1st co-funded call 2024 (closed)
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Enriching European landscapes with agroecological practices “Fostering agroecology at farm and landscape levels”
This call aims for research and innovation projects driving the transition to agroecology, addressing global challenges and societal demands. Key focuses include resilience improvement, nutrient and energy flow closure, input/resource efficiency enhancement, and agrobiodiversity promotion. The call encompasses both conventional and organic farming, acknowledging the potential of agroecological principles to boost yields and resource efficiency in organic systems.
Objectives
The objective is to fund projects operating at two scales:
- Theme 1: Focus on the farm level and its immediate surroundings.
- Theme 2: Explore agroecology at the landscape or territorial level.
The farm level involves practices within and around farms, while the landscape level considers broader territorial actions beyond individual farms, integrating various production systems and non-cultivated areas.
Proposals must adopt a multidisciplinary, integrated approach with a multi-actor perspective, involving scientists, farmers, consumers, and authorities. Co-design, co-assessment, and co-implementation of innovations are encouraged, with a focus on actionable knowledge and operational solutions. The proposals should address shared challenges across at least three participating countries in the AGROECOLOGY partnership.
Successful proposals shall contribute to the following outcomes
- Agroecological innovations based on co-creation between scientists, relevant stakeholders and end users at the farm and/or landscape level
- Increased knowledge, knowledge transfer and capacity of farmers and agricultural advisers to implement agroecological practices
- Methods and tools to implement a co-creation process in a living lab approach supporting enhanced agroecology at the farm and/or landscape level
- Increased socio-economic and/or environmental potential of agroecological practices
Timeline and Submission Procedure
The deadline for pre-proposals is 2024 April 26, 14:00h CEST.
The deadline for full proposal submission is 2024 September 19, 14:00h CEST.
The co-funded call follows a comprehensive two-step procedure. In the initial phase, interested parties are required to submit a pre-proposal. Upon receiving an invitation, successful applicants can proceed to the second step, where a full proposal is submitted.
It is imperative to adhere to the submission deadlines. Pre- and full proposals not submitted within the specified timeframe through the submission system will not undergo evaluation and will be rejected. It is crucial to note that submitting a pre-proposal is mandatory. Applicants who have not submitted a pre-proposal and have not been selected cannot submit a full proposal at a later stage.
For detailed guidance on each step, please refer to the submission website: https://agroecology.ptj.de.
Selected projects
| AGRECO4CAST | Supporting Agroecological Transitions of Agroforestry Landscapes using an Innovative Transdisciplinary Assessment Framework |
| AGROSOIL | Agro-Ecological Soil Optimization for Integrated Weed Management |
| AllEcoSys | Agroecology living labs fostering prosperous and sustainable agri-food systems |
| ALL-Facts | Agroecology Living Labs for accelerating transition |
| CoolFarmLab | CO-creation Of Pathways to foster agroecoLogical transition of FARMs driven by Living LAB approach |
| CropCat | Upscaling minor crops with institutional catering |
| DisCoverCrop | Diversification with cover crops- Sustainability in potato production |
| EcoFABULAnds | Innovating for future-proof agroecological, biodiverse, and sustainably productive landscapes of Europe |
| EELAP | Enriching European landscapes with agroecological practices |
| GROUND2LIVE | Enhancing Ground Cover on Vegetable Farms: Living Labs for Resource Conservation and Economic Sustainability in Agroecological Systems |
| HEAL | Holistic evaluation of agroecological measures |
| LIFT | Agroecological food system LIving labs for Farm and landscape Transformation |
| SAFER | Strengthening Agricultural landscape multiFunctionality through expansion of agroecological farming in EuRope |
| SUNRISE | SUpporting the agroecological traNsition thRough livIng labS nEtworks |
| TAELabs | Territorial Agroecological Living Labs |
| TAPELINE | Transitioning to Agroecology through participatory Learning, Implementation of TAPE Tool, strategizing and Networking, and Enrolling |
| TEDY | Agroecological Transition of the European Dairy Farming System |
| VALORAGRO |
Valorisation of agricultural production wastes through fermentation into pig and poultry feed |
| VinAE | Vineyards network for co-creation and expansion of AgroEcological strategies to face viticulture challenges: a basis for cross-border living labs |