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    HORIZON-CL6-2027-03-GOVERNANCE-02

    Improving analytical capacity for sustainable competitiveness of the agricultural sector

    Opens 4 Feb 2027Live official EU data

    Call 03 - single stage (2027) · HORIZON-RIA · Needs partners

    11 May 2027
    Deadline
    4 Feb 2027
    Opens for applications
    €6M
    Indicative, per project
    ~1
    Grants expected
    151
    Past winners in this family

    What this call funds

    This call funds research projects that help the EU agricultural sector understand and improve its competitiveness while staying sustainable. It supports building better data, indicators and analytical tools so farmers, businesses and policymakers can make informed decisions that balance economic, social and environmental goals, including organic farming and different value chains. The goal is more evidence based agricultural policy that supports long term resilience and prosperity.

    agriculture agritech · food systems · bioeconomy · data analytics · environmental monitoring · regional development

    Who wins this

    A multi actor consortium combining researchers, farmers, businesses and other agri food supply chain stakeholders across disciplines like economics, agronomy and environmental science is best suited to this call.

    Could you win this call?

    Only the website is required.

    The call in detail

    Indicative grant size
    €6M
    Funding model
    Lump sum. Paid per completed work package, with no financial reporting of actual costs
    Submission
    Single-stage submission (full proposal at once)
    Type of action
    HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions
    Partners
    Required. The call asks for a consortium: a group applying together, typically 3+ organisations from 3+ countries.
    Also required
    Proposals must apply the multi actor approach with a balanced mix of farmers, researchers, businesses and other agri food supply chain actors, and the Joint Research Centre may join the consortium as a zero funding beneficiary or associated partner.
    Sectors
    AgriTech · Circular Economy
    Eligible countries (45)
    Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Israel, Türkiye, Ukraine, Serbia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Georgia, Armenia, Moldova, Tunisia, New Zealand
    Read the full conditions from the official call ›

    General conditions 1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout described in Annex A and Annex E of the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes. Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System. 2. Eligible Countries described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes. A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects. See the information in the Horizon Europe Programme Guide. 3. Other Eligible Conditions The following additional eligibility criteria apply: the proposals must apply the multi-actor approach. See definition of the multi-actor approach in this work programme part. The Joint Research Centre (JRC) may participate as member of the consortium selected for funding as a beneficiary with zero funding, or as an associated partner. The JRC will not participate in the preparation and submission of the proposal - see General Annex B. described in Annex B of the Work Programme General Annexes. 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion described in Annex C of the Work Programme General Annexes. 5a. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds are described in Annex D of the Work Programme General Annexes. 5b. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes are described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes and the Online Manual. 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement described in Annex F of the Work Programme General Annexes. 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants Eligible costs will take the form of a lump sum as defined in the Decision of 7 July 2021 authorising the use of lump sum contributions under the Horizon Europe Programme – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2021-2027) – and in actions under the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (2021-2025) [[This decision is available on the Funding and Tenders Portal, in the reference documents section for Horizon Europe, under ‘Simplified costs decisions’ or through this link: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/guidance/ls-decision_he_en.pdf ]]. described in Annex G of the Work Programme General Annexes. Specific conditions described in the specific topic of the Work Programme

    Who has won calls like this

    Organisations that most often win this call family · 151 past winners

    GEOPONIKO PANEPISTIMION ATHINON · EL
    30 wins
    led 6
    STICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH · NL
    26 wins
    led 5
    CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE · IT
    22 wins
    TEAGASC - AGRICULTURE AND FOOD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY · IE
    20 wins
    led 3
    EIGEN VERMOGEN VAN HET INSTITUUT VOOR LANDBOUW- EN VISSERIJONDERZOEK · BE
    18 wins
    led 2
    INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE POUR L'AGRICULTURE, L'ALIMENTATION ET L'ENVIRONNEMENT · FR
    17 wins
    led 1

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