Eligibility criteria for 2023
Entities are eligible to participate in the Test Farms and receive a subgrant if they:
- Are a RIS entities: SME registered no later than 5 years before application date or
individuals from the following countries: - EU Member States: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain.
- Horizon Europe Associated Countries: Montenegro, Republic of North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine.
- Outermost Regions: Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Réunion, Martinique, Mayotte and Saint-Martin (France), the Azores and Madeira (Portugal), and the Canary Islands (Spain).
- Have received no more than 60,000 euros in funding from EIT Food in 2022.
- Have developed an innovative solution in agriculture/ animal husbandry/ primary food processing*, having minimum a prototype ready to be tested in real environment.
- Work towards furthering one of EIT Food’s six overarching strategic themes to transform our food system. The themes are:
- Alternative proteins
- Sustainable agriculture
- Sustainable aquaculture
- Targeted nutrition
- Digital traceability
- Circular food systems
- Have submitted a complete application in English, i.e. answered all the questions included in the form available on the website: https://myeitfood.eu/s/login/S... and completed and attached all the required documentation.
- Have not participated in previous editions of the Test Farms.
- Are not or were not EIT Food’s RisingFoodStars.
*Primary food processing solutions can be tested only in Poland or Romania.
Eligibility criteria for Non-RIS entities (not registered in RIS country):
- Entities are eligible to participate in the Test Farms if they:
Are Non-RIS entities- Entities registered in one of the following countries: Albania,
Armenia, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, France,
Georgia, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Luxembourg, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway,
Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, United Kingdom.
Have developed an innovative solution in agriculture/animal husbandry / primary food
processing*, having minimum a prototype ready to be tested in real environment. - Work towards furthering one of EIT Food’s six overarching strategic themes to transform
our food system. The themes are: - Alternative proteins
- Sustainable agriculture
- Sustainable aquaculture
- Targeted nutrition
- Digital traceability
- Circular food systems
- Have submitted a complete application in English, i.e. answered all the questions included in the form available on the website: https://myeitfood.eu/s/login/S... and completed and attached all the required documentation.
- Commit to pay the 2500 EUR + VAT participation fee (advance payment of 500 EUR
before match-making and final payment of 2000 EUR when EIT Food finds a suitable
farmer).
*Primary food processing solutions can be tested only in Poland or Romania.
Please read carefully Terms and Conditions before applying to Test Farms Programme 2023.