GATE 5.0 Open Call
GATE 5.0 Open Call
GATE5.0 empowers SMEs to develop, validate and scale innovative AgriTech solutions by integrating advanced Agriculture 5.0 technologies, including Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, robotics, precision farming and data-driven systems, addressing key sustainability challenges, optimising resource efficiency, reducing environmental impact and strengthening climate resilience. Through a three-phase innovation funnel (Seed, Sprout, Harvest), the project guides SMEs from early-stage concepts to real-world market deployment, combining Financial Support to Third Parties (FSTP), a tailored Acceleration Programme, and targeted Capacity Building services, ensuring that participating companies receive the technological, business and regulatory support required to achieve market and cross-border success, with dedicated project support for internationalisation actions.
Entité de financement
Commission Européenne - Single Market Programme (Euroclusters)Clôture de l'appel
30 avril 2026Zone géographique
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Objectif
The call is addressed to innovative SMEs and startups operating across the agrifood value chain and aims to accelerate the emergence of new cross-border and cross-regional innovation pathways by fostering collaboration between SMEs,
corporates, farmers, technology providers, clusters, and other key ecosystem actors. Through this initiative, GATE5.0 seeks to boost the adoption of Agriculture 5.0 solutions, contributing to more sustainable, efficient, and digitally enabled food systems across Europe
The call supports projects addressing priority challenges such as water management, labour and smart productivity, reduction of crop protection inputs, soil health and crop optimisation, and data interoperability and governance, among others. Proposed solutions may include AI and data-driven systems, IoT, automation and robotics, sustainability and resource efficiency technologies, smart processing and traceability, with a strong focus on developing and validating market-oriented solutions.
Critères d'éligibilité
Applicants must participate as consortia composed of one Agrifood SME and one Digital/Deep-tech SME, jointly developing a solution that addresses real challenges within the sector.
Technologies clés
Five main thematic areas have been defined, each capturing
the most pressing priorities and innovation opportunities for the sector:
WATER MANAGEMENT
LABOUR & SMART PRODUCTIVITY
REDUCTION OF CROP PROTECTION INPUTS
SOIL HEALTH & CROP OPTIMISATION
DATA INTEROPERABILITY & GOVERNANCE
More information on the specific challenges here: https://storage.googleapis.com/b2match-as-1/NLVK86aqeUNMspkKTLuhzB5d
Typologie de consortium
Each SME within the selected consortium will receive up to EUR 59,250 in financial support. As each project must be submitted by a consortium composed of one Agrifood SME and one Technology SME, the total maximum funding per consortium project amounts to EUR 118,500 (EUR 59,250 per SME), including business support services delivered through the GATE5.0 Academy.
The selected SMEs will receive up to EUR 59,250 in support, combining EUR 49,750 for project development and EUR 9,500 in business support services — including training workshops, mentoring, and matchmaking activities — to help them advance their solutions toward a market-ready, pilot-tested product or service.
3-phase funnel programme:
Phase 1 – SEED: M1–M3 (80 SMEs, 40 projects)
Phase 2 – SPROUT: M4–M17 (40 SMEs, 20 projects)
Phase 3 – HARVEST: M18–M25 (20 SMEs, 10 projects)