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This Horizon Europe Cluster 6 topic funds AI systems that deliver advisory support to farmers and foresters, and it sits deliberately under the GOVERNANCE destination rather than under a digital or technology heading - a placement that signals what the Commission is actually buying.
The interest is not in advancing agricultural machine learning as such but in the advisory system: how AI-generated recommendations reach farm and forest managers, how they interact with existing extension services and Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems, whether practitioners trust and act on them, and whether the resulting decisions demonstrably improve competitiveness and sustainability outcomes.
Consortia that propose a strong model with a thin socio-institutional work package tend to be mismatched to the call.
Indicative funding is approximately EUR 5-6 million per project for two projects, sized as a Research and Innovation Action - large enough to require a multi-country consortium and multi-actor design, which for Cluster 6 means genuine involvement of farmers, foresters, advisors and advisory organizations as partners rather than as study subjects.
Standard Horizon Europe rules apply: consortia must include at least three independent legal entities from three different EU member states or associated countries, with RIA funding at 100 percent of eligible direct costs plus 25 percent flat-rate indirect costs.
The important scheduling caveat is that despite appearing in the 2026-2027 work programme this topic is designated for a 2027 call, so it belongs on a watch list rather than in an immediate submission plan; typical Cluster 6 timing opens calls in the autumn or winter with deadlines in the following February, but applicants must confirm the actual opening and deadline against the topic page on the EU Funding and Tenders Portal, since the draft work programme dates shift before final adoption.
Teams intending to compete should use the lead time to assemble the advisory-sector partnerships that this topic rewards.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Standard Horizon Europe eligibility applies: proposals must be submitted by a consortium of at least three independent legal entities established in three different EU member states or Horizon Europe associated countries, with at least one established in an EU member state. The topic is a Research and Innovation Action, funded at 100 percent of eligible direct costs plus a 25 percent flat rate for indirect costs. Eligible participants include universities, research organisations, public bodies, SMEs, large companies, farmer and forest owner organisations, advisory services and NGOs. Cluster 6 applies the multi-actor approach, requiring genuine and sufficient involvement of farmers, foresters, advisors and other end users as consortium partners throughout the project rather than only as research subjects. Scope covers AI systems that produce and deliver advice to farmers and foresters, their integration with Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems and existing advisory services, user trust and uptake, and measurable competitiveness and sustainability outcomes. The topic anticipates approximately EUR 5-6 million per project for 2 projects. The topic is designated for a 2027 Cluster 6 call within the Horizon Europe 2026-2027 work programme; applicants must confirm the exact call opening and deadline on the EU Funding and Tenders Portal, as work programme dates change before final adoption. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows the topic anticipates approximately EUR 5 million to EUR 6 million per project for 2 projects (roughly $5.4 million to $6.5 million USD at prevailing exchange rates), funded as a Research and Innovation Action under the Horizon Europe Cluster 6 work programme. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Applications for Horizon Europe HORIZON-CL6-2027-03-GOVERNANCE-04 AI Supporting Informed Advice for Farmers and Foresters to Improve Competitiveness and Sustainability are due February 1, 2027. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
Horizon Europe HORIZON-CL6-2027-03-GOVERNANCE-04 AI Supporting Informed Advice for Farmers and Foresters to Improve Competitiveness and Sustainability is funded by European Commission (Horizon Europe Cluster 6: Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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