Enhancing farmer's profitability and resilience through innovations for diversified crops and value chains

Overview

Supports innovations that enhance farmer profitability and resilience through diversified cropping systems and value chains, targeting agricultural stakeholders, SMEs, and research organizations. Focuses on sustainability, biodiversity, and climate adaptation while strengthening local value chains.

Who Can Apply

Consortia of legal entities (e.g., SMEs, research institutions, farmers, technology developers, public bodies) from eligible countries. Proposals must apply the multi-actor approach, ensuring active involvement of farmers, SMEs, and end-users. Financial support to third parties (e.g., SMEs) is permitted.

Funding Details

• Maximum grant amount: €11,000,000 per project.
• Funding rate: Not specified (lump-sum funding model).
• Financial support to third parties (FSTP): Up to €60,000 per third party, provided as grants.

What Is Funded

• Development, testing, and demonstration of innovative solutions and business models for crop diversification, including organic farming.
• Activities to enhance farmer profitability, resilience, and sustainability (economic, social, environmental).
• Valorization of crop by-products and development of local value chains.
• Climate change mitigation, biodiversity protection, and resource-efficient farming systems.
• Dissemination of practice-oriented materials (e.g., audiovisuals, brochures) with creative storytelling.
• Collaboration with other EU-funded projects under related topics (e.g., HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-03).

Technology / Maturity Requirements

• Technology Readiness Level (TRL): 4–6 (validation in lab to prototype demonstration in relevant environment).

Key Dates

• Deadline: 2027-09-22T22:00:00Z.

Application Process (High-Level)

• Single-stage submission via the EU Funding & Tenders Portal.
• Proposals must adhere to page limits and templates outlined in the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes.

Post-Award Obligations

• Exploitation pathway: Projects must outline steps for market research, regulatory approvals, IP management, and result exploitation.
• Dissemination: Creation of practice-oriented materials to share innovations and outcomes.
• Collaboration: Mandatory engagement with other EU-funded projects under related topics.

Geographic Scope & Language

• Eligible countries: EU Member States, Horizon Europe Associated Countries (Norway, Iceland, UK, Switzerland), and select non-EU/non-associated countries with specific provisions.
• Application language: English.

Notes

• Proposals must avoid duplicating past or ongoing EU-funded R&I activities, including those under the Horizon Europe Partnership ‘Agroecology’ and the EU Mission Soil.
• Multi-actor approach is mandatory, ensuring practical involvement of farmers, SMEs, and other stakeholders.
• Projects must address organic farming as one of the farming systems/approaches.