ACT4CAP27 Project Newsletter / Edition 1 / December 2024 This the first in the series of 6 monthly newsletters in the ACT4CAP27 project. From this issue of our newsletter, you can get to know: What ACT4CAP27 is all about? • ACT4CAP27 is an EC funded 5-year Horizon Europe research and innovation action aiming to aiming to enhance analytical capabilities, tools, and collaborative technical infrastructure within the policy modelling community, to provide support for evidence-based EU agri-food policies post-2027. Which organisations are in the project team?• The consortium of ACT4CAP27 consists of 13 partners from 10 countries in Europe (AT, BE, DE, IT, HU, NL, ES, SE, UA, UK), and the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission. How is the project structured?• The ACT4CAP27 project is managed through 8 work packages (WP), each of which is responsible for various parts of the five-year project. What are the latest developments in our project?• Read the letter from our Coordinator, Siemen van Berkum looking back at the first 10 months of project implementation• From kick-off to various activities: learn more about how our partners work to keep focus on project implementation, including our 1st Stakeholder Meeting held in-presence in October.• Get to know our latest ACT4CAP27 highlights from Ukraine.• Read our 1st policy brief. Where and how are we networking and cooperate with other Horizon Europe Projects?• Read more how we cooperate with our fellow project BrightSpace.• Read further highlights from our fellow projects, including results from Tools4CAP. What are the upcoming international events where you can meet us?• There are several events on our list, e.g. BrightSpace will be represented at the Agricultural Outlook Conference in Brussels organized in the framework of the EU Agri-Food Days between 10-12 December 2024. Further information ACT4CAP27 Project coordination: Wageningen Economic Research, The Hague, NLContact: act4cap27@wur.nl | Website: https://act4cap27.eu/ Project duration: 1 March 2024 – 28 February 2029 EU funding acknowledgement ACT4CAP27 is funded by the European Union. Horizon Europe Grant Agreement No. 101134874. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the authors only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Commission. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.