Dec 11, 2025

AGROECOLOGY Partnership announces its Call for 2026!

The AGROECOLOGY Partnership will soon publish its 3rd co-funded call:

"Strengthening plant and animal genetic diversity and empowering farmers to drive the agroecological transition"

The call focuses on two central pillars of the agroecological transition:

the genetic dimension and
the social dimension.

Funding is available for research and innovation projects that contribute significantly to one of the following topics:

Theme 1: Promoting genetic diversity and variability in crops and livestock for agroecological transition
NOT FUNDED: Theme 2: Strengthening farmer participation, motivation and skills in the agroecological transition

Theme 1 focuses on the genetic diversity and variability of plants and animals. The aim is to create the basis for greater availability of species, varieties and breeds that support agroecological farming systems.

Timetable and funding conditions:

February 18, 2026 -project outline
July 08, 2026 - full proposal
Funding is available for collaborative projects with at least 3 partners from 3 participating countries
Max. 500,000 EUR German funding per project

Participating countries:

Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, Hungary

Further information:

https://www.agroecologypartnership.eu/news/3rdco-fundedcall

https://agroecology.ptj.de/call3

Contact at the EPC: