Avanes partnerluse AGROECOLOGY taotlusvoor/The Third Call for Proposals on AGROECOLOGY Partnership is now open

[Kristi Auli - ETAG]

Head uudistelisti lugejad

Avanes "Euroopa horisondi" agroökoloogia partnerluse (European Partnership on accelerating farming systems transition through agroecology Living Labs and Research Infrastructures, AGROECOLOGY) kolmas taotlusvoor teemal „Fostering plant and animal genetic diversity and empowering farmers to accelerate the agroecological transition“.

Taotlusvooru teemad:

1. Enhancing the genetic diversity of crops and livestock for the agroecological transition

Esitatavad taotlused peavad käsitlema vähemalt üht alateemat:

• Enhancing the use of genotypes adapted to specific environmental conditions to improve resilience and performance
• Plant breeding for agroecological transitions
• Animal breeding for agroecological transitions
• Co-breeding for animal-plant integration in agroecological systems
• Breeding for the agroecological transition and the transition of the entire food system

2. Strengthening farmer’s involvement and empowerment in the transition towards agroecology

Esitatavad taotlused peavad käsitlema vähemalt üht alateemat:

• Farmers communities and motivations for engagement
• Collective action, peer learning, and social innovation
• Farm work organisation and working conditions
• Role of policies, advisory services, and AKIS
  
  

Eesti osalejaid rahastab Eesti Teadusagentuur. Maksimaalne toetus Eesti osalejatele ühes projektis on 150 000 eurot tavapartnerile või 300 000 eurot kui Eesti taotleja on projekti koordinaator. Eesti Teadusagentuuri eelarve tuleb Mobilitas 3.0 vahenditest. Eesti osaprojekti kulud peavad olema tehtud 31.08.2029.

Projektis peab osalema vähemalt kolm partnerit kolmest erinevast osalevast riigist. Kõik partnerid peavad vastama oma riigi rahastava organisatsiooni kehtestatud nõuetele.

Palun tutvuge taotlusvooru täieliku teatega SIIN

Rohkem infot taotlusvooru kohta ja dokumendid leiate: https://agroecology.ptj.de/call3
Partnerotsingu tööriista leiate: https://agroecology.ptj.de/partnering
AGROECOLOGY partnerluse veebileht:  https://www.agroecologypartnership.eu/

10. detsembril kell 10-13 CET korraldab partnerlus taotlusvooru tutvustava veebiseminari.
Veebiseminari link:
https://ptj-fzj.webex.com/ptj-fzj-en/j.php?MTID=m239f316673022242eeb529e0cdcf072d

Taotlusvooru tähtajad:

• eeltaotluste esitamine 18. veebruaril 2026, 14:00 CET
• täistaotluste esitamine 8. juulil 2026, 14:00 CEST

Taotlusvooru kontakt Eesti Teadusagentuuris:

Maarja Soonberg-Kaine
maarja.soo...@etag.ee

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The third call of the Horizon Europe Agroecology partnership (European Partnership on accelerating farming systems transition through agroecology Living Labs and Research Infrastructures, AGROECOLOGY) on the topic „Fostering plant and animal genetic diversity and empowering farmers to accelerate the agroecological transition“ is now open.

Call Topics:

Topic 1: Enhancing the genetic diversity of crops and livestock for the agroecological transition

Proposals submitted to this Topic are expected to choose at least one of the following themes:

• Enhancing the use of genotypes adapted to specific environmental conditions to improve resilience and performance
• Plant breeding for agroecological transitions
• Animal breeding for agroecological transitions
• Co-breeding for animal-plant integration in agroecological systems
• Breeding for the agroecological transition and the transition of the entire food system

Topic 2: Strengthening farmer’s involvement and empowerment in the transition towards agroecology

Proposals submitted to this Topic are expected to choose at least one of the following themes:

• Farmers communities and motivations for engagement
• Collective action, peer learning, and social innovation
• Farm work organisation and working conditions
• Role of policies, advisory services, and AKIS

Estonian partner(s) in a successful project will be funded by the Estonian Research Council (ETAG). The maximum requested budget for the Estonian partner(s) participating in one project, if all Estonian partners participate as regular partners, is 150 000 euros per project. If the Project Coordinator is from an Estonian research organisation, the requested budget for the Estonian sub-project may be up to 300 000 euros. (If several Estonian partners participate in a project coordinated by an Estonian partner, the maximum requested budget of all Estonian partners in the project is still 300 000 euros.)

Estonian applicants have to take into account that all project-related costs must be incurred no later than 31.08.2029, i.e. the Estonian partner’s activities must be completed by that time.

Research consortia should consist of a minimum of three partners requesting funding from at least three different countries and Funding Parties from this co-funded call. All partners must meet the requirements of their national funding organization.

Please find more info about the call announcement
More info about the call and documents: https://agroecology.ptj.de/call3
Partnering platform: https://agroecology.ptj.de/partnering
Partnership webpage: https://www.agroecologypartnership.eu/

A Webinar about this Call will take place on 10th of December 10-13 CET. No registration is required.
Access link to the webinar:
https://ptj-fzj.webex.com/ptj-fzj-en/j.php?MTID=m239f316673022242eeb529e0cdcf072d

The call is conducted as a two-step-procedure:

• Deadline for pre-proposal submission is 18 February 2026, 14:00h CET
• Deadline for full proposal submission is 8 July 2026, 14:00h CEST

Call contact at the Estonian Research Council:
Maarja Soonberg-Kaine
maarja.soo...@etag.ee

Info edastas

Kristi Auli koordinaator Välisteaduskoostöö osakond SA Eesti Teadusagentuur  +372 521 4546