Improving grassland management in European livestock farming systems
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Funding Amount
€8.0M - €8.0M
Deadline
16/09/2025
Eligible Organization Types
Non-profit, Private Business, Research Institution, Public Institution
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What is the Improving grassland management in European livestock farming systems Call?
Grant Description
This Horizon Europe research and innovation action call aims to develop methods, knowledge, tools and strategies for sustainable management, restoration and multifunctionality assessment of grassland farming systems in grazing livestock contexts. It addresses threats to grassland maintenance and functions across the EU, in line with the common agricultural policy, EU Green Deal, biodiversity strategy, nature restoration, climate and organic production objectives. The call supports development of...
Required Results for Successful Funding
Expected Outcomes
• Enhanced availability of data, models and methodologies to measure, monitor, assess and valorise grassland multifunctionality, benefiting all grassland management actors.
• Increased availability, accessibility and uptake by farmers of sustainable grassland management knowledge, innovative solutions, practices and strategies.
• Strengthened networking, participatory approaches and knowledge mobilisation among stakeholders for sustainable grassland management.
• Provision of scientific support and policy recommendations for the development, implementation and evaluation of EU policies relevant to grasslands (CAP, EU climate policy, Nature Restoration Regulation).
• Empowerment of farmers and agricultural actors to manage sustainable, efficient, profitable, circular, low-GHG grassland systems contributing to climate neutrality and resilience.
• Informed decision support tools at farm and landscape levels improving ecosystem service delivery, productivity and socio-economic outcomes.
• Identification of effective financing and incentive mechanisms for sustainable grassland management and habitat restoration.
• Consolidation of social innovation and citizen engagement to ensure societal relevance and long-term impact of grassland management solutions.
• Increased availability, accessibility and uptake by farmers of sustainable grassland management knowledge, innovative solutions, practices and strategies.
• Strengthened networking, participatory approaches and knowledge mobilisation among stakeholders for sustainable grassland management.
• Provision of scientific support and policy recommendations for the development, implementation and evaluation of EU policies relevant to grasslands (CAP, EU climate policy, Nature Restoration Regulation).
• Empowerment of farmers and agricultural actors to manage sustainable, efficient, profitable, circular, low-GHG grassland systems contributing to climate neutrality and resilience.
• Informed decision support tools at farm and landscape levels improving ecosystem service delivery, productivity and socio-economic outcomes.
• Identification of effective financing and incentive mechanisms for sustainable grassland management and habitat restoration.
• Consolidation of social innovation and citizen engagement to ensure societal relevance and long-term impact of grassland management solutions.
Funded areas
Scope Requirements
• Focus on grazing livestock systems involving both permanent grasslands (per Reg. EU 2021/2115) and temporary grasslands (included in rotation before five years).
• Address a variety of farming systems and approaches, including at least one organic farming system.
• Cover multiple biogeographical regions and pedo-climatic conditions across EU and Associated Countries, including marginal areas at risk of abandonment and zones trending towards arable intensification.
• Enable performance comparisons between grassland systems with mixed species (including legumes) versus mono-species swards, and between different levels of grass-based ruminant farming.
• Include a dedicated work package/task for collaboration with other projects funded under the same topic.
• Leverage JRC and Eurostat spatial datasets; consider Earth Observation data services (Copernicus, Galileo/EGNOS).
• Demonstrate complementarity with other Horizon Europe initiatives, Partnerships (Agroecology, Farm2Fork, Climate, etc.) and relevant R&I projects.
• Integrate social sciences and humanities (SSH), social innovation and citizen engagement to boost societal and long-term impact.
• Address a variety of farming systems and approaches, including at least one organic farming system.
• Cover multiple biogeographical regions and pedo-climatic conditions across EU and Associated Countries, including marginal areas at risk of abandonment and zones trending towards arable intensification.
• Enable performance comparisons between grassland systems with mixed species (including legumes) versus mono-species swards, and between different levels of grass-based ruminant farming.
• Include a dedicated work package/task for collaboration with other projects funded under the same topic.
• Leverage JRC and Eurostat spatial datasets; consider Earth Observation data services (Copernicus, Galileo/EGNOS).
• Demonstrate complementarity with other Horizon Europe initiatives, Partnerships (Agroecology, Farm2Fork, Climate, etc.) and relevant R&I projects.
• Integrate social sciences and humanities (SSH), social innovation and citizen engagement to boost societal and long-term impact.
Additional Conditions for Applicants
Special Conditions
• Type of action: Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Action (RIA), single-stage submission.
• Opening date: 06 May 2025; Deadline: 16 September 2025, 17:00 Brussels time.
• Eligibility and participation rules per Horizon Europe General Annexes (Annex B for countries, Annex C for capacity, multi-actor approach mandatory).
• Proposals must adhere to page limits and layout in Annex A/E of Work Programme General Annexes and Application Form Part B.
• If using satellite data, beneficiaries must use Copernicus and/or Galileo/EGNOS services.
• The Joint Research Centre (JRC) may participate as a consortium member.
• Use of Earth Observation encouraged where relevant.
• Alignment and complementarity with specified topics in the call and Horizon Europe Partnerships are required.
• International cooperation is encouraged.
• Opening date: 06 May 2025; Deadline: 16 September 2025, 17:00 Brussels time.
• Eligibility and participation rules per Horizon Europe General Annexes (Annex B for countries, Annex C for capacity, multi-actor approach mandatory).
• Proposals must adhere to page limits and layout in Annex A/E of Work Programme General Annexes and Application Form Part B.
• If using satellite data, beneficiaries must use Copernicus and/or Galileo/EGNOS services.
• The Joint Research Centre (JRC) may participate as a consortium member.
• Use of Earth Observation encouraged where relevant.
• Alignment and complementarity with specified topics in the call and Horizon Europe Partnerships are required.
• International cooperation is encouraged.
Important dates
Open from: 06/05/2025
Deadline:16/09/2025
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