A new €10 million EU-funded project has been launched to strengthen agricultural advisory services and build a more connected, capable, and responsive advisory community across Europe.

The project, called dynADVICE, brings together 21 beneficiaries from 16 countries, including agricultural advisory services, professional networks, research organisations, and innovation specialists.

The seven-year project is funded through Horizon Europe.

It began on September 1 and is being coordinated by Teagasc.

Agricultural advisers play a central role in helping farmers respond to economic, environmental, and societal challenges.

However, advisory systems across Europe remain fragmented, and advisers do not always have equal access to professional development, peer networks, or the latest research and innovation.

dynADVICE

The ambition of dynADVICE is to build a sustainable, high-value European advisory network by brokering and strengthening dynamic learning communities of advisers.

It will connect advisers and advisory organisations across countries and sectors, enabling knowledge to move more effectively between research, policy, innovation, advisory services, and farms.The project is intended to develop a better understanding of advisers’ needs and the barriers they experience, and build their skills, confidence, and professional capacity.

It will also accelerate the flow of practical and research-based knowledge; and integrate advisers more strongly into agricultural knowledge and innovation systems.

Monitoring, reflection, and feedback will allow the consortium to learn and adapt throughout the project.Advisers will be able to participate in training, mentoring, peer learning, workshops, cross-country visits, and exchanges with colleagues from other organisations and regions.

Multilingual digital tools and an online collaborative space will support continued knowledge-sharing and engagement.

Funding

A central feature of dynADVICE will be €3.9 million in cascade funding, distributed through seven open calls.

These calls will enable impartial agricultural advisers and advisory networks, beyond the original consortium, to apply for funding to participate in project activities.The first open call is expected in early 2027.

Representatives of the 21 beneficiary organisations met in Kilkenny on September 22 and 23 for the project’s kick-off meeting.

The meeting focused on building a shared understanding of the project’s ambition, strengthening relationships across the consortium, and agreeing how the partners will work together to deliver an interconnected programme of activity.dynADVICE project coordinator at Teagasc, Jane Kavanagh said: “No single organisation or country can achieve the ambition of dynADVICE on its own.

“Success will depend on partners combining their experience, networks, and expertise, and on agricultural advisers themselves helping to shape the activities and solutions we develop.

She described the open calls as an essential part of this approach, providing funding for advisers and advisory networks beyond the consortium to “participate, share their experience and benefit from the opportunities created by the project”.Head of advisory services in Teagasc, Tom Curran said: “Agricultural advisers are a vital link between knowledge and decisions on farms.

Through this collaborative approach, dynADVICE aims to develop stronger adviser skills and confidence, better-connected learning communities and closer integration between advisers, research, policy, and innovation.

Ultimately, it is hoped that this will help farmers access timely, impartial, and practical advice as they work towards more competitive, sustainable, and resilient farming systems.The dynADVICE project will run until August 31, 2033.