First National Stakeholders Conference in the Czech Republic under the “TRANSFER Danube” project

On 13 February 2026, a National Stakeholders Conference within the project TRANSFER Danube – InTegRAted moNitoring System For agro-climatic risks within DanubE Region was held at the conference centre of Hotel Olympionik in Mělník, Czech Republic.

The event was organised by the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CULS) and brought together representatives of relevant stakeholder groups from the Czech Republic, including farmers, experts from the agricultural sector, research and educational institutions, advisory services, and public authorities.

During the conference, Assoc. Prof. Petr Šařec and Dr. Václav Novák introduced the participants to the TRANSFER Danube project, its objectives, partnership structure, work plan, and overall goals. The main expected results of the project were presented, with particular emphasis on the development of the Danube transnational e-platform and its functionalities. The platform’s role in integrating agro-climatic data, supporting phenological monitoring, and improving the management of agro-climatic risks was explained in detail.

Special attention was given to the role of CULS within the project. Local examples of good practices focused on climate change adaptation in Czech agriculture were presented and subsequently discussed to demonstrate the practical relevance of the project outputs at national level.

The presentations were followed by an open discussion session, enabling participants to exchange views on the applicability of the project results in the Czech context. Structured questionnaires were distributed to collect stakeholder feedback, which will support the further development and alignment of project activities with stakeholder needs.

The conference contributed to strengthening cooperation between research institutions, agricultural practitioners, and public authorities in the Czech Republic, while raising awareness of the TRANSFER Danube project and its contribution to climate-smart agriculture and agro-climatic risk management in the Danube Region.