A landmark conference in Vilnius will bring together scientists, policymakers, and innovators to showcase GFarm — a project redefining how greenhouse gases are tracked across agriculture and forestry.
When researchers at Lithuania’s leading agricultural institutions set out to build a unified monitoring system for greenhouse gas emissions across farmland and forests, few anticipated the scale of collaboration it would require. Now, after years of development, the GFarm project is preparing to present its findings to the world — and the timing could not be more consequential.
On May 5 and 6, Vilnius will host “Bridging Innovation Across Agriculture, Forestry, and Energy Fields,” a two-day conference at the Pacai Conference Hall that will convene policymakers, researchers, and industry leaders from across Europe. The event, co-funded by the European Union under the LIFE Programme, marks the final monitoring review of the GFarm project and doubles as a broader forum on cross-sector strategies for climate action.
Central to the first day’s programme is a presentation by Romualdas Lapickis, who will walk attendees through the practical lessons of GFarm: what tools were built, what results were achieved, and what the project’s architects would do differently. That session will be followed by a roundtable examining how GFarm’s monitoring platform might be harmonised with the parallel FOREST 4.0 initiative, co-chaired by leading voices from Vytautas Magnus University, the State Forest Service of Lithuania, and Sweden’s Interior Cluster.
The agenda opens with remarks from Kristina Šermukšnytė-Alešiūnienė, Chief Executive of Agrifood Lithuania, before shifting to the policy landscape. Hana Mandelikova, a Project Officer at CINEA — the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency — will outline EU priorities and funding opportunities under the LIFE Programme, the primary mechanism through which Brussels channels investment into nature and climate projects.
The afternoon sessions pivot toward energy. Agnė Stonienė, Acting Director of the Energy Efficiency Competence Center, will present on the economics of efficiency — framing lower energy costs not merely as a savings measure but as a competitive lever for Lithuanian farmers. Her presentation leads into a broader panel on how renewable energy deployment and circular approaches can be embedded directly into farming practices.
The second day is reserved for internal reflection. GFarm’s consortium partners will gather at a separate venue on Mokslininkų Street for a closed project review — a reckoning with what was built, what was learned, and how the model might be replicated elsewhere in Europe.
Organisers say they hope the conference will position Lithuania as a model for integrated, cross-sector climate innovation — a small country that has quietly assembled the tools and partnerships to punch well above its weight in the European green transition.
Join us in Vilnius
Whether you work in agriculture, forestry, energy, or policy — this is your opportunity to be part of a conversation that is shaping the future of Europe’s climate strategy. Connect with leading researchers, practitioners, and decision-makers, and see firsthand what years of cross-sector collaboration have made possible.
May 5–6, 2026
Day 1: Pacai Conference Hall, Didžioji str. 7, Vilnius
Day 2: Mokslininkų str. 2A, Vilnius