For centuries, the draining of the moors in Germany was politically and socially desired. The peat that was mined was used as solid fuel, and bogs were drained to gain fertile land. One of the goals was to improve the food insecurity. Today, the situation is very different. The nutrition of the population is secured and in addition to nature and species protection goals, climate protection brings the moor into the focus of attention.

On the 9th of November 2022, ISA-UL and CONSULAI organised their 2nd Field Day and gathered more than 40 participants, including the presence of the Portuguese network, farmers and other interested stakeholders such as researchers and advisors

3rd joint event of the three research projects funded under the EU Horizon 2020 call on climate-smart and resilient farming: AGROMIX, MIXED and STARGATE 12. Dec. at 14.00-16.00 - online

Four innovative and widely applicable approaches to mixed farming and agroforestry is being tested in the MIXED project in studies in the UK, Poland, Portugal, and Denmark. All four approaches have been presented in webinars over the past months, and recordings from the webinars are now available. 

In 2023 and 2024 – Mixed is planning 20 on-farm demonstration events in 10 European countries.

Mixed farming and agroforestry plays out at different levels such as fields, landscapes or regions. The complex interaction between farms in a landscape within a specific context may result in impacts that differs from what can be measured at farm level. Therefore, it is relevant to explore impacts of mixed systems also at landscape level.

The collection of data from the MIXED networks of innovative farmers has started. The data from the individual farms will provide important information for the assessment of efficiency and resilience of mixed farming and agroforestry systems

In the MIXED project a model is built to compare ‘what-if’ scenarios of diverse farm decisions regarding interactions with other farms within a given mixed landscape

The EU research project MIXED explore the benefits of mixed farming and agroforestry systems (MiFAS) to climate, environment and society in general and support the further development of such systems.

To optimize out-reach and efficiently disseminate its results, MIXED is connected with the EIP-AGRI platform. The 7 first MIXED practice abstracts is now available on the platform.