-smart farming solutions into practice within the European agricultural advisory community. Discover more about each Community of Practice as soon as the network begins rolling out activities across Europe.
FarmingForClimate.eu
A common knowledge platform rich in climate-smart tools, practices, and approaches from different EU Horizon project is the place to go for every advisor who takes part in shifting EU agricultural production towards more adaptable, sustainable and environmentally friendly farming.
The platform is under continuous development, with new features being gradually added in the coming years.
Practice oriented innovation experiments where Advisors play a central role as change and innovation agents in Climate Smart Farming multi-level transitions. Co-Design Innovation Experiments will fill in innovation gaps that have been identified in Climate Smart Advisors activities across the EU
I work as an expert of plant production in a Finnish advisory organisation. I mainly work on projects related to sustainable agrciculture, especially the climate issues, soil growth condition and carbon sequestration.
I also do client work with farmers as planning of cultivation and application for farmer subsidies.
I am working as an technical employee at Apo Conerpo SCA, an Organization of Producers that includes 6.000 farmers, collected in 50 Agricultural Cooperatives shared around the most fruit and vegetable vocated regions of Italy.
I am principally working on project linked with agricultural sustainability, also with soil health and biodiversity and crop managment.
Annelie Bernhart holds a Bachelor of Sciences degree from the University of Gastronomic Sciences in Pollenzo, Italy and a Master of Social Sciences in Biodiversity, Conservation from the University of Oxford, UK.
She has worked in international rural development for the past 12 years, including work with the FAO in Rome, the University of Coventry in the UK, Bioversity International, Slow Food and GIZ. Since 2021, Annelie is working for the State Academy for Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry in Landshut, Bavaria (FüAk).
Her expertise lies in agroecology, agricultural crop diversity and political ecology. In CSA, Annelie is also co-leading the design of the Train the Trainers Programme for the CSCs.
I am a arable farming project manager, I lead research and innovation projects that contribute to future-proof arable agriculture. I connect farmers, researchers, and value chain partners, and translate practical challenges into applicable solutions.
Carolanne is the Teagasc Project Advisor for the Climate Smart Advisors project. She holds an MSc. in Science and Health Communication and has focused her studies on the development of innovative communication approaches that support rural communities in taking greater climate action. Having previously worked in Brussels on EU agricultural projects (Horizon) Carolanne is passionate about creating effective communication tools to help farmers transition to Climate Smart Farming.
I work as a project manager for multiple international projects in a Finnish advisory organisation. The main topics cover sustainable agriculture from the perspectives of climate, biodiversity and innovations.
A Newcastle graduate, geneticist and ex dairy farmer, Richard joined Innovation for Agriculture in 2016 to co-ordinate the Horizon 2020 project Data Driven Decisions for Dairy farmers. Advocating the welfare and economic benefits of making real time management decisions based on sensor data he was involved in other projects on antibiotic reduction (DISARM) and farm demonstration (FARMDEMO). Currently he is coordinating the UK involvement in two major projects aimed at reducing the climatic impact of livestock farming – Climate Farm Demo ( setting up a network of 130 climate demo farms in the UK – 1500 Europewide), and Climate Smart Advisors.
Dimitar has been working in the field of rural development for 19 years. He holds a post-graduate specialty: “Economics and Management of agro-industry”. He is specialized in Strategic management, Sustainable Rural Development and Agricultural policy development. Dimitar worked for nine years at the Rural Development Directorate to the Bulgarian Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Since 2010 Dimitar Vanev works at the Bulgarian National Agricultural Advisory Service (NAAS).
Master Degree in enviromental system sciences. Experienced project manager in international projects for bio-ressources. In the current position in the Department Energy, Climate and Bio-ressources at the Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry in Styria I am responsible for National and International projects but also as an energy consultant for farmers in Styria.
I am working at the French Livestock Institute, as an expert on dairy cow nutrition and feeding systems. I am in charge of regional, national and european projects delaing with milk production, feed-food competition, land use and carbonfootprint. On this last issue, providing efficient strategies to farmers for reducing methane emissions is a critical on-going work for the dairy industry. I am particularly involved in this research.
Agronomist, viticulture freelance advisor. Since 1996, I have been dealing with sustainability and I am consultant for the management and protection of the vineyard for single Wineries and vine areas. Main themes since 2009: Carbon and Water Footprints; monitoring of biodiversity and health of soils; member of OIV Sustainability Commission and of Technical Committee of Equalitas (sustainability certification of wine sector).
Innovation Broker in Agriculture, with broad experience working with farmers and advisors (providing advisory services, initiating Soil Living Lab, development of EIP Operational Groups), national policy makers (evaluations of Rural Development Programmes, CAP Strategic Plan) and the EU services (SCAR AKIS, CAP Network EIP Support Facility, EIP Subgroup for Innovation). I am involved in several EU funded HE projects.
Tatiana Bullová is a Project Officer at the Bioeconomy Cluster in Slovakia, where she coordinates and contributes to several Horizon Europe projects focused on soil health, carbon farming, and the circular bioeconomy. With a background in agricultural economics and experience in teaching and project management, Tatiana works to bridge research, practice, and policy, promoting regenerative agriculture and sustainable rural development in Central Europe.
Andreia Carvalho is a Sustainability Consultant at CONSULAI with an international background in research, innovation, and production systems. She holds a Master’s degree in Materials Engineering from NOVA School of Science and Technology and has experience managing European R&D projects focused on climate adaptation, digital transformation, and sustainable agriculture.
Master in agricultural development and PhD in agroecology, I have previously worked during many years as a teacher in a farming school, teaching both practical farming and environmental sustainability. I am now working as a project manager at the French Livestock Institute in the department of Social Approaches. I am involved in several local and European projects dealing with multi-actor approaches, qualitative enquiries and capacity development of advisers, farmers and teachers.