Two international project meetings have helped turn AgriFuture’s ambitions into a shared roadmap for developing practical, future-oriented agricultural training across Europe.

The AgriFuture partnership has already reached two important milestones since the project began: its first transnational meeting in Kaindorf, Austria, on 14–15 April 2026, followed by a second meeting in Budapest, Hungary, on 8–9 July 2026.

Starting the journey in Austria

The meeting in Kaindorf marked the operational start of AgriFuture, bringing together partners from Austria, Hungary, Norway, Spain and Türkiye.

During the two-day meeting, the consortium aligned expectations, reviewed the project roadmap and began shaping the training programme that will be developed over the coming months.

One of the main outcomes was the agreement on the eight learning areas that will guide the AgriFuture curriculum. Partners also discussed how to combine theoretical knowledge with practical learning, how to make use of existing educational resources and how future pilot activities could be adapted to agricultural seasons and the conditions of each Demonstration Farm and Living Lab.

Another important step was the preparation of the Skills Needs Analysis, designed to ensure that the curriculum would be based on the real experiences and needs of farmers and other agricultural stakeholders.

From planning to concrete results in Budapest

By the time the partnership met again in Budapest in July, the project had already moved into a new phase.

Partners reviewed the first findings from the Skills Needs Analysis and discussed how stakeholder validation activities could further strengthen the results. These insights provided an important foundation for the next task: translating identified skills needs into a coherent training programme.

A central focus of the Budapest meeting was therefore the Joint Module Architecture. The consortium worked on the relationship between EQF Level 4 requirements, learning outcomes, teaching methods, content, micro-learning units and assessment.

A common principle emerged clearly: AgriFuture training should be practical, flexible and focused on what learners need to be able to do in real agricultural situations. Future modules will combine digital learning with real farm cases, practical activities and experiences in Demonstration Farms and Living Labs.

The meeting also helped define the roadmap for the next stages, including the development of the digital learning platform, preparation of the international pilot activities in Austria, Türkiye, Hungary and Norway, and the involvement of expert panels in validating the training framework.

From Kaindorf to Budapest, the partnership has moved from establishing a common vision to building the foundations of the AgriFuture learning programme — bringing together agricultural practice, vocational education and innovation across five European countries.