Funding calls
16 June 2025
Multi-Country project in Agri-Food (DIGITAL-2025-AI-08-AGRIFOOD)
Funding calls
16 June 2025
1. Healthy, balanced and sustainable diets for all European consumers
2. Prevention and reduction of food loss and waste
3. A climate - neutral food chain in Europe by 2050
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This action aims to support a Multi-Country Project (MCP) in agri-food. The MCP in Agri-Food aims to leverage digital infrastructure, particularly data infrastructure, to enhance the efficiency, sustainability, and competitiveness of the agri-food sector across Europe. This action will foster data access, sharing, and reuse to support decision-making, reduce administrative burdens, and enable innovative solutions within the qgri-food industry.
Call identifier: DIGITAL-2025-AI-08-AGRIFOOD
Call launch: 15 April 2025
Call deadline: 02 September 2025
Call budget:
DIGITAL-2025-AI-08-AGRIFOOD - DIGITAL-JU-GFS DIGI-TAL JU Grants for Financial Support: EUR 15.000.000
DIGITAL-2025-AI-08-COMPLIANCE - DIGITAL-SIMPLE DIGI-TAL Simple Grants: EUR 8.000.000
DIGITAL-2025-AI-08-DS-SUPPORT - DIGITAL-CSA DIGITAL Coordination and Support Actions: EUR 10.000.000
DIGITAL-2025-AI-08-PROCESSOR - DIGITAL-CSA DIGITAL Coordination and Support Actions: EUR 1.000.000
DIGITAL-2025-AI-08-SUPPLY-AI - DIGITAL-GP DIGI-TAL Grants for Procurement: EUR 21.000.000
Editorial team
European Commission - DG RTD
Topics
Albania
Armenia
Austria
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
EU-27
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Kosovo
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Moldova
Montenegro
Netherlands
North Macedonia
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Türkiye
Ukraine
Other
Academic / Research and VET Institutions
Business Support Organisation
Company with 250 or more employees
Cluster Organisations
Consumer Organisations
Cultural and Heritage Organisations
Destination Management & Marketing Organisations
EU Institutions
Financial Institutions and Investors
Industry Associations and Chambers of Commerce
International Organisations
Local Authorities
Media / Journalist Organisations
National authorities
Networks and Federations / Confederations
NGOs / Non-profits
Notified Bodies
Regional Authorities
SMEs (a company with less than 250 employees)
Social Economy Entity
Trade Unions
Other
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CoC aspirational objectives
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1. Healthy, balanced and sustainable diets for all European consumers
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2. Prevention and reduction of food loss and waste
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3. A climate - neutral food chain in Europe by 2050
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4. An optimised circular and resource-efficient food chain in Europe
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5. Sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all
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6. Sustainable value creation in the European food supply chain through partnership
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7. Sustainable sourcing in food supply chains
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In line with the European Data Strategy, the action should contribute to creating a fair, competitive, and innovative data economy. In line with Political Guidelines, it should support the digital transformation of the agri-food sector, making it more creative, more sustainable, and better adapted to the needs of its users, in line with the objectives to build a competitive and resilient agriculture and food system, aiming to support the sector’s sustainability and productivity The action is also expected to support the reduction of administrative burden in both business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-to government (B2G) data sharing, in particular in cross-border settings; and explore the potential for simplification. The awarded proposal will consider existing European, national, and local data-sharing initiatives. It will especially complement and accelerate the development and implementation of Common European Agricultural Data Space (CEADS).
Amounts funded:
DIGITAL-2025-AI-08-AGRIFOOD - DIGITAL-JU-GFS DIGITAL JU Grants for Financial Support: EUR 15.000.000
DIGITAL-2025-AI-08-COMPLIANCE - DIGITAL-SIMPLE DIGITAL Simple Grants: EUR 8.000.000
DIGITAL-2025-AI-08-DS-SUPPORT - DIGITAL-CSA DIGITAL Coordination and Support Actions: EUR 10.000.000
DIGITAL-2025-AI-08-PROCESSOR - DIGITAL-CSA DIGITAL Coordination and Support Actions: EUR 1.000.000
DIGITAL-2025-AI-08-SUPPLY-AI - DIGITAL-GP DIGITAL Grants for Procurement: EUR 21.000.000
Number of projects that will be funded:
DIGITAL-2025-AI-08-AGRIFOOD - DIGITAL-JU-GFS DIGITAL JU Grants for Financial Support - indicative number of grants: 1
DIGITAL-2025-AI-08-COMPLIANCE - DIGITAL-SIMPLE DIGITAL Simple Grants - indicative number of grants: 3
DIGITAL-2025-AI-08-DS-SUPPORT - DIGITAL-CSA DIGITAL Coordination and Support Actions - indicative number of grants: 1
DIGITAL-2025-AI-08-PROCESSOR - DIGITAL-CSA DIGITAL Coordination and Support Actions - indicative number of grants: 1
DIGITAL-2025-AI-08-SUPPLY-AI - DIGITAL-GP DIGITAL Grants for Procurement - indicative number of grants: 4
The European Commission manages the funding for the DIGITAL-2025-AI-08-AGRIFOOD call, specifically the Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (CNECT), and the expected dates for the results of the call are November-December 2025. The type of action is Grants for financial support.
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