Open topic: Innovating for on-farm post-harvest operations, storage and transformation of crops into food and non-food products
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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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Call
Summary
Under this theme, proposals should test, develop and pilot innovative solutions to support farmers to improve their position in value chains, benefit from the valorisation of their agricultural products and improve their financial sustainability.
Proposals should improve the climate and environmental performance of the resulting farmers’ activities and businesses.
Detailed Call Description
Innovations proposed should have a positive impact on environment as well as climate change mitigation and adaptation. Proposals should demonstrate practical applicability and be tailored to the needs of farmers and adapted to the seasonal character of raw material production.
Successful proposals should assess the impact of the proposed innovations on the overall sustainability (environmental, social, economic) of the farmers and business activities. The climate change mitigation and carbon footprint reduction potential of the proposed innovations should be analysed. Successful proposals should address the requirements from relevant EU regulatory frameworks, including where relevant needs for pre-market authorisation.
Proposals should perform economic cost-benefit analysis of the practical implementation of the innovations developed within the project. Proposals should describe an exploitation pathway tailor-made for the developed innovations through the different necessary steps (e.g. market research, manufacturing, regulatory approvals and licensing, IP management etc.) in order to accelerate exploitation of the results.
Proposed activities must apply the concept of the ‘multi-actor approach’ and allow for adequate involvement of relevant actors including farmers and SMEs. Proposals should benefit various farming systems/approaches, one of which should be organic farming. Proposals should develop publicly available diverse practice-oriented dissemination materials, e.g., audiovisual materials, brochures, presenting the innovations.
SME participation is expected. Proposals may involve financial support to third parties, particularly for farmers and/or SMEs providing and/or developing, testing, or validating the proposed innovative technologies/solutions. A maximum 30% of EU funding should be allocated to this purpose. Consortia need to define the selection process of third parties, for which financial support may be granted.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
70%
Expected EU contribution per project: €6.00 million
Thematic Categories
- Agriculture - Farming - Forestry
- Agriculture - Food
- Environment and Climate Change
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
- Rural development
- Small-Medium Enterprises and Competitiveness
Eligibility for Participation
- Businesses
- Farmers Unions
- Farmers, Agriculturalists
- Legal Entities
- NGOs
- Non Profit Organisations
- Other Beneficiaries
- Private Bodies
- Producer Associations
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- Services Providers
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
Eligibility For Participation Notes
The following additional eligibility criteria apply: The proposals must apply the multi-actor approach. See definition of the multi-actor approach in the introduction to this work programme part.
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.
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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 Persons:
Marcia Trillidou
Scientific Officer A’
Email: trillidou@research.org.cy
Dr. Mary Economou
Scientific Officer
Email: meconomou@research.org.cy