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The future of short food supply chains in Apulia is digital: "Field2Fork AI Hub" concludes successfully

From the synergy between Artificial Intelligence and local agriculture comes the "Personal Farmer": technology at the service of producers and consumers for zero-mile, healthy, and sustainable shopping.

2026. gada 27. jūlijs • DARe Puglia, EXO

The journey of the pilot project Field2Fork AI Hub officially concluded with a series of key milestones in July 2026. Funded under the European initiative PoliRuralPlus (Horizon Europe), the project

Testing JackDaw in practice: lessons from the second FloodAI+ workshop

A one-hour hands-on session showed where conversational GeoAI can make flood-risk information easier to access, and where stronger maps, provenance and local detail are still needed.

2026. gada 27. jūlijs • Ana Silva, Porvalor

From expectations to hands-on testingThe first FloodAI+ workshop established clear expectations. Stakeholders wanted maps that explain risk, understandable answers for different users, information ab

Putting JackDaw to the Test

What 35 everyday users, researchers and professionals taught us about a GeoAI assistant working in the real world.

2026. gada 21. jūlijs • CATALINK LIMITED: J- VERSE

JackDaw is an AI-powered conversational assistant that enables stakeholders to explore territorial and environmental information through map-based analysis, using the platform’s available geospatial

PoliRuralPlus joins the INTERESH Policy Lab

Strengthening dialogue among local actors to support sustainable agriculture and integrated territorial development

2026. gada 28. jūnijs • Tinada

On 16 June, PoliRuralPlus participated in the Policy Lab organised by the INTERESH project, an event dedicated to sustainable soil management and the role of coordinated policy action in supporting m

From the Counter to the Customer’s Screen: How Digital Skills and Product Photography Power Rural E-Commerce

A hands-on DASK workshop with local producers in Chora, Kythera, shows what it takes to turn island products into sellable online listings.

2026. gada 24. jūnijs • DASK team (Develop Open Call Winner for Pilot 3 - Central Greece Region)

On Saturday, 20 June 2026, a community hall in Chora, Kythera, filled with something you would not usually associate with digital transformation: jars of thyme honey, bottles of local wine and craft

Practical workshops in Vidzeme to define monitoring indicators for entrepreneurship and innovation

Municipal specialists from across Vidzeme are collaborating to develop a unified, data-driven monitoring system that will strengthen entrepreneurship support and regional economic development.

2026. gada 17. jūnijs • Ieva Upeniece (Vidzeme)

To support the development of a unified monitoring system across the municipalities of the Vidzeme planning region (VPR) in the area of economic activity and business support measures and to strength

MALTESE: Training in Malta turns digital tools into rural action

2026. gada 3. jūnijs • Daniel Amariei, PAMEA

A four-day training programme under PoliRuralPlus brought together young people, farmers, entrepreneurs, educators, and local stakeholders in Malta to test digital tools, explore circular agri-busine

PoliRuralPlus x QuantiFarm Synergy Webinar

The PoliRuralPlus x QuantiFarm Synergy Webinar explored how digital tools developed within each project can transform agricultural and territorial data into practical insights for farmers, advisors, policymakers and rural communities.

2026. gada 26. maijs • Katerina Sachsamanoglou (GAIA EPICHEIREIN)

On the 18th of May, the EU-funded projects PoliRuralPlus and QuantiFarm joined forces for an online synergy webinar exploring how digital tools developed within each project can support farmers, advi

GeoEDUHealth Access Bacău: Validating JackDaw GeoAI for Territorial Accessibility in Rural Romania

2026. gada 19. maijs • Constantin Avrămescu, General Director & AI/GIS Expert, MEDIA TREND SRL | Alexandru-Norbert Droiman, Project Manager, MEDIA TREND SRL

The Context: Why Bacău County?The GeoEDUHealth Access – Bacău project is implemented by MEDIA TREND SRL as the only Romanian company selected under the ENHANCE cascade funding call within the PoliRur

LocalLinks Presented in Klatovy: A Step Toward Smarter Regional Food Systems

This blog is based on the original Czech article published by Úhlava, o.p.s..

2026. gada 20. aprīlis • LocalLinks.AI Team (DEVELOP Open Call Winner – Pilot 6, Bavaria–Czech Region)

On March 3, 2026, a regional meeting in Klatovy brought together farmers, experts, and innovators to explore how digital tools, education, and collaboration can better support agricultural practice.