Knowledge Centre for Bioeconomy

The EU Soil Strategy 2030 aims to increase soil organic carbon (SOC) in agricultural land to enhance soil health and support biodiversity as well as to offset greenhouse...

This study investigates the potential effects of 10 upcoming free trade agreements (FTAs) under the current EU trade agenda. It quantifies the cumulative sectoral impacts...

View 2021 data on employment and value added for the European bioeconomy in an infographic.

View 2019 data on employment and value added for the European bioeconomy in an infographic.

Young soil researchers represent a generation that will respond to future soil challenges and implement connected policy developments. They will deal with emerging challenges and opportunities...

This paper develops a methodology to define functional rural areas in the EU and seeks feedback on the method and the results. Functional rural areas are designed to cover all the territories...

In 2022 and 2023, the European Commission’s Knowledge Centre for Bioeconomy organised three workshops to explore bioeconomy foresight scenarios developed in 2020. With the help of a scientific game and foresight...

The JRC Forest Carbon Model enables the assessment of forests CO2 emissions and removals under scenarios of forest management, natural disturbances, forest-related conversions and roundwood destinations...

The European Green Deal and its farm-to-fork (F2F) strategy have made sustainability in the food system an EU policy priority. It aims to help the EU’s current...

The food waste prevention calculator can be used by various stakeholders involved in the food supply chain, to assess the nutritional benefits, the net economic savings, and net...