Open topic: Improving the competitiveness of the agricultural sector by enhancing the efficient and sustainable use of agricultural production factors
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Programme Name
Programme Description
Horizon Europe is the European Union (EU) funding programme for the period 2021 – 2027, which targets the sectors of research and innovation. The programme’s budget is around € 95.5 billion, of which € 5.4 billion is from NextGenerationEU to stimulate recovery and strengthen the EU’s resilience in the future, and € 4.5 billion is additional aid.
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Summary
EU farmers face numerous competitiveness challenges. According to a study by the EP, the growth of total factor productivity (TFP) in EU agriculture has been slowing down while some of our competitors, like Brazil, Canada and China, show higher TFP growth. In order to revert this trend, improving the efficiency of the production factors is a possible avenue, while at the same time considering its sustainable use.
Detailed Call Description
Proposals should address all the following activities:
- develop prototypes of innovations and farming practices that can improve the efficient and sustainable use of agricultural production factors or provide sustainable alternatives, and test them in a large-scale operational environment;
- provide cost-effective and sustainable business models of these innovations or farming practices, and assess their environmental (including biodiversity restoration), social and economic impacts to facilitate the deployment and the commercialisation on the European market;
- identify possible barriers and enablers for the adoption, the upscaling or large-scale deployment of these innovations and propose solutions;
- propose a clear strategy to communicate, disseminate and exploit results, new farming practices, innovations and best practices, and to foresee training to the relevant actors.
Proposals may provide financial support to third parties (FSTP) to, for instance, test, develop or demonstrate the innovations or prototypes.
Proposals must implement the multi-actor approach including farmers, advisors, researchers, social scientists, SMEs and start-ups in order to leverage opportunities for innovations to scale up and access relevant markets.
Proposals are encouraged to build on the results of relevant projects funded under Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe and ensure collaboration with relevant ongoing projects.
This topic should involve the effective contribution of SSH disciplines and SSH experts, especially in the field of behavioural sciences and adoption/uptake of technologies and practices.
The projects under this topic are relevant to the EU policies related to the Common Agricultural Policy and align with the EU Vision for Agriculture and Food.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
70%
Expected EU contribution per project: €4.50 million.
Thematic Categories
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
- Rural development
Eligibility for Participation
- Associations
- Businesses
- Central Government
- Chambers
- Educational Institutions
- Farmers, Agriculturalists
- Large Enterprises
- Legal Entities
- Local Authorities
- NGOs
- Other Beneficiaries
- Producer Associations
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- Services Providers
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
- Training Centres
Eligibility For Participation Notes
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.
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.
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National Contact Point(s)
Research and Innovation Foundation
29a Andrea Michalakopoulou, 1075 Nicosia,
P.B. 23422, 1683 Nicosia
Telephone: +357 22205000
Fax: +357 22205001
Email: support@research.org.cy
Website: https://www.research.org.cy/en/
Contact Person:
Marcia Trillidou
Scientific Officer A’
Email: trillidou@research.org.cy