Revolutionising digital farming
Funding Program:
Horizon Europe
Call:
HORIZON-CL6-2023-GOVERNANCE-01
GA No.:
101134083
Duration:
2024 - 2026
EC Funding:
€ 4,999,987.50
Democratising digital farming through tailored open source and open hardware solutions
The OpenAgri project aims to revolutionise digital farming by providing farmers with access to open-source, innovative, cost-effective, and energy-efficient Agricultural Digital Solutions (ADSs) that operate seamlessly even in remote areas with limited connectivity. OpenAgri addresses key challenges faced by the agricultural sector today, including:
- Excessive Costs of Traditional ADSs: OpenAgri fosters the development and deployment of open-source ADSs, significantly reducing their cost and making them accessible to farmers of all sizes.
- Low Trust in ADSs: OpenAgri builds trust through participatory co-creation of ADSs, ensuring they meet farmers’ specific needs and address their concerns about data privacy and ownership.
- Limited Connectivity in Rural Areas: OpenAgri leverages forefront edge computing technologies, allowing ADSs to function effectively even in areas with poor network connections.
Our role in the project
Foodscale Hub (FSH) leads Work Package 4 (WP4) focusing on Ecosystem Building and Expansion to ensure widespread dissemination, effective communication, knowledge transfer and exploitation in a multi-actor context. Furthemore, as the Open Call leader the Foodscale Hub team will collaborate with the 9 selected Sustainable Innovation Pilots (SIPs) to establish a methodology that will lead to the co-creation of additional community-driven Agricultural Digital Solutions (ADSs), fostering innovation.
OpenAgri by numbers
- 18 partners from 7 countries: Bringing together diverse expertise to drive innovation in agricultural technology.
- 5 pre-selected SIPs and 9 awarded through an Open Call: Ensuring adaptability and responsiveness to evolving needs and technological advancements.
- A total of € 900,000 will be used to support 3rd parties in the context of the Open Call (max € 60,000 per entity, in total € 100,000 per SIP).
- € 4,999,987.50 in EC funding: Demonstrating the European Union's commitment to supporting sustainable and innovative agriculture.