Multi-actor projects: scientists and farmers creating solutions together

Intro

Multi-actor projects are projects in which end users and multipliers of research results such as farmers and farmers’ groups, advisers, enterprises and others, are closely cooperating throughout the whole research project period. 

The EU has allocated around one billion euros to fund around 180 multi-actor projects of interest to agriculture, forestry and rural development in the seven years of Horizon 2020 (2014-2020). Over 120 of these projects have already started.

Also the Horizon Europe programme (2021-2027) includes multi-actor projects, and the first projects have started.

Here below you can find the complete list of projects, organised per theme. Please note that individual projects can be linked to more than one theme.

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You can also find a short description of each theme and of related projects in the AgriResearch Factsheets.

 

Browse the EIP-AGRI database for multi-actor projects.

Overview of themes


Creating value from land - sustainable primary production

Resource management

Soils

  • iSQAPER - Interactive Soil Quality Assessment in Europe and China for Agricultural Productivity and Environmental Resilience: website - CORDIS (05/2015-04/2020)
  • LANDMARK - LAND Management: Assessment, Research, Knowledge base: website - CORDIS (05/2015-10/2019)
  • SOILCARE - Soil Care for profitable and sustainable crop production in Europe: website - CORDIS (03/2016-02/2021)
  • Diverfarming - Crop diversification and low-input farming across Europe: from practitioners engagement and ecosystems services to increased revenues and chain organisation: website - CORDIS (05/2017-04/2022)
  • DiverIMPACTS - Diversification through Rotation, Intercropping, Multiple cropping, Promoted with Actors and value-Chains Towards Sustainability: website - CORDIS (06/2017-05/2022)
  • FAirWAY - Farm systems that produce good Water quality for drinking water supplies: website - CORDIS (06/2017-05/2021)
  • WATERPROTECT - Innovative tools enabling drinking WATER PROTECTion in rural and urban environments: website - CORDIS (06/2017-05/2020)
  • BEST4SOIL - Boosting 4 BEST practices for SOIL health in Europe: websiteCORDIS (Thematic network – 10/2018-09/2021)
  • EXCALIBUR - Exploiting the multifunctional potential of belowground biodiversity in horticultural farming: websiteCORDIS (06/2019-05/2024)
  • SoildiverAgro - Soil biodiversity enhancement in European agroecosystems to promote their stability and resilience by external inputs reduction and crop performance increase: websiteCORDIS (06/2019-05/2014)
  • NOVATERRA - Integrated novel strategies for reducing the use and impact of pesticides, towards sustainable Mediterranean vineyards and olive groves: website CORDIS (01/10/2020-30/09/2024)
  • SMS -  Soil Mission Support: Towards a European research and innovation roadmap on soils and land management: website CORDIS (01/11/2020-31/10/2022)
  • SOILGUARD - Sustainable soil management to unleash soil biodiversity potential and increase environmental, economic and social wellbeing: website CORDIS (01/06/2021-31/05/2025) 

 

Water, nutrients and waste

  • FATIMA - FArming Tools for external nutrient Inputs and water Management: website - CORDIS (03/2015-02/2018)
  • FERTINNOWA - Transfer of INNOvative techniques for sustainable WAter use in FERtigated crops: website - CORDIS (Thematic network – 01/2016-12/2018)
  • AGRIFORVALOR - Bringing added value to agriculture and forest sectors by closing the research and innovation divide to valorize and exploit sidestream biomass resources from agriculture and forestry: website - CORDIS (Thematic Network – 03/2016-08/2018)
  • AgroCycle - Sustainable techno-economic solutions for the agricultural value chain: websiteCORDIS (06/2016-08/2018)
  • NoAW - Innovative approaches to turn agricultural waste into ecological and economic assets: website - CORDIS (10/2016-03/2020)
  • SolACE - Solutions for improving Agroecosystem and Crop Efficiency for water and nutrient use: website - CORDIS (05/2017-04/2022)
  • TomRes - a novel and integrated approach to increase multiple and combined stress tolerance in plants using tomato as a model: website - CORDIS (06/2017-11/2020)
  • FAirWAY - Farm systems that produce good Water quality for drinking water supplies: website - CORDIS (06/2017-05/2021)
  • WATERPROTECT - Innovative tools enabling drinking WATER PROTECTion in rural and urban environments: website - CORDIS (06/2017-05/2020)
  • Circular Agronomics - Efficient Carbon, Nitrogen and Phosphorus cycling in the European Agri-food  System and related up- and down-stream processes to mitigate emissions: website - CORDIS (09/2018-08/2022)
  • Nutri2Cycle - Transition towards a more carbon and nutrient efficient agriculture in Europe: websiteCORDIS (10/2018-09/2022)
  • NUTRIMAN - Nutrient Management and Nutrient Recovery Thematic Network: websiteCORDIS (Thematic network – 10/2018-03/2021)
  • SuWaNu Europe - Network for effective knowledge transfer on safe and economic wastewater reuse in agriculture in Europe: websiteCORDIS (Thematic network – 01/2019-06/2021) 
  • LEX4BIO - Optimizing Bio-based Fertilisers in Agriculture - Knowledgebase for New Policies: websiteCORDIS (06/2019-05/2023)
  • FERTIMANURE - Innovative nutrient recovery from secondary sources - Production of high-added value FERTIlisers from animal MANURE: website CORDIS (01/2020 - 12/2023)
  • AQUACOMBUNE - Integrated on-farm Aquaponics systems for co-production of fish, halophyte vegetables, bioactive compounds, and bioenergy: CORDIS (10/2019 - 09/2023)
  • OPTAIN - OPtimal strategies to retAIN and re-use water and nutrients in small agricultural catchments across different soil-climatic regions in Europe: website CORDIS (01/09/2020-31/08/2025)
  • TheGreefa - Thermochemical fluids in greenhouse farming: website - CORDIS (01/10/2020-30/09/2023)
  • PAPILLONS - Plastic in Agricultural Production: Impacts, Lifecycles and LONg-term Sustainability: website CORDIS (01/06/2021-31/05/2025)
  • WalNUT - Closing waste water cycles for nutrient recovery: website CORDIS (01/09/2021-28/02/2026)

 

Genetic resources and breeding

  • DIVERSIFOOD - Embedding crop diversity and networking for local high quality food systems: website - CORDIS (03/2015-02/2019)
  • TRADITOM - Traditional tomato varieties and cultural practices: a case for agricultural diversification with impact on food security and health of European population: website - CORDIS (03/2015-08/2018)
  • TREASURE - Diversity of local pig breeds and production systems for high quality traditional products and sustainable pork chains: website - CORDIS (04/2015-03/2019)
  • GoodBerry - Improving the stability of high-quality traits of berry in different environments and cultivation systems for the benefit of European farmers and consumers: website - CORDIS (03/2016-02/2020)
  • NEURICE - New commercial EUropean RICE (Oryza sativa) harbouring salt tolerance alleles to protect the rice sector against climate change and apple snail (Pomacea insularum) invasion: website - CORDIS (03/2016-02/2020)
  • TomGEM - A holistic multi-actor approach towards the design of new tomato varieties and management practices to improve yield and quality in the face of climate change: websiteCORDIS (03/2016-02/2020)
  • SolACE - Solutions for improving Agroecosystem and Crop Efficiency for water and nutrient use: website - CORDIS (05/2017-04/2020)
  • TomRes - a novel and integrated approach to increase multiple and combined stress tolerance in plants using tomato as a model: website - CORDIS (06/2017-11-2020)
  • LIVESEED - Improve performance of organic agriculture by boosting organic seed and plant breeding efforts across Europe: website - CORDIS (06/2017-05/2021)
  • GenTORE - Genomic management Tools to Optimise Resilience and Efficiency: website - CORDIS (06/2017-05/2022)
  • DYNAVERSITY - DYNAmic seed networks for managing European diVERSITY: website - CORDIS (11/2017-10/2020)
  • FARMERS PRIDE - Networking, partnerships and tools to enhance in situ conservation of European plant genetic resources: websiteCORDIS (11/2017-10/2020)
  • BRESOV - Breeding for Resilient, Efficient and Sustainable Organic Vegetable production: website - CORDIS (05/2018-04/2022)
  • ECOBREED - Increasing the efficiency and competitiveness of organic crop breeding: website- CORDIS (05/2018-04/2023) 
  • SMARTER - SMAll RuminanTs breeding for Efficiency and Resilience: website CORDIS (11/2018-10/2022)
  • GEN4OLIVE - Mobilization of Olive GenRes through pre-breeding activities to face the future challenges and development of an intelligent interface to ensure a friendly information availability for end users: website CORDIS (01/10/2020-30/09/2024)
  • BreedingValue - Pre-breeding strategies for obtaining new resilient and added value berries: website CORDIS (01/01/2021-31/12/2024)
  • RUMIGEN - Towards improvement of ruminant breeding through genomic and epigenomic approaches: website - CORDIS (01/06/2021-31/05/2026)
  • GEroNIMO - GEroNIMO: Genome and Epigenome eNabled breedIng in MOnogastrics: website CORDIS (01/06/2021-31/05/2026)
  • CROPDIVA - Climate Resilient Orphan croPs for increased DIVersity in Agriculture: website CORDIS (01/09/2021-31/08/2025)
  • DIVINFOOD - Co-constructing interactive short and mid-tier food chains to value agrobiodiversity in healthy plant-based food: CORDIS (01/03/2022-28/02/2027)

 

Sustainable cropping systems

  • DIVERSIFOOD - Embedding crop diversity and networking for local high quality food systems: website - CORDIS (03/2015-02/2019)
  • SOILCARE - Soil Care for profitable and sustainable crop production in Europe: website - CORDIS (03/2016-02/2021)
  • GoodBerry - Improving the stability of high-quality traits of berry in different environments and cultivation systems for the benefit of European farmers and consumers: website - CORDIS (03/2016-02/2020)
  • NEURICE - New commercial EUropean RICE (Oryza sativa) harbouring salt tolerance alleles to protect the rice sector against climate change and apple snail (Pomacea insularum) invasion: website - CORDIS (03/2016-02/2020)
  • TomGEM - A holistic multi-actor approach towards the design of new tomato varieties and management practices to improve yield and quality in the face of climate change: websiteCORDIS (03/2016-02/2020)
  • EUFRUIT - EU Fruit Network: websiteCORDIS (Thematic network – 03/2016-02/2019)
  • CERERE - CEreal REnaissance in Rural Europe: embedding diversity in organic and low-input food systems: websiteCORDIS (Thematic network- 11/2016-10/2019)
  • DIVERSify - Designing InnoVative plant teams for Ecosystem Resilience and agricultural Sustainability: website - CORDIS (04/2017-03/2021)
  • TRUE - Transition paths to sustainable legume based systems in Europe: website - CORDIS (04/2017-03/2021)
  • SolACE - Solutions for improving Agroecosystem and Crop Efficiency for water and nutrient use: website - CORDIS (05/2017-04/2022)
  • ReMIX - Redesigning European cropping systems based on species MIXtures: website - CORDIS (05/2017-04/2021)
  • Diverfarming - Crop diversification and low-input farming across Europe: from practitioners engagement and ecosystems services to increased revenues and chain organisation: website - CORDIS (05/2017-04/2022)
  • DiverIMPACTS - Diversification through Rotation, Intercropping, Multiple cropping, Promoted with Actors and value-Chains Towards Sustainability: website - CORDIS (06/2017-05/2022)
  • LEGVALUE - Fostering sustainable legume-based farming systems and agri-feed and food chains in the EU: website - CORDIS (06/2017-05/2021)
  • IWMPRAISE - Integrated Weed Management: PRActical Implementation and Solutions for Europe: website - CORDIS (06/2017-05/2022)
  • MAGIC - Marginal lands for Growing Industrial Crops: Turning a burden into an opportunity: website - CORDIS (07/2017-06/2021)
  • PANACEA - A thematic network to design the penetration PAth of Non-food Agricultural Crops into European Agriculture - website - CORDIS (Thematic network – 11/2017-10/2020)
  • Organic-PLUS - Pathways to phase-out contentious inputs from organic agriculture in Europe: website - CORDIS (05/2018-04/2022)
  • RELACS - Replacement of Contentious Inputs in organic farming Systems: website - CORDIS (05/2018-04/2022)
  • PoshBEE - Pan-european assessment, monitoring, and mitigation of Stressors on the Health of BEEs: website - CORDIS (06/2018-05/2023)
  • SUPER-G - Developing SUstainable PERmanent Grassland systems and policies: websiteCORDIS (06/2018-05/2023)
  • ECOSTACK - Stacking of ecosystem services: mechanisms and interactions for optimal crop protection, pollination enhancement, and productivity: websiteCORDIS - (09/2018-09/2023)
  • Circular Agronomics - Efficient Carbon, Nitrogen and Phosphorus cycling in the European Agri-food  System and related up- and down-stream processes to mitigate emissions: website - CORDIS (09/2018-08/2022)
  • Nutri2Cycle - Transition towards a more carbon and nutrient efficient agriculture in Europe: websiteCORDIS (10/2018-09/2022)
  • BEST4SOIL - Boosting 4 BEST practices for SOIL health in Europe: websiteCORDIS (Thematic network – 10/2018-09/2021)
  • Legumes Translated - Translating knowledge for legume-based farming for feed and food systems: websiteCORDIS (Thematic network – 11/2018-10/2021)
  • BIOFRUITNET - Boosting Innovation in Organic FRUIT production through strong knowledge NETworks: website - CORDIS (Thematic Network - 11/2019-10/202
  • MIXED - Multi-actor and transdisciplinary development of efficient and resilient MIXED farming and agroforestry-systems: website CORDIS (01/10/2020-30/09/2024)
  • CROPDIVA - Climate Resilient Orphan croPs for increased DIVersity in Agriculture: website CORDIS (01/09/2021-31/08/2025) 

 

Animal production systems

  • HENNOVATION - Practice-led innovation supported by science and market-driven actors in the laying hen and other livestock sectors: website - CORDIS (Thematic network – 01/2015-08/2017)
  • FEED-A-GENE - Adapting the feed, the animal and the feeding techniques to improve the efficiency and sustainability of monogastric livestock production systems: website - CORDIS (03/2015-02/2020)
  • EuroDairy - A Europe-wide thematic network supporting a sustainable future for EU dairy farmers: website - CORDIS (Thematic network – 02/2016-01/2019)
  • iSAGE - Innovation for sustainable sheep and goat production in Europe: website - CORDIS (03/2016-02/2020)
  • 4D4F - Data Driven Dairy Decisions 4 Farmers: website - CORDIS (Thematic network- 03/2016-02/2019)
  • EU PiG - EU Pig Innovation Group: websiteCORDIS (Thematic network – 11/2016-10/2020)
  • Inno4Grass - Shared Innovation Space for Sustainable Productivity of Grasslands in Europe: websiteCORDIS (Thematic network – 01/2017-12/2019)
  • SheepNet - Sharing Expertise and Experience towards sheep Productivity through NETworking: websiteCORDIS (Thematic network – 11/2016-10/2019)
  • OK-Net Ecofeed - Organic Knowledge Network on Monogastric Animal Feed: website - CORDIS (Thematic network – 01/2018-12/2020)
  • PPILOW - Poultry and Pig Low-input and Organic production systems' Welfare: website CORDIS (09/2019-08/2024)
  • BovINE - BovINE Beef Innovation Network Europe: websiteCORDIS (Thematic Network – 01/2020 – 12/2022)
  • EuroSheep - European Network for interactive and innovative knowledge exchange on animal health and nutrition between the sheep industry actors and stakeholders: website CORDIS (Thematic Network – 01/2020 – 12/2022)
  • ClearFarm - Co-designed Welfare Monitoring Platform for Pig and Dairy Cattle: website CORDIS (10/2019 – 09/2023)
  • TechCare - Integrating innovative TECHnologies along the value Chain to improve small ruminant welfARE management: website – CORDIS (01/09/2020-31/08/2024)
  • Code Re-Farm – Consumer-driven demands to reframe farming systems: website –  CORDIS (01/05/2021-31/10/2024)
  • INTAQT - INnovative Tools for Assessment and Authentication of chicken meat, beef and dairy products’ QualiTies: website CORDIS (01/06/2021-31/05/2026)
  • PATHWAYS - Pathways for transitions to sustainability in livestock husbandry and food systems: website - CORDIS (01/09/2021-31/08/2026)
  • mEATquality - Linking extensive husbandry practices to the intrinsic quality of pork and broiler meat: website - CORDIS (01/10/2021-30/09/2025)

Plant and animal health

Animals and health

  • FEED-A-GENE - Adapting the feed, the animal and the feeding techniques to improve the efficiency and sustainability of monogastric livestock production systems: website - CORDIS (03/2015-02/2020)
  • DEFEND - Addressing the dual emerging threats of African Swine Fever and Lumpy Skin Disease in Europe: website - CORDIS (06/2018-05/2023)
  • PoshBEE - Pan-european assessment, monitoring, and mitigation of Stressors on the Health of BEEs: website - CORDIS (06/2018-05/2023)
  • DISARM - Disseminating Innovative Solutions for Antibiotic Resistance Management: websiteCORDIS (Thematic network – 01/2019-12/2021)
  • B-GOOD - Giving Beekeeping Guidance by cOmputatiOnal-assisted Decision making: websiteCORDIS (06/2019-05/2023)
  • ROADMAP - Rethinking Of Antimicrobial Decision-systems in the Management of Animal Production: website CORDIS (06/2019-05/2023)
  • AVANT - Alternatives to Veterinary ANTimicrobials: website CORDIS (01/2020 – 12/2024)
  • VACDIVA - A safe DIVA vaccine for African Swine Fever control and eradication: website CORDIS (10/2019 – 09/2023)
  • Code Re-Farm – Consumer-driven demands to reframe farming systems: website –  CORDIS (01/05/2021-31/10/2024)
  • GEroNIMO - GEroNIMO: Genome and Epigenome eNabled breedIng in MOnogastrics: website CORDIS (01/06/2021-31/05/2026)
  • DECIDE - Data-driven control and prioritisation of non-EU-regulated contagious animal diseases: website CORDIS (01/07/2021-30/06/2026)
  • NeoGIANT - The power of grape extracts: antimicrobial and antioxidant properties to prevent the use of antibiotics in farmed animals: website CORDIS (01/10/2021-30/09/2025)

 

Plant health - Pest management

  • EMPHASIS - Effective Management of Pests and Harmful Alien Species - Integrated Solutions: website - CORDIS (03/2015-02/2019)
  • WINETWORK - Network for the exchange and transfer of innovative knowledge between European wine-growing regions to increase the productivity and sustainability of the sector: website - CORDIS (Thematic network – 04/2015-09/2017)
  • nEUROSTRESSPEP - Novel biocontrol agents for insect pests from neuroendocrinology: website - CORDIS (06/2015-05/2019)
  • POnTE - Pest Organisms Threatening Europe: website - CORDIS (11/2015-10/2019)
  • MyToolBox - Safe Food and Feed through an Integrated Tool Box for Mycotoxin Management: website - CORDIS (03/2016-02/2020)
  • MycoKey - Integrated and innovative key actions for mycotoxin management in the food and feed chain: website - CORDIS (04/2016-03/2020)
  • XF-ACTORS - Xylella Fastidiosa Active Containment Through a multidisciplinary-Oriented Research Strategy: website - CORDIS (11/2016-10/2020)
  • TROPICSAFE - Insect-borne prokaryote-associated diseases in tropical and subtropical perennial crops: website - CORDIS (05/2017-04/2021)
  • IWMPRAISE - Integrated Weed Management: PRActical Implementation and Solutions for Europe: website - CORDIS (06/2017-05/2022)
  • MUSA - Microbial Uptakes for Sustainable management of major bananA pests and diseases: website - CORDIS (06/2017-05/2021)
  • INNOSETA - Accelerating Innovative practices for Spraying Equipment, Training and Advising in European agriculture through the mobilization of Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems: website - CORDIS (Thematic Network - 05/2018-04/2021)
  • RUSTWATCH - RustWatch: A European early-warning system for wheat rust diseases: website - CORDIS (05/2018-04/2022)
  • VIROPLANT - Virome NGS analysis of pests and pathogens for plant protection: website - CORDIS (05/2018-04/2021)
  • OPTIMA - Optimised Pest Integrated Management to precisely detect and control plant diseases in perennial crops and open-field vegetables: websiteCORDIS (09/2018-12/2021)
  • SuperPests - Innovative tools for rational control of the most difficult-to-manage pests (super pests) and the diseases they transmit: website - CORDIS (09/2018-08/2022)
  • HOMED - HOlistic Management of Emerging forest pests and Diseases: website CORDIS (10/2018-09/2022)
  • FF-IPM - In-silico boosted, pest prevention and off-season focused IPM against new and emerging fruit flies ('OFF-Season' FF-IPM): websiteCORDIS (09/2019-08/2023)
  • PRE-HLB- PREVENTING HLB EPIDEMICS FOR ENSURING CITRUS SURVIVAL IN EUROPE: website CORDIS (06/2019-05/2023)
  • IPM Decisions - Stepping-up IPM decision support for crop protection: websiteCORDIS (06/2019-05/2024)
  • SMARTPROTECT - SMART agriculture for innovative vegetable crop PROTECTion: harnessing advanced methodologies and technologies: websiteCORDIS (Thematic Network – 01/2020 – 12/2022)
  • IPM-Popilia - Integrated Pest Management of the invasive Japanese Beetle, Popillia japonica: website - CORDIS (01/09/2020-31/12/2024)
  • SPRINT - Sustainable plant protection transition: a global health approach: website - CORDIS (2020-31/08/2025)
  • WeLASER - Sustainable weed management in agriculture with laser-based autonomous tools: website CORDIS (01/10/2020-30/09/2023)
  • NOVATERRA - Integrated novel strategies for reducing the use and impact of pesticides, towards sustainable mediterranean vineyards and olive groves: website CORDIS (01/10/2020-30/09/2024)  
  • BIOSCHAMP - Biostimulant alternative casing for a sustainable and profitable mushroom industry: website CORDIS (01/10/2020-31/03/2024)
  • VIRTIGATION - Emerging viral diseases in tomatoes and cucurbits: implementation of mitigation strategies for durable disease management: website CORDIS (01/06/2021-31/05/2025)
  • PestNu - Field -testing and demonstration of digital and space based technologies with  agro-ecological and organic practices in systemic innovation: website CORDIS (01/10/2021-30/09/2024)

Integrated ecological approaches

Integrated ecological approaches

  • OK-Net-Arable - Organic Knowledge Network Arable: website - CORDIS (Thematic network – 03/2015-02/2018)
  • HNV-link - High Nature Value Farming: Learning, Innovation and Knowledge: website - CORDIS (Thematic network – 04/2016-03/2019)
  • CERERE - CEreal REnaissance in Rural Europe: embedding diversity in organic and low-input food systems: websiteCORDIS (Thematic network – 11/2016-10/2019)
  • Inno4Grass - Shared Innovation Space for Sustainable Productivity of Grasslands in Europe: websiteCORDIS (Thematic network – 01/2017-12/2019)
  • AFINET - Agroforestry Innovation Networks: websiteCORDIS (Thematic network – 01/2017-12/2019)
  • DIVERSify - Designing InnoVative plant teams for Ecosystem Resilience and agricultural Sustainability: website - CORDIS (04/2017-03/2021)
  • TRUE - Transition paths to sustainable legume based systems in Europe: website - CORDIS (04/2017-03/2021)
  • ReMIX - Redesigning European cropping systems based on species MIXtures: website - CORDIS (05/2017-04/2021)
  • Diverfarming - Crop diversification and low-input farming across Europe: from practitioners engagement and ecosystems services to increased revenues and chain organisation: website - CORDIS (05/2017-04/2022)
  • DiverIMPACTS - Diversification through Rotation, Intercropping, Multiple cropping, Promoted with Actors and value-Chains Towards Sustainability: website - CORDIS (06/2017-05-2022)
  • LEGVALUE - Fostering sustainable legume-based farming systems and agri-feed and food chains in the EU: website - CORDIS (06/2017-05/2021)
  • IWMPRAISE - Integrated Weed Management: PRActical Implementation and Solutions for Europe: website - CORDIS (06/2017-05/2022)
  • LIVESEED - Improve performance of organic agriculture by boosting organic seed and plant breeding efforts across Europe: website - CORDIS (06/2017-05/2021)
  • OK-Net Ecofeed - Organic Knowledge Network on Monogastric Animal Feed: website - CORDIS (Thematic network – 01/2018-12/2020)
  • BRESOV - Breeding for Resilient, Efficient and Sustainable Organic Vegetable production: website - CORDIS (05/2018-04/2023)
  • ECOBREED - Increasing the efficiency and competitiveness of organic crop breeding: website- CORDIS (05/2018-04/2023) 
  • Organic-PLUS - Pathways to phase-out contentious inputs from organic agriculture in Europe: website - CORDIS (05/2018-04/2022)
  • RELACS - Replacement of Contentious Inputs in organic farming Systems: website - CORDIS (05/2018-04/2022)
  • SUPER-G - Developing SUstainable PERmanent Grassland systems and policies: websiteCORDIS (06/2018-05/2023)
  • ECOSTACK - Stacking of ecosystem services: mechanisms and interactions for optimal crop protection, pollination enhancement, and productivity: websiteCORDIS (09/2018-09/2023)
  • Legumes Translated - Translating knowledge for legume-based farming for feed and food systems: websiteCORDIS (Thematic network – 11/2018-10/2021)
  • EXCALIBUR - Exploiting the multifunctional potential of belowground biodiversity in horticultural farming: websiteCORDIS (06/2019-05/2024)

  • SoildiverAgro - Soil biodiversity enhancement in European agroecosystems to promote their stability and resilience by external inputs reduction and crop performance increase: websiteCORDIS (06/2019-05/2024)

  • STARGATE - reSilienT fARminG by Adaptive microclimaTe managEment: websiteCORDIS (10/2019-09/2023)

  • MIXED - Multi-actor and transdisciplinary development of efficient and resilient MIXED farming and agroforestry-systems: website CORDIS (01/10/2020-30/09/2024)

  • FRAMEwork - Farmer clusters for Realising Agrobiodiversity Management across Ecosystems: website  - CORDIS (01/10/2020-30/09/2025)

  • SHOWCASE - SHOWCASing synergies between agriculture, biodiversity and Ecosystem services to help farmers capitalising on native biodiversity: website CORDIS (01/11/2020-31/10/2025)

  • AGROMIX -  AGROforestry and MIXed farming systems - Participatory research to drive the transition to a resilient and efficient land use in Europe: website - CORDIS (01/11/2020-31/10/2024) 

  • ONEforest - A Multi-Criteria Decision Support System For A Common Forest Management to Strengthen Forest Resilience, Harmonise Stakeholder Interests and Ensure Sustainable Wood Flows: website CORDIS (01/06/2021-31/05/2024)

  • PestNu - Field -testing and demonstration of digital and space based technologies with agro-ecological and organic practices in systemic innovation: website CORDIS (01/10/2021-30/09/2024)

  • ClieNFarms - Climate Neutral Farms: CORDIS (01/01/2022-31/12/2025)

  • DIVINFOOD - Co-constructing interactive short and mid-tier food chains to value agrobiodiversity in healthy plant-based food: CORDIS (01/03/2022-28/02/2027)


Enhancing rural innovation: modernising rural territories and policies

New openings for rural growth

 

Territorial dynamics - rural policies

  • ROBUST - Rural-urban outlooks: unlocking the synergies: website - CORDIS (06/2017-05/2021)
  • NEWBIE - New Entrant netWork: Business models for Innovation, entrepreneurship and resilience in European agriculture: website - CORDIS (Thematic network – 01/2018-12/2021)
  • COASTAL - Collaborative lAnd Sea inTegration pLatform: website  - CORDIS (05/2018-12/2021)
  • SiEUGreen - Sino-European innovative green and smart cities: website - CORDIS (01/2018-12/2021)
  • LIVERUR - Living Lab research concept in Rural Areas: website - CORDIS (05/2018-04/2021)
  • RUBIZMO - Replicable business models for modern rural economies: website - CORDIS (05/2018-04/2021)
  • RURALIZATION - The opening of rural areas to renew rural generations, jobs and farms: websiteCORDIS (05/2019-04/2023)
  • PoliRural - Future Oriented Collaborative Policy Development for Rural Areas and People: websiteCORDIS (06/2019-05/2022)
  • DESIRA - Digitisation: Economic and Social Impacts in Rural Areas: websiteCORDIS (06/2019-05/2023)
  • SHERPA - Sustainable Hub to Engage into Rural Policies with Actors: website -CORDIS (10/2019 – 09/2023)
  • MOVING - Mountain Valorization through Interconnectedness and Green Growth: website CORDIS (01/09/2020-31/08/2024)
  • SHOWCASE - SHOWCASing synergies between agriculture, biodiversity and Ecosystem services to help farmers capitalising on native biodiversity: website CORDIS (01/11/2020-31/10/2025)
  • SOILGUARD - Sustainable soil management to unleash soil biodiversity potential and increase environmental, economic and social wellbeing: website CORDIS (01/06/2021-31/05/2025)

 

Sustainable food and non-food value chains

  • REFRESH - Resource Efficient Food and dRink for the Entire Supply cHain: websiteCORDIS (07/2015-16/2019)
  • Strength2Food - Strengthening European Food chain sustainability by Quality and Procurement policy: websiteCORDIS (03/2016-02/2021)
  • AGRIFORVALOR - Bringing added value to agriculture and forest sectors by closing the research and innovation divide to valorize and exploit sidestream biomass resources from agriculture and forestry: website - CORDIS (Thematic network – 03/2016-08/2018)
  • MyToolBox - Safe Food and Feed through an Integrated ToolBox for Mycotoxin Management: website - CORDIS (03/2016-02/2020)
  • MycoKey - Integrated and innovative key actions for mycotoxin management in the food and feed chain: website - CORDIS (04/2016-03/2020)
  • AgroCycle - Sustainable techno-economic solutions for the agricultural value chain: websiteCORDIS (06/2016-05/2019)
  • NoAW - Innovative approaches to turn agricultural waste into ecological and economic assets: website - CORDIS (10/2016-09/2020)
  • AGROinLOG - Demonstration of innovative integrated biomass logistics centres for the Agro-industry sector in Europe: website - CORDIS (11/2016-04/2020)
  • SKIN - Short supply chain Knowledge and Innovation Network: website - CORDIS (Thematic network – 11/2016-10/2019)
  • Diverfarming - Crop diversification and low-input farming across Europe: from practitioners engagement and ecosystems services to increased revenues and chain organisation: website - CORDIS (05/2017-04/2022)
  • DiverIMPACTS - Diversification through Rotation, Intercropping, Multiple cropping, Promoted with Actors and value-Chains Towards Sustainability: website - CORDIS (06/2017-05/2022)
  • MAGIC - Marginal lands for Growing Industrial Crops: Turning a burden into an opportunity: website - CORDIS (07/2017-06/2021)
  • INCREDIBLE - Innovation  Networks of Cork, Resins and Edibles in the Mediterranean basin: website - CORDIS (Thematic Network 11/2017-10/2020)
  • ENABLING - Enhance New Approaches in BioBased Local Innovation Networks for Growth - website - CORDIS (Thematic Network 12/2017-11/2020)
  • LIVERUR - Living Lab research concept in Rural Areas: website - CORDIS (05/2018-04/2021)
  • RUBIZMO - Replicable business models for modern rural economies: website - CORDIS (05/2018-04/2021)
  • SMARTCHAIN - Towards Innovation-driven and smart solutions in short food supply chains: websiteCORDIS (09/2018-08/2021) 
  • FOX - Innovative down-scaled FOod processing in a boX: websiteCORDIS (06/2019-11/2023)

  • SHEALTHY - Non-Thermal physical technologies to preserve fresh and minimally processed fruit and vegetables: website CORDIS (05/2019-04/2023)

  • LEX4BIO - Optimizing Bio-based Fertilisers in Agriculture – Knowledgebase for New Policies: websiteCORDIS (06/2019-05/2023)

  • GO-GRASS – Grass-based circular business models for rural agri-food value chains: website CORDIS (10/2019 – 09/2023)

  • ROSEWOOD4.0 - EU Network of Regions on sustainable wood mobilisation ready for digitalisation: website - CORDIS (Thematic Network – 01/2020 – 12/2021)

  • MOVING - Mountain Valorization through  Interconnectedness and Green Growth: website CORDIS (01/09/2020-31/08/2024)

  • Ploutos - Data-driven sustainable agri-food value chains: website CORDIS (01/10/2020-30/09/2023)

  • CITIES2030 - Co-creating resIlient and susTaInable food systEms towardS FOOD2030: website CORDIS (01/10/2020-30/09/2024)

  • DiTECT - DIgital TEChnologies as an enabler for a conTinuous transformation of food safety system: website CORDIS (01/11/2020-31/10/2023)

  • HyPErFarm - Hydrogen and photovoltaic electrification on farm: website CORDIS (01/11/2020-31/10/2024) 

  • agroBRIDGES - Building bridges between consumers and producers by supporting short food supply chains through a systemic, holistic, multi-actor approach based Toolbox: website CORDIS (01/01/2021-31/12/2023)

  • InnCoCells - Innovative high-value cosmetic products from plants and plant cells: website CORDIS (01/05/2021-30/04/2025)

  • INTAQT - INnovative Tools for Assessment and Authentication of chicken meat, beef and dairy products’ QualiTies: website CORDIS (01/06/2021-31/05/2026)

  • PATHWAYS - Pathways for transitions to sustainability in livestock husbandry and food systems: website - CORDIS (01/09/2021-31/08/2026)

  • CROPDIVA - Climate Resilient Orphan croPs for increased DIVersity in Agriculture: website CORDIS (01/09/2021-31/08/2025)

  • mEATquality - Linking extensive husbandry practices to the intrinsic quality of pork and broiler meat: website - CORDIS (01/10/2021-30/09/2025)

  • ENOUGH - European food chain supply to reduce GHG emissions by 2050: website  - CORDIS (01/10/2021-30/09/2025)

  • SISTERS - Systemic Innovations for a SusTainable reduction of the EuRopean food wastage: website - CORDIS (01/11/2021-30/04/2026)

  • SchoolFood4Change - Shifting school meals and schools into a new paradigm by addressing public health and territorial, social and environmental resilience: CORDIS (01/01/2022-31/12/2025)

  • ZeroW - Systemic Innovations Towards a Zero Food Waste Supply Chain: website CORDIS (01/01/2022-31/12/2025) 

  • DIVINFOOD - Co-constructing interactive short and mid-tier food chains to value agrobiodiversity in healthy plant-based food: CORDIS (01/03/2022-28/02/2027

 

Provision of public goods

  • LANDMARK - LAND Management: Assessment, Research, Knowledge base: website - CORDIS (05/2015-10/2019)
  • ALTERFOR - Alternative models and robust decision-making for future forest management: website - CORDIS (04/2016-09/2020)
  • HNV-link - High Nature Value Farming: Learning, Innovation and Knowledge: website - CORDIS (Thematic network – 04/2016-03/2019)
  • ROBUST - Rural-urban outlooks: unlocking the synergies: website - CORDIS (06/2017-05/2021)
  • FAirWAY - Farm systems that produce good Water quality for drinking water supplies: website - CORDIS (06/2017-05/2021)
  • WATERPROTECT - Innovative tools enabling drinking WATER PROTECTion in rural and urban environments: website - CORDIS (06/2017-05/2020)
  • InnoForESt - Smart information, governance and business innovations for sustainable supply and payment mechanisms for forest ecosystem services: website -  CORDIS (11/2017-10/2020)
  • SINCERE - Spurring INnovations for Forest ECosystem SERvices in Europe: website - CORDIS (01/2018-12/2021)
  • COASTAL - Collaborative lAnd Sea inTegration pLatform: website CORDIS (05/2018-04/2022)
  • PoshBEE - Pan-european assessment, monitoring, and mitigation of Stressors on the Health of BEEs: websiteCORDIS (06/2018-05/2023)
  • SUPER-G - Developing SUstainable PERmanent Grassland systems and policies: websiteCORDIS (06/2018-05/2023)
  • CONSOLE - CONtract SOLutions for Effective and lasting delivery of agri-environmental-climate public goods by EU agriculture and forestry: websiteCORDIS (05/2019-04/2022)

  • Contracts2.0 - Co-design of novel contract models for innovative agri-environmental-climate measures and for valorisation of environmental public goods: websiteCORDIS (05/2019-04/2023)

  • EFFECT - Environmental public goods From Farming through Effective Contract Targeting: websiteCORDIS (05/2019-04/2023)

  • FRAMEwork - Farmer clusters for Realising Agrobiodiversity Management across Ecosystems: websiteCORDIS (01/10/2020-30/09/2025)

  • SHOWCASE - SHOWCASing synergies between agriculture, biodiversity and Ecosystem services to help farmers capitalising on native biodiversity: websiteCORDIS (01/11/2020-31/10/2025)

  • HyPErFarm - Hydrogen and photovoltaic electrification on farm: websiteCORDIS (01/11/2020-31/10/2024)

  • SchoolFood4Change - Shifting school meals and schools into a new paradigm by addressing public health and territorial, social and environmental resilience: CORDIS (01/01/2022-31/12/2025)

 

Digital revolution

  • 4D4F - Data Driven Dairy Decisions 4 Farmers: website - CORDIS (Thematic network- 03/2016-02/2019)
  • SMART-AKIS - European Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS) towards innovation-driven research in Smart Farming Technology: website - CORDIS (Thematic network – 03/2016-08/2018)
  • IoF2020 - Internet of Food and Farm 2020: website - CORDIS (01/2017-12/2020)
  • SmartAgriHubs - Connecting the dots to unleash the innovation potential for digital transformation of the European agri-food sector: websiteCORDIS  (11/2018-10/2022)
  • DESIRA - Digitisation: Economic and Social Impacts in Rural Areas: websiteCORDIS (06/2019z-05/2023)
  • Ploutos - Data-driven sustainable agri-food value chains: website CORDIS (01/10/2020-30/09/2023)
  • DiTECT - DIgital TEChnologies as an enabler for a conTinuous transformation of food safety system: website CORDIS (01/11/2020-31/10/2023)
  • DECIDE - Data-driven control and prioritisation of non-EU-regulated contagious animal diseases: website CORDIS (01/07/2021-30/06/2026)
  • mEATquality - Linking extensive husbandry practices to the intrinsic quality of pork and broiler meat: website - CORDIS (01/10/2021-30/09/2025)
  • PestNu - Field -testing and demonstration of digital and space based technologies with  agro-ecological and organic practices in systemic innovation: website CORDIS (01/10/2021-30/09/2024)

Enhancing the human and social capital

Thematic networks

Go to the Thematic networks page.

 

AKIS - On-farm demonstrations

  • AgriDemo-F2F - Building an interactive AgriDemo-Hub community: enhancing farmer to farmer learning: website - CORDIS (01/2017-06/2019)
  • PLAID - Peer-to-Peer Learning:  Accessing Innovation through Demonstration: website - CORDIS (01/2017-06/2019)
  • NEFERTITI - Networking European Farms to Enhance Cross Fertilisation and Innovation Uptake through Demonstration: website - CORDIS (01/2018-12/2021)
  • ClieNFarms - Climate Neutral Farms: CORDIS (01/01/2022-31/12/2025)

 

AKIS - Innovation systems, advisory services, skills and social capital

  • AGRISPIN - Space for Agricultural Innovation: website - CORDIS (03/2015-08/2017)
  • AgriLink - Agricultural Knowledge: Linking farmers, advisors and researchers to boost innovation: website - CORDIS (06/2017-05/2021)
  • InnovAfrica - Innovations in Technology, Institutional and Extension Approaches towards Sustainable Agriculture and enhanced Food and Nutritional Security in Africa: website - CORDIS (06/2017-05/2021)
  • BOND - Bringing Organisations and Network Development to higher levels in the farming sector in Europe: website - CORDIS (11/2017-10/2020)
  • NEXTFOOD - Educating the next generation of professionals in the agrifood system: website - CORDIS (05/2018-04/2022)
  • LIAISON - Better Rural Innovation: Linking Actors, Instruments and Policies through Networks: website - CORDIS (06/2018-11/2021)
  • FAIRshare - FAIRshare. Farm Advisory digital Innovation tools Realised and Shared: website CORDIS (11/2018-10/2023)
  • EURAKNOS - Connecting Thematic Networks as Knowledge Reservoirs: towards a European Agricultural Knowledge Innovation Open Source System: websiteCORDIS (Thematic network – 01/2019-12/2020)
  • i2connect - Connecting advisers to boost interactive innovation in agriculture and forestry: website - CORDIS (11/2019 – 10-2024)
  • Eureka - European Knowledge repository for best agricultural practices: CORDIS (01/01/2020 – 31/03/2022)
  • ZeroW - Systemic Innovations Towards a Zero Food Waste Supply Chain: website CORDIS (01/01/2022-31/12/2025)

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