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On 17 May 2019, more than 20 European research institutes gathered in Berlin with the support of the French Embassy. Some 65 participants, including researchers, representatives from the German and French supervisory ministries and the European Commission, met to discuss the forthcoming-shared strategy.

Several proposals were made regarding:

• the enhanced use of agroecological regulations to develop more disease-resistant farming systems
• the strong potential of plant breeding
• the use of digital and new technologies and farming equipment
• drivers and roadblocks to the socioeconomic transition

Christian Huyghe emphasised that “we must change our research methods to overcome our knowledge gaps.”
A roadmap will be presented later this year in October during the next workshop in Finland. This event will be open to all stakeholders.