Commitment
Entities from Southern and Central and Eastern Europe chosen to participate in the Test Farms commit to the following actions:
Application – Interested entities are invited to apply for the Test Farms via https://myeitfood.eu/s/login/SelfRegister
Match-making event - Shortlisted entities will be invited to join one of match-making events. At these events, entities will meet with farmers, evaluate the possibility of testing their innovative solutions on the farms and create a plan to test their solutions together with the selected farmers.
Subgranting agreement – Entities must sign an agreement stipulating the commitments and terms for receiving the grant.
Registration - Participating entities must register at https://pitchbook.com/ or https://dealroom.co/
Test phase – Entities will test their solutions on the test fields according to the plan they developed after the match-making event.
Reporting – Entities will report their progress throughout the testing phase to the Test Farms managers.
Final report – Participating entities must submit a final report on their involvement in the Test Farms project.
Entities from Western Europe, Nordics and other Horizon Europe Associated Countries willing to participate in the Test Farms need to commit to the following actions:
Application – Interested entities are invited to apply for the Test Farms via https://myeitfood.eu/s/login/SelfRegister
Advance payment – Pre-selected entities who are interested in the match-making service and expert support provided in the Test Farms must make an advance payment of 1000 EUR.
Match-making event - Shortlisted entities will be invited to join one of match-making events. At these events, entities will meet with farmers, evaluate the possibility of testing their innovative solutions on the farms and create a plan to test their solutions together with selected farmers.
Service agreement and payment – Once the successful matches are made, the entities must sign a service agreement with EIT Food and proceed with the payment of the remainder of the match-making service fee (3500 EUR).
Test phase – Entities will test their solutions on the test fields according to the plan drafted after the match-making event.
Reporting – Entity will be encouraged to report its progress throughout the testing phase to the Test Farms managers.
Final report – Participating entities will be encouraged to submit a final report on their involvement in the Test Farms project.