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WeedingMAPs Working Group Launches Strategic Action Plan in Warsaw

The weedingMAPs project successfully held its Working Group 4 workshop in Warsaw, Poland, on March 27, 2025. European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) action participants met at the Renaissance Warsaw Airport Hotel to advance non-chemical weed management strategies. The meeting established core leadership and detailed task plans to support medicinal and aromatic plant farmers.

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The single-day workshop focused entirely on Working Group 4. (Photos: Pawel Sobczyk)

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A person points on a projected slide.
Group photo of participants.

Group of people sitting in a meeting.
Two people present a slide show.
A person points on a projected slide.
Group photo of participants.

The single-day workshop focused entirely on Working Group 4, which drives the strategic approach to knowledge co-creation for new or adapted non-chemical weed management. Tadeusz Pęczek opened the morning session with an official overview of Working Group 4 under CA 23123 weedingMAPs. Following participant presentations, the group selected Task Leaders and Co-leaders to guide upcoming project activities. 

The morning session also featured an in-depth planning assembly for Task 1, which aims to build a comprehensive stakeholder network. This task involves mapping sector networks and identifying key actors along the entire value chain, from machinery sectors to policy makers. After a joint lunch break, the workshop transitioned to a hybrid format. 

An afternoon online meeting connected physical attendees with remote European participants. The combined group reviewed the Task 1 implementation schedule and outlined reporting guidelines for December 2025. The online session also confirmed future workshop timelines. Back offline, participants spent the final hours designing a comprehensive action plan and holding targeted networking meetings.

The strategic work initiated at this workshop will directly influence three main pillars: knowledge sharing, knowledge co-creation, and knowledge innovation. Additionally, it lays the groundwork for a multi-factor SWOT analysis evaluating ten crucial development factors for the sector, including economic, technological, and environmental impacts. 

Further Information

Contact:

Tadeusz Pęczek – Foundation for Education and Social Dialogue "Pro Civis", Poland 

Paweł Sobczyk – Foundation for Education and Social Dialogue "Pro Civis", Poland

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