Topic Code
HORIZON-CL6-2026-02-FARM2FORK-14
F&T Portal
Call Identifier
HORIZON-CL6-2026-02
Call 02 — single stage (2026)
Instrument
HORIZON-RIA
Research & Innovation Action
Budget Model
Lump Sum
HORIZON-AG-LS
Funding Rate
100%
Annex G — RIA = 100%
Page Limit (Part B)
45 pages
RIA + lump sum (Annex A)
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
Multi-actor approach is an eligibility criterion. Proposals that fail to implement the multi-actor approach will be declared ineligible and rejected before evaluation.
FNSSA African partnership requirement: Consortia must include at least three independent legal entities established in an African Union member state. The places of establishment of at least two of these legal entities must be in the same region, as defined by the African Union. African Union member state entities are exceptionally eligible for EU funding.
The Joint Research Centre (JRC) may participate as member of the consortium selected for funding.
Expected Outcomes
- Food processing facilities in Africa which target underutilized crops to deliver healthy nutrition avoiding over processing, such as pulses and soy, millets, yams, cassava for some regions, fish and fisheries products, or food chains of high value for local markets or export, like the cocoa chain and fruits, both organic and conventional, have improved their operations investing in innovative careful processing techniques and sustainable and reusable packaging, by using results from life sciences and biotechnologies, such as fermentation, in processes based on renewable energy.
- Post-harvest food losses and waste are reduced, by using by-products in the process, following circular approaches in line with the EU bioeconomy strategy through new and innovative techniques and best practices, ready for scale-up by complementary instruments of the EU Global Gateway Strategy such as the AU-EU Innovation Agenda and the EU International Partnerships such as DeSIRA+.
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