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Improving analytical capacity for sustainable competitiveness of the agricultural sector

Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: farmers and other decision makers of the agri-food supply chains have a better understanding of the determinants of competitiveness, and the interactions with the sustainability dimensions (economic, social, environmental, including biodiversity protection and climate change mitigation and adaptation); farmers, policy makers and…

Deadline 11 May 2027Opens 4 Feb 2027Budget €6MIndicative grants 1EU contribution per project €6MSingle stageHORIZON Research and Innovation Actions

Funding and competition

  • 1grant expected (official)
  • €6MEU contribution per project
  • €6Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects
  • 150projects funded in earlier topics of this programme line

Very few grants: expect strong competition. Only proposals well above threshold are funded, so a clearly differentiated idea and a complete consortium are essential.

Success rates vary widely between topics (often from below 5% to above 30%). Ask us for the success-rate history of this topic before you commit to a proposal.

Organisations with a track record in this topic

Organisations that took part in the EU-funded projects most similar to this call (Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020), ranked by how close those projects are to the call, how recent they are and whether the organisation coordinated them. Being listed does not mean an organisation is looking for partners: use the list to target your outreach.

OrganisationCountryTypeSimilar EU projectsAs coordinatorExamples (CORDIS)
Wageningen University
Wageningen
NetherlandsUniversity232ACT4CAP27, GOLF, Agroecology-TRANSECT
Stichting Wageningen Research
Wageningen
NetherlandsResearch organisation177ACT4CAP27, BATModel, Agroecology-TRANSECT
Institut National De Recherche Pour L'Agriculture, L'Alimentation Et L'Environnement
Paris
FranceResearch organisation205BATModel, Agroecology-TRANSECT, MIXED
Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet
Uppsala
SwedenUniversity90ACT4CAP27, BATModel, NEXRUR
Internationales Institut Fuer Angewandte Systemanalyse
Laxenburg
AustriaResearch organisation80ACT4CAP27, BrightSpace, CLEVER
Geoponiko Panepistimion Athinon
Athina
GreeceUniversity62SCALES, BEATLES, MeCCAM
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universitat Bonn
Bonn
GermanyUniversity81BATModel, FOODCoST, BrightSpace
Eigen Vermogen Van Het Instituut Voor Landbouw- En Visserijonderzoek
Merelbeke
BelgiumResearch organisation62DIGITAF, BALANCE, FOSC
Teagasc - Agriculture And Food Development Authority
Carlow
IrelandUniversity71agroBRIDGES, Circular Agronomics, GrassWise
Jrc -Joint Research Centre- European Commission
Bruxelles / Brussel
BelgiumResearch organisation60ACT4CAP27, BATModel, BrightSpace
Alma Mater Studiorum - Universita Di Bologna
Bologna
ItalyUniversity70FOODCoST, SMARTCHAIN, REWARD
Eidgenoessisches Departement Fuer Wirtschaft, Bildung Und Forschung
Bern
SwitzerlandPublic body60Agroecology-TRANSECT, DIGITAF, SMARTCHAIN
FORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FUR BIOLOGISCHEN LANDBAU FiBL
Frick
SwitzerlandResearch organisation60MIXED, IntercropValuES, LEGVALUE
Universiteit Gent
Gent
BelgiumUniversity50DIGITAF, FoodMAPP, CO-FRESH
Centre De Cooperation Internationale En Recherche Agronomique Pour Ledeveloppement - C.I.R.A.D. Epic
Paris
FranceResearch organisation42DIGITAF, IntercropValuES, TC4BE

Spanish organisations with experience in this field

The Spanish organisations that appear most often in the closest funded projects.

OrganisationCountryTypeSimilar EU projectsAs coordinatorExamples (CORDIS)
Centre De Recerca En Economia I Desenvolupament Agroalimentari-Upc-Irta
Castelldefels
SpainResearch organisation · SME50FoodMAPP, Circular Agronomics, CO-FRESH
Universidad Politecnica De Madrid
Madrid
SpainUniversity40ACT4CAP27, SURE-Farm, VERSAE
Universitat Politecnica De Valencia
Valencia
SpainUniversity31CLEVER, REWARD, VISIONARY
Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas
Madrid
SpainResearch organisation30Agroecology-TRANSECT, MeCCAM, AGRI4POL
Innogestiona Ambiental Sl
Badajoz
SpainCompany · SME31SMARTCHAIN, CO-FRESH, EU4Advice
Sustainable Innovations Europe Sl
Madrid
SpainCompany · SME20agroBRIDGES, BEATLES
Centro De Investigacion Y Tecnologia Agroalimentaria De Aragon
Zaragoza
SpainResearch organisation20BATModel, BrightSpace
Instituto Navarro De Tecnologias E Infraestructuras Agroalimentarias Sa
Navarra
SpainCompany20BEATLES, IntercropValuES

What a typical winning consortium looks like

  • 18partners (median)
  • 10countries (median)
  • 24%of partners are SMEs
University 30%Research organisation 24%Other 22%Company 20%Public body 4%

Based on the 25 funded projects closest to this call. Use it as a benchmark, not a rule: always check the call conditions for the minimum consortium.

Most similar funded projects

Read their CORDIS pages to see the full consortium, results and deliverables.

  • ACT4CAP27 – Advancing Capacity and analytical Tools for supporting Common Agricultural Policies post 2027 (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-CL6-2023-GOVERNANCE-01-2)
  • GOLF – EC-Asia Research Network on Integration of Global and Local Agri-Food Supply Chains Towards Sustainable Food Security (H2020 · 2018 · MSCA-RISE-2017)
  • BATModel – Better Agri-food Trade Modelling for Policy Analysis (H2020 · 2020 · RUR-04-2018-2019)
  • Agroecology-TRANSECT – Trans-disciplinary approaches for systemic economic, ecological and climate change transitions (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-CL6-2021-CLIMATE-01-05)
  • MIXED – Multi-actor and transdisciplinary development of efficient and resilient MIXED farming and agroforestry-systems (H2020 · 2020 · LC-SFS-19-2018-2019)
  • agroBRIDGES – Building bridges between consumers and producers by supporting short food supply chains through a systemic, holistic, multi-actor approach based Toolbox (H2020 · 2021 · RUR-05-2020)

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Track-record data: CORDIS open data (European Commission), organisation level only, refreshed weekly. Rankings are calculated automatically by Ullswater Investments from text similarity between the call and funded projects; they are indicative.