AgData is a large endeavour with a variety of partners bringing together in particular research funders and research providers. Digital technologies and data are integral to the future of agriculture. AgData will enhance the use of data for developing data-based solutions, methodologies, and indicators to improve climate adaptation and resilience of agriculture as well as to minimise the undesired impact of agriculture on the climate, environmental quality, ecosystem services.
AgData has focus on integrating data from different sources including EO, environmental, agricultural and other relevant data in the combination with data technologies (including AI). The partnership will build on results of existing (ongoing or finished) initiatives and projects. AgData will explore the potential for achieving synergies with programmes, projects and activities on digital and data technologies in member states and between EU and its member states and associated countries. At the EU level AgData will explore synergies with relevant topics / projects, partnerships, missions particularly in Cluster 6 and Cluster 4 of the Horizon Europe Programme as well as with the Digital Europe Programme, the EU Space Programme and the Common Agricultura Policy.
Via its unique concept of Use Cases (UCs), the AgData partnership will deploy a broad variety of activities in all relevant branches of agriculture based on modern digital-technologies and data sources. The UCs will all be based on the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA). Besides the UCs AgData will also implement joint calls for transnational proposals resulting in financial support to third parties (FSTP).
The project aims to develop and promote the better use of data within the agriculture and food sector. By leveraging data technologies, the project seeks to achieve improved outcomes and adapt agricultural production to climate change in an environmentally and socio-economically sustainable manner. The partnership aims to support sustainable agriculture in Europe as well as strengthen policy monitoring and evaluation capacities, by using the potential that digital and data technologies in combination with Earth observation (EO) and other environmental and agricultural data offer.
General objectives:
- Enhance sustainability in agriculture
- Increase European agriculture competitiveness and productivity
- Strengthen capacity for policy monitoring and evaluation
- Exploit the potential of data
- Utilise newly developed digital and data technologies in Europe
- Support parallel digital and green transitions
- Emphasise the use of the “Umbrella"
Objectives of AgData:
- Enable the reuse and interoperability of agricultural data generated by public and private actors, following FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) principles.
- Support evidence-based policy-making through harmonized data collection, sharing and analysis related to agriculture, environment and climate.
- Empower farmers and advisors to use digital tools and data services for more sustainable and competitive production systems.
- Foster innovation and collaboration among research, industry, and policy actors to create new data-driven services and business models.
- Build a self-sustaining European agri-data community through continuous stakeholder engagement, capacity-building and communication activities.
Activities:
1. Work Package (WP) activities
2. Transnational Projects funded by the Co Funded Calls of AgData
3. National Funded Use Cases brought in by the Beneficiaries
- The real implementation in AgData is being done by the Use Cases.
- The Use Cases are not being developed and run by the Work Packages.
- The Work Packages’ task is to support and facilitate the Use Cases this work enables the
Use Cases to focus on developing the best possible products for AgData in line with the SRIA.
Key benefits:
- Gain visibility within EU and national networks on digital agriculture.
- Receive information about relevant funding calls and events.
- Be invited to consultations and policy dialogues.
- Access aggregated insights and public results from the Partnership.
- Contribute to shaping EU approaches on agricultural data and innovation.
Keywords:
Sustainable agriculture, policy monitoring, earth observation, data technologies, Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
Contact person in Ruokavirasto:
Liisa Maunuksela
In collaboration:
Luonnonvarakeskus Luke, Maa- ja metsätalousministeriö, 60 organizations from over 30 countries - ministries, research institutes, technology providers, farmer associations and civil-society organizations.
Duration:
From 1.11.2025
Co-funded by:
Horizon Europe