Open topic: Boosting organic farming for a competitive, sustainable and resilient farming sector (HORIZON-CL6-2026-02-FARM2FORK-02- two-stage)

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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: 12 EUR million

 

Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: 

• the EU strategic autonomy and the long-term sustainability of EU farming systems are safeguarded; 

• farmers benefit from new knowledge, innovations and practices to make the green transition towards sustainable and biodiversity friendly agriculture.

Scope: EU farmers face numerous competitiveness challenges. According to a study by the EP179, 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.