Agroforestry for soil health at landscape level
Activities should support the objectives and targets of the Mission Soil and of the common agricultural policy (CAP), the European Green Deal ambitions and targets and more specifically those of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 , the EU Soil Strategy for 2030 , the EU Climate action , the EU’s Action Plan on the Development of Organic Production and the proposal for a Soil Monitoring and Resilience Directive .…
Funding and competition
- 2grants expected (official)
- €8MEU contribution per project
- €6Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects
- 74projects 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.
Spanish organisations with experience in this field
The Spanish organisations that appear most often in the closest funded projects.
| Organisation | Country | Type | Similar EU projects | As coordinator | Examples (CORDIS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas Madrid | Spain | Research organisation | 8 | 0 | SMS, BENCHMARKS, FIREFLIES |
| Universidad De Vigo Vigo Pontevedra | Spain | University | 5 | 2 | SOB4ES, SoilPATH, InBestSoil |
| Eit Food Clc South S.L. Madrid | Spain | Company · SME | 4 | 1 | SOILBIOMASS+, LILAS4SOILS, NATI00NS |
| Associacio Revolve Mediterraneo Barcelona | Spain | Other | 4 | 0 | BALANCE, GOV4ALL, NBSoil |
| Asociacion Agraria Jovenes Agricultores De Sevilla Sevilla | Spain | Other | 3 | 0 | TRAILS4SOIL, NOVASOIL, FarmBioNet |
| Universidad De Santiago De Compostela Santiago De Compostela | Spain | University | 3 | 2 | SUS-SOIL, AF4EU, AE4EU |
| Soluciones Agricolas Ecoinnovadoras Murcia | Spain | Company · SME | 2 | 2 | FIREFLIES, GOV4ALL |
| Fundacion Empresa Universidad Gallega Santiago De Compostela | Spain | Other | 3 | 0 | SoilPATH, SUS-SOIL, AF4EU |
What a typical winning consortium looks like
- 19partners (median)
- 11countries (median)
- 17%of partners are SMEs
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.
- SOILBIOMASS+ – Co-creating Sustainable Biomass Production and Soil Health Restoration for Diverse European Lansdcapes (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-MISS-2025-05-SOIL-07)
- TRAILS4SOIL – Transformative Living Labs for Soil Health: Advancing Regenerative and Conservation Agriculture Across Europe (HORIZON · 2025 · HORIZON-MISS-2024-SOIL-01-01)
- SOB4ES – Integrating SOil Biodiversity to Ecosystem Services: testing cost-effectiveness of Soil Biodiversity indicators and the provision of soil biodiversity-based Ecosystem Services to build better land management solutions that effectively implement the EU Soil Strategy (HORIZON · 2023 · HORIZON-MISS-2022-SOIL-01-03)
- REFOREST – Agroforestry at the forefront of farming sustainability in multifunctional landscapes in Europe (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-CL6-2021-CLIMATE-01-08)
- AfroGrow – Informed Decision-Making for Agroforestry Systems in Africa through a Network of Living Labs (HORIZON · 2025 · HORIZON-CL6-2024-FARM2FORK-01-10)
- SoilPATH – SOIL Practices Assessment and Transition for Health (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-MISS-2025-05-SOIL-06)
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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.