The Horizon Europe – Cluster 6 programme opens up significant research and innovation opportunities for 2025 in the areas of sustainable agriculture, forestry, biodiversity, climate and rural development.

The highlighted themes and related topics are as follows:

Biodiversity and Nature Restoration

HORIZON-CL6-2025-01-BIODIV-10 — Supporting the implementation of nature restoration measures for sustainable farming systems

HORIZON-CL6-2025-01-BIODIV-06 — Assessing and modelling socio-economic impacts of nature restoration

HORIZON-CL6-2025-01-BIODIV-02-two-stage — Breeding for resilience: enhancing multi-stress tolerance in crops

Sustainable and Resilient Agriculture

HORIZON-CL6-2025-02-FARM2FORK-01 / -01-two-stage — Emerging and future risks to plant health

HORIZON-CL6-2025-02-FARM2FORK-03 — Overcoming the barriers for scaling up circular water management in agriculture

HORIZON-CL6-2025-02-FARM2FORK-06 — Improving grassland management in European livestock farming systems

HORIZON-CL6-2025-02-FARM2FORK-08 — Exploring the potential of controlled environment agriculture (CEA)

HORIZON-CL6-2025-02-FARM2FORK-05 — Developing innovative phytosanitary measures for plant health – focus on systems approach for pest risk management

HORIZON-CL6-2025-02-FARM2FORK-05-two-stage — Developing agroecology living labs and lighthouses for climate action under the Food and Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture (FNSSA) partnership

HORIZON-CL6-2025-02-FARM2FORK-09 — Strengthening the EU crop breeding research and innovation ecosystem for competitive, resilient, and sustainable agriculture

HORIZON-CL6-2025-02-FARM2FORK-07 — Fostering animal breeding and genetics for climate change adaptation and mitigation, improved robustness and resilience

Vegetable protein and animal feed

HORIZON-CL6-2025-02-FARM2FORK-04 — Enhancing plant protein production to bolster the resilience of agricultural systems and EU self-sufficiency in plant protein used as feed

Animal Health and Welfare

HORIZON-CL6-2025-02-FARM2FORK-02 / -02-two-stage — Open topic: Innovating for on-farm post-harvest operations, storage and transformation of crops into food and non-food products

Climate and Pollution

HORIZON-CL6-2025-02-CLIMATE-04 — Monitoring, reporting, verification and mitigation of non-CO2 greenhouse gas emissions and related air pollutants from agriculture

HORIZON-CL6-2025-02-CLIMATE-03 — Understanding and managing medium and longer-term challenges and opportunities for agriculture stemming from shifting climatic zones and changing agroecological environments

HORIZON-CL6-2025-01-ZEROPOLLUTION-06 — Provide digital solutions tailored to small and medium-sized farms to monitor and sustainably manage agricultural inputs and natural resources

Forests and Forestry

HORIZON-CL6-2025-01-CIRCBIO-15 — European partnership: Forests and Forestry for a Sustainable Future

Rural Development and Communities

HORIZON-CL6-2025-02-COMMUNITIES-01 — Adapting to and mitigating demographic trends in rural areas through evidence-based planning and innovative solutions

HORIZON-CL6-2025-02-COMMUNITIES-02 — Exploring and improving access to housing in rural areas and developing the houses and villages of the future

Knowledge, Innovation and Governance in Agriculture (AKIS)

HORIZON-CL6-2025-02-FARM2FORK-16 — Developing a joint AU-EU Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System (AKIS) supporting the Food and Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture (FNSSA) partnership

HORIZON-CL6-2025-03-GOVERNANCE-12 — Increasing knowledge flows to practice within Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS) via thematic networks

HORIZON-CL6-2025-03-GOVERNANCE-13 — Strengthening knowledge and skills of advisors and integrating them within Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS) via an EU advisory network

HORIZON-CL6-2025-03-GOVERNANCE-14 — Preparing farmers, their workforce and advisors to the future of agriculture by providing the relevant knowledge, skills and competences at the right time and place

Governance, Markets and Agrarian Policy

HORIZON-CL6-2025-03-GOVERNANCE-01 — Improving analytical capacity and understanding of the bargaining power and interactions of farmers with the operators of the value chains

HORIZON-CL6-2025-03-GOVERNANCE-02 — Upscaling innovative payments to support farmers in the delivery of agri-environment-climate public goods

HORIZON-CL6-2025-03-GOVERNANCE-03 — Boosting the attractiveness of agriculture and the connection between the farming community and society

HORIZON-CL6-2025-03-GOVERNANCE-11 — Enhancing sustainability and resilience of agriculture, forestry and rural development through digital twins