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HORIZON-CL6-2026-02-FARM2FORK-02-two-stage

Open topic: Boosting organic farming for a competitive, sustainable and resilient farming sector

IA Two-stage Cluster 6 €12,000,000 14 Apr 2026
Topic Code HORIZON-CL6-2026-02-FARM2FORK-02-two-stage F&T Portal
Call Identifier HORIZON-CL6-2026-02-two-stage Call 02 — two-stage (2026)
Instrument HORIZON-IA Innovation Action
Budget Model Lump Sum HORIZON-AG-LS
Funding Rate 70% Annex G — IA = 70% (100% non-profit)
Page Limit (Part B) 10 pages (Stage 1) Stage 2: 45pp (IA + lump sum)
Evaluation Thresholds 3 / 3 / 3 · cum. 10 Standard — no override
Expected Projects 2 Around €6.00M each (WP stated)
Destination Fair, healthy and environment-friendly food systems (2026-27) WP Part 9
Cluster / Pillar Cluster 6 / Pillar II Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources
China Eligibility Eligible ✓ No CL6 destination exclusion
Special Conditions Multi-actor mandatory ▵ Eligibility criterion — section 3
Verify: Open this topic on the F&T Portal →  ·  Sources: General Annexes 2026-2027, WP Part 9
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Multi-actor approach is an eligibility criterion. Proposals that fail to implement the multi-actor approach will be declared ineligible and rejected before evaluation.
This is a two-stage topic. Stage 1 proposals are limited to 10 pages. Stage 2 proposals (if invited) follow standard IA page limits (45 pages for lump sum).
Blind evaluation pilot. This topic is part of the blind evaluation pilot under which first stage proposals will be evaluated blindly. Applicants must not disclose organisation names, acronyms, logos nor names of personnel in the proposal abstract and Part B.
Financial support to third parties (FSTP) is allowed. Maximum EUR 60,000 per third party.

Expected Outcomes

  1. Farmers, advisors, agri-food chain operators, policy-makers, public funders and citizens benefit from new knowledge and knowledge exchange, innovations, practices and tools that boost the competitiveness, sustainability (economic, environmental, social) and resilience of the organic farming sector.
  2. Knowledge and innovations contribute to an improved sustainability of organic farming systems and an overall improved efficiency of the sector, leading to an increased attractiveness of organic farming in Europe and an improved understanding of its contribution to sustainability (economic, social, biodiversity, climate).
  3. The EU regulatory framework for organic farming, the Common Agricultural Policy, and the EU's biodiversity, zero pollution and climate policies are supported by science-based evidence, methodologies and standardized monitoring frameworks.

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