Co-creating solutions for soil health in Living Labs

Résumé

This call funds the expansion of Living Labs focused on soil health and desertification management across Mediterranean regions (Cyprus, France, Italy, Spain, Tunisia/Algeria) through the Nemesis project. Eligible applicants are single legal entities established in the relevant geographic region, including farmers, landowners, public authorities, NGOs, research institutes, and SMEs, who must demonstrate operational capacity and access to an experimental site. Each selected applicant may receive up to €100,000 in full lump-sum funding to implement soil-related and site-based activities addressing region-specific soil health challenges.

This call is focused on soil health, agricultural sustainability, and land degradation in Mediterranean regions—domains entirely outside Acme Corporation's semiconductor and AI expertise. The call explicitly targets farmers, landowners, public authorities, environmental NGOs, and applied research institutes with field sites, making a semiconductor/AI company ineligible.

Scores détaillés

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Description

The Nemesis project will use FSTP to engage small actors and local stakeholders in LL activities and to expand the LL network through additional experimental sites located in Cyprus, France, Italy, Spain, and North Africa (Tunisia/Algeria). OC1 specifically focuses on strengthening and expanding the LLs to enhance territorial reach, stakeholder participation and the practical testing of soil-related solutions in real-world settings, while the integration of additional experimental sites is expected to further increase the overall impact, representativeness, and demonstration capacity of the LLs. Each LL focuses on a specific regional soil health challenge connected to desertification and land / soil degradation in the Mediterranean: · Cyprus – Soil-water: Focus on soil health in agricultural systems, addressing soil degradation and combating desertification through soil-water interactions. · France – Soil-biodiversity: Focus on enhancing soil biodiversity through agroforestry and sustainable agricultural practices. · Italy – Soil-crops: Focus on optimizing soil-crop interactions for improved soil health and sustainable productivity. · Spain – Soil-pasture: Focus on sustainable soil-pasture management and livestock integration practices. · Tunisia / Algeria – Cross-border soil management: Cross-border focus on sustainable soil management practices adapted to semi-arid conditions. Selected applicants will receive up to 100% lump-sum funding of the approved eligible budget. A total of EUR 500,000 is foreseen for OC1, and each selected third party may receive up to EUR 100,000 . At least one third party will be selected per LL, resulting in at least one additional experimental site per LL. The call is limited to single legal entities . Applicants must be legal entities established in an eligible country / region corresponding to the relevant LL and must not be beneficiaries, affiliated entities or associated partners of Nemesis. They must have the operational capacity to implement soil-related and site-based activities, demonstrate access to an experimental site, and comply with the thematic, geographic and operational requirements of the respective LL, as set out in the OC 1 Guidelines for applicants. Possible applicant profiles may include the following general categories, while the extended list of eligible profiles and the LL-specific requirements are set out in the Guidelines for applicants: ·farmers and landowners, including farmer cooperatives and producer organisations, ·regional or local public authorities managing relevant land or demonstration sites, ·environmental NGOs with managed demonstration or pilot sites, ·applied research institutes with field sites, ·SMEs operating test fields, pilot farms or providing relevant soil-related intervention services. Applicants may submit only one proposal per LL under OC1. The same legal entity may not receive more than one sub-grant under OC1. For detailed eligibility criteria, LL-specific requirements, budget conditions, documentation requirements, implementation obligations and applicant responsibilities, please consult the Nemesis OC1 Guidelines for applicants including the relevant LL-specific requirements section. Applicants are strongly encouraged to read all documentation carefully before preparing their proposal. Budget: €500 000