Leveraging long-term field experiments and other datasets to develop AI-ready decision support systems for sustainable soil management (HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-04)

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Horizon Europe
 
Type of action: HORIZON-IA HORIZON Innovation Actions
 
Type of MGA: HORIZON Lump Sum Grant [HORIZON-AG-LS]
 
Budget: 9 EUR million

 

Expected Outcome: Activities under this topic will help progress towards the objectives and targets of the Mission Soil and the EU Soil Strategy for 2030. Activities should also contribute to the implementation of the Soil Monitoring and Resilience Directive after its adoption.

Project results are expected to contribute to all the following expected outcomes:

  • enhanced adoption of impactful sustainable soil management solutions and strategies supported by AI-powered decision support systems by land managers;
  • harmonised, standard, robust, interoperable and accessible methods, protocols and logical architecture for long-term field experiments (LTEs) data collection and integration (including with other datasets) are in place;
  • scientists, policymakers, and land managers gain enhanced access to comprehensive, high-quality soil data, enabling better research, informed decision-making, and effective land management practices.