Agroforestry for soil health at landscape level

Forthcoming EU call topic HORIZON-MISS-2027-05-SOIL-03-two-stage · HORIZON Innovation Actions. Part of call HORIZON-MISS-2027-05-two-stage: Supporting the implementation of the Soil Deal for Europe Mission. Opens 2027-02-04; next deadline 2027-04-08 (first stage). Topic page: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-MISS-2027-05-SOIL-03-two-stage

Expected Outcome: Activities should support the objectives and targets of the Mission Soil and of the common agricultural policy (CAP), the European Green Deal ambitions and targets and more specifically those of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, the EU Soil Strategy for 2030, the EU Climate action, the EU’s Action Plan on the Development of Organic Production and the proposal for a Soil Monitoring and Resilience Directive. Activities should thereby contribute to meeting the objectives on improving soil management, environmental performance and competitiveness of the Vision for Agriculture and Food. Project results are expected to contribute to all the following expected outcomes: - increased adoption of agroforestry at landscape level in the EU and Associated Countries; - enhanced access and uptake of agroecological solutions and practical tools that boost soil health in agroforestry by farmers, foresters, advisors and food chain operators; - business models for agroforestry and soil health that integrate all actors along the value chain, including agritech companies, the food industry, retailers and consumers- are tested and validated; - the benefits of agroforestry for environmental (particularly soil), social, and economic sustainability, along with the obstacles to its adoption and the mechanisms to overcome them, are more comprehensively understood and effectively disseminated.

Scope: Agroecology practices and agroforestry (a land management practice that integrates trees and shrubs into agricultural landscapes[1]) are known to improve soil…