The call has a total budget of DKK 8,762,917 for projects lasting one to two years, and projects must qualify as industrial research or experimental development, so ordinary sales, marketing and routine business development are excluded. Eligible applicants are SMEs and start-ups with a Danish company number that meet the EU SME definition and at least one of two call-specific economic criteria. Successful projects get a business development mentor who challenges the value proposition and go-to-market strategy, and applications are scored on strategic fit with the cluster’s roadmap, quality of the idea, impact and quality of execution.

The themes cover different parts of the chain. The livestock theme asks for cost-effective solutions that work under production conditions while safeguarding animal welfare and productivity, the plant-rich food theme looks for solutions that make healthy, low-climate-impact foods or meals attractive, affordable and easy to choose repeatedly in everyday settings, and the plant breeding theme covers techniques and varieties for resilient, nutrient-rich, high-yield and resource-efficient production. The call belongs to the cluster’s mission to reach net-zero emissions in Danish agriculture and food by 2050 and is run with Innovation Fund Denmark. Key dates are a Q&A session on 10 November 2026, a decision expected in May 2027 and project starts in June 2027.

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