Environmental impacts from the production of agricultural crops for bio-based industrial systems
Environmental sustainability assessment of primary biomass production for industrial bio-based systems
Funding Amount
€2.0M - €2.0M
Deadline
17/09/2025
Eligible Organization Types
Non-profit, Private Business, Research Institution, Public Institution
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What is the Environmental impacts from the production of agricultural crops for bio-based industrial systems Call?
Grant Description
This coordination and support action supports the collection and analysis of data on primary agricultural crops grown for industrial bio-based systems, assessing environmental impacts on air, water, soil quality, biodiversity and climate. It will apply Environmental Footprint methods to quantify greenhouse gas emissions, land use change, water use, nutrient emissions and ecosystem impacts, identify best practices, and share methodologies with stakeholders and related projects, ultimately enablin...
Required Results for Successful Funding
Expected Outcomes
In line with the industrial carbon management strategy and zero-pollution objectives, proposals will: 1) Support deployment of safe and sustainable by-design bio-based solutions and supply of sustainable biogenic carbon; 2) Enhance knowledge among bio-based industries and value-chain stakeholders of environmental impacts on air, water and soil quality, biodiversity and climate arising from primary biomass production; 3) Enable public authorities, farmers, advisors and economic actors to access and apply best practices for sustainable crop production for industrial uses; 4) Contribute to the zero-pollution ambition by underpinning preventive measures in bio-based industries; 5) Foster international cooperation and multi-actor engagement to scale up sustainable, by-design bio-based solutions globally.
Funded areas
Scope Requirements
• Focus exclusively on primary biomass production for non-food/non-feed, non-biofuel/bioenergy bio-based value chains within EU/Associated Countries.
• Exclude full product life-cycle analyses and waste/residue valorisation.
• Identify relevant primary agricultural crops at EU/Associated scale.
• Collect data on traded volumes, origins, land use types, pedo-climatic zones and cultivation practices.
• Analyze environmental impacts using literature sources and Environmental Footprint methods (Recommendation (EU) 2021/2279).
• Quantitatively assess: (i) greenhouse gas emissions/savings and carbon footprint (including temporary removals), (ii) nitrogen and phosphorus emissions to air/water/soil, (iii) land use and land-use change effects on carbon sinks, (iv) water use, (v) biodiversity and ecosystem services, (vi) energy consumption, (vii) other air/water/soil quality impacts.
• Account for geographic/climatic variability.
• Conduct stakeholder consultations.
• Derive best practices and modalities to share them with stakeholders.
• Integrate a dedicated task to coordinate and exchange findings with recent/ongoing projects (e.g. MIDAS, Margin Up).
• Employ a multi-actor approach.
• Encourage international cooperation, especially with Latin America and the Caribbean.
• Exclude full product life-cycle analyses and waste/residue valorisation.
• Identify relevant primary agricultural crops at EU/Associated scale.
• Collect data on traded volumes, origins, land use types, pedo-climatic zones and cultivation practices.
• Analyze environmental impacts using literature sources and Environmental Footprint methods (Recommendation (EU) 2021/2279).
• Quantitatively assess: (i) greenhouse gas emissions/savings and carbon footprint (including temporary removals), (ii) nitrogen and phosphorus emissions to air/water/soil, (iii) land use and land-use change effects on carbon sinks, (iv) water use, (v) biodiversity and ecosystem services, (vi) energy consumption, (vii) other air/water/soil quality impacts.
• Account for geographic/climatic variability.
• Conduct stakeholder consultations.
• Derive best practices and modalities to share them with stakeholders.
• Integrate a dedicated task to coordinate and exchange findings with recent/ongoing projects (e.g. MIDAS, Margin Up).
• Employ a multi-actor approach.
• Encourage international cooperation, especially with Latin America and the Caribbean.
Additional Conditions for Applicants
Special Conditions
• Type of action: HORIZON Coordination and Support Action (HORIZON-CSA).
• Lump sum grant model under MGA HORIZON-AG-LS.
• Single-stage submission by 17 September 2025, 17:00 Brussels time via the Funding & Tenders Portal.
• Eligibility: entities from EU Member States and Associated Countries (see WP General Annex B).
• Budget: ~€2 million total for this topic.
• Adhere to page limits and layout as per Annex A/E and Application Form Part B.
• Compliance with Annexes C–G (financial capacity, evaluation, grant setup) and Lump Sum Decision (7 July 2021).
• Proposals must select and address the relevant Destination (“Clean environment and zero pollution”) and its expected impacts.
• Exclude crops for food/feed, biofuels/bioenergy and waste/residue valorisation.
• Mandatory use of Recommendation (EU) 2021/2279 for Environmental Footprint.
• Include a task to liaise with and disseminate results to MIDAS and Margin Up consortia.
• Encourage stakeholder involvement across the value chain and international partners (notably Latin America and Caribbean).
• Lump sum grant model under MGA HORIZON-AG-LS.
• Single-stage submission by 17 September 2025, 17:00 Brussels time via the Funding & Tenders Portal.
• Eligibility: entities from EU Member States and Associated Countries (see WP General Annex B).
• Budget: ~€2 million total for this topic.
• Adhere to page limits and layout as per Annex A/E and Application Form Part B.
• Compliance with Annexes C–G (financial capacity, evaluation, grant setup) and Lump Sum Decision (7 July 2021).
• Proposals must select and address the relevant Destination (“Clean environment and zero pollution”) and its expected impacts.
• Exclude crops for food/feed, biofuels/bioenergy and waste/residue valorisation.
• Mandatory use of Recommendation (EU) 2021/2279 for Environmental Footprint.
• Include a task to liaise with and disseminate results to MIDAS and Margin Up consortia.
• Encourage stakeholder involvement across the value chain and international partners (notably Latin America and Caribbean).
Important dates
Open from: 06/05/2025
Deadline:17/09/2025
Application period has ended
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