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<title>Kairos — Innovation and precision farming</title>
<link>https://kairos.agrostar.it/en/</link>
<description>A catalogue of grants and subsidised finance for farms and agri-food businesses across the European Union: Italy’s regional rural development complements, the CAP Strategic Plans of the other member states, and EU calls under direct management. Every figure linked to its official source.</description>
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<title>SRD01.05 - Productive agricultural investments for the competitiveness of agricultural holdings (general line)</title>
<link>https://kairos.agrostar.it/en/call/puglia-srd01-05-srd01-05-investimenti-produttivi-agricoli-per-la-competitivita-delle-azien/</link>
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<description>[Italy · Puglia] General public call for investments, including collective investments, connected with the agricultural production cycle and aimed at increasing the competitiveness and profitability of holdings. The objectives include land improvement, better climate and environmental performance, product… — deadline 2026-10-22</description>
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<title>EIC Pathfinder Challenges 2026</title>
<link>https://kairos.agrostar.it/en/call/eu-horizon-eic-2026-pathfinderchallenges-01-eic-pathfinder-challenges-2026/</link>
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<description>[European Union] The EIC strand for frontier research on emerging technologies at a very early stage, organised around thematic challenges defined annually by the Commission. In the 2026 edition the challenges cover advanced materials for miniaturised energy harvesting systems, biotechnology for healthy ageing and… — deadline 2026-10-28</description>
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<title>Interreg Euro-MED - Call 8 - Thematic projects (Test projects)</title>
<link>https://kairos.agrostar.it/en/call/eu-call-8-thematic-projects-interreg-euro-med-call-8-progetti-tematici-progetti-pilota/</link>
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<description>[European Union] Eighth call of the Mediterranean transnational cooperation programme, dedicated to thematic pilot projects under the priorities &#39;A Smarter Mediterranean&#39; and &#39;A Greener Mediterranean&#39;. The overarching theme is advancing territorial resilience, structured in three missions: green living areas… — deadline 2026-11-02</description>
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<title>Investment support for increased competitiveness</title>
<link>https://kairos.agrostar.it/en/call/se-sostegno-agli-investimenti-per-l-aumento-della-competitivita/</link>
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<description>[Sweden · Nazionale con aliquote e massimali differenziati per zona; tornate 2026 verificate per Skåne] This is Sweden&#39;s main investment measure for agricultural, horticultural and reindeer-herding holdings. It funds animal housing, greenhouses, crop drying and storage, energy forests, reindeer facilities, ammonia-reduction works, drainage and - the item most interesting for technology - &#39;ny hållbar… — deadline 2026-11-30</description>
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<title>Support for investment in selected environmental and climate technologies 2026</title>
<link>https://kairos.agrostar.it/en/call/dk-sostegno-agli-investimenti-in-tecnologie-ambientali-e-climatiche-selezionate-2026/</link>
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<description>[Denmark] This is Denmark&#39;s main measure supporting technology investment on farms and horticultural holdings. It funds 40% of the purchase, delivery and installation of technologies listed on a standard-cost &#39;teknologiliste&#39; that is refreshed before each round. The 2026 round puts DKK 180 million on the… — deadline 2026-12-01</description>
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<title>Third call under measure 73-02 - Investments in processing and marketing of agricultural products (transformation investments)</title>
<link>https://kairos.agrostar.it/en/call/at-73-02-terzo-bando-per-la-misura-73-02-investimenti-nella-trasformazione-e-commercializz/</link>
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<description>[Austria] Third Call under measure 73-02, the only Austrian project measure that works with genuine fixed-deadline windows. Open since 1 May 2026 via the aws Fördermanager, it closes on 15 December 2026 at 24:00 with a maximum of EUR 12 million available. This round&#39;s thematic focus is transformation… — deadline 2026-12-15</description>
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<title>EIC Accelerator 2026 - Short proposal</title>
<link>https://kairos.agrostar.it/en/call/eu-horizon-eic-2026-accelerator-01-eic-accelerator-2026-proposta-breve/</link>
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<description>[European Union] The EU direct-management instrument most accessible to a single agricultural technology company: no consortium is required. It funds SMEs and start-ups with a high-risk, high-potential innovation already validated in the lab or in a relevant environment, which need to pass through industrial… — deadline 2026-12-17</description>
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<title>EAFRD call — Ambition Éleveurs Investments Programme 2026 (Grand Est)</title>
<link>https://kairos.agrostar.it/en/call/fr-bando-feader-programma-ambition-eleveurs-investimenti-2026-grand-est/</link>
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<description>[France · Grand Est] Grand Est scheme reserved for livestock farmers who have completed the technical and economic advisory stage of the &#39;Ambition Eleveurs&#39; support programme. It funds construction, extension and renovation of buildings and equipment, improvement of working conditions and on-farm digital innovation… — deadline 2026-12-31</description>
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<title>CASDAR — Co-Innovations, Knowledge and Scaling-up 2027 calls</title>
<link>https://kairos.agrostar.it/en/call/fr-casdar-bandi-co-innovazioni-conoscenze-e-moltiplicazione-2027/</link>
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<description>[France] A set of three annual calls financed by the CASDAR special account and managed by FranceAgriMer: &#39;Co-Innovations&#39; supports technical, organisational and economic innovation projects run with farmers; &#39;Connaissances&#39; funds the production of knowledge and methodologies; &#39;Demultiplication&#39; supports… — deadline 2027-01-15</description>
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<title>PSN/PAC 2023-2027 &quot;Provision of advisory services&quot; (Erogazione servizi di consulenza) - Rural Development/2024 call</title>
<link>https://kairos.agrostar.it/en/call/lombardia-srh01-psn-pac-2023-2027-erogazione-servizi-di-consulenza-sviluppo-rurale-bando-2/</link>
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<description>[Italy · Lombardia] Call with a long open application window (sportello) for the funding of advisory services to agricultural and forestry undertakings in Lombardia, approved by decree n. 18921 del 4 dicembre 2024. Budget of EUR 20 million and a grant equal to 80% of the approved expenditure, net of VAT. The direct… — deadline 2027-02-08</description>
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<title>Call for the activation of intervention SRG09 2026 - Cooperation for actions supporting innovation and services for the agricultural, forestry and agri-food sectors</title>
<link>https://kairos.agrostar.it/en/call/abruzzo-srg09-bando-per-l-attivazione-dell-intervento-srg09-2026-cooperazione-per-azioni-d/</link>
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<description>[Italy · Abruzzo] Support for the creation of partnerships (Cooperation Groups) for actions supporting innovation and the provision of services to the agricultural, forestry and agri-food sectors. Objectives: to bring out innovative ideas, improve training, information and knowledge dissemination, encourage the… — deadline 2027-04-30</description>
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<title>Horizon Europe Cluster 6 - Call 2027-03</title>
<link>https://kairos.agrostar.it/en/call/eu-horizon-cl6-2027-03-horizon-europe-cluster-6-call-2027-03/</link>
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<description>[European Union] First 2027 round of Cluster 6, already scheduled in the biennial work programme adopted by Commission Decision C(2025) 8493 of 11 December 2025. It is the useful window for those unable to apply by September 2026: opening planned for 4 February 2027 and deadline 11 May 2027. The two main rounds… — deadline 2027-05-11</description>
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<title>Intervention SRG08 - Support for pilot actions and the testing of innovation</title>
<link>https://kairos.agrostar.it/en/call/valle-d-aosta-srg08-intervento-srg08-sostegno-ad-azioni-pilota-e-di-collaudo-dell-innovazi/</link>
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<description>[Italy · Valle d&#39;Aosta] Intervention supporting pilot actions and the testing of innovation in agriculture, managed through an application window (sportello). In the regional index of CSR structural interventions it appears with the status &#39;SPORTELLO APERTO&#39; (application window open) as at the verification date, with no…</description>
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<title>Nuova Sabatini (and Nuova Sabatini Capitalizzazione)</title>
<link>https://kairos.agrostar.it/en/call/italia-nuova-sabatini-e-nuova-sabatini-capitalizzazione/</link>
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<description>[Italy] Facilitates access to credit for SMEs for investments in machinery, plant, equipment, hardware, software and digital technologies. The undertaking obtains a bank loan or leasing arrangement of between EUR 20,000 and EUR 4 million, with a maximum term of 5 years, and MIMIT pays a contribution…</description>
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<title>Nuovo Piano Transizione 5.0 - Enhanced depreciation (Iperammortamento)</title>
<link>https://kairos.agrostar.it/en/call/italia-nuovo-piano-transizione-5-0-iperammortamento/</link>
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<description>[Italy] It replaces the Transizione 5.0 tax credit, whose booking deadlines have closed and whose resources have been exhausted since 6 November 2025. It consists of an uplift in cost recognised for tax purposes only, for the calculation of depreciation and leasing instalments: 180% up to EUR 2.5 million…</description>
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<title>Climate Measures Programme 2026-2029</title>
<link>https://kairos.agrostar.it/en/call/dk-programma-per-le-misure-climatiche-2026-2029/</link>
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<description>[Denmark] Multi-year programme funding the documentation of climate effects and the testing of measures for agriculture: biochar, nitrification inhibitors, manure-handling technologies. The overall budget is about DKK 235 million spread over six climate measures, with DKK 10-85 million per measure and…</description>
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<title>Bavarian Special Programme Digital Agriculture (BaySL Digital)</title>
<link>https://kairos.agrostar.it/en/call/de-baysl-digital-teile-b-c-d-programma-speciale-bavarese-agricoltura-digitale-baysl-digita/</link>
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<description>[Germany · Bayern (Baviera)] This is the German programme most directly relevant to precision agriculture. Part B funds NIR sensors for slurry spreading, nitrogen sensors for mineral fertilisation, drone-mounted sensor systems and digital irrigation optimisation via soil-moisture probes and rain gauges. Part C funds field…</description>
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<title>SRG01 - Support for the Operational Groups of the PEI-AGRI</title>
<link>https://kairos.agrostar.it/en/call/puglia-srg01-srg01-sostegno-ai-gruppi-operativi-del-pei-agri/</link>
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<description>[Italy · Puglia] Public call supporting cooperation projects implemented by the Operational Groups of the European Innovation Partnership in agriculture (PEI-AGRI), aimed at developing, adapting, testing and disseminating innovative solutions. The call was approved by Determinazione dell&#39;Autorita&#39; di Gestione n. 48…</description>
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<title>Water4All 2026 Joint Transnational Call on Sustainable Water Management</title>
<link>https://kairos.agrostar.it/en/call/eu-water4all-jtc-2026-5a-call-transnazionale-congiunta-water4all-call-transnazionale-congi/</link>
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<description>[European Union] Fifth transnational call of the European water partnership, dedicated to sustainable water management at river basin and hydrogeological system scale. Four thematic strands: integrated monitoring and assessment; nature-based approaches for water resilience; smart, secure and adaptive water…</description>
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<title>33.73 - Investments in agricultural holdings</title>
<link>https://kairos.agrostar.it/en/call/cz-33-73-33-73-investimenti-nelle-aziende-agricole/</link>
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<description>[Czech Republic] This is the main Czech CAP Strategic Plan measure for farm investments: according to the ministerial factsheet it finances investments in livestock and crop production aimed at reducing production costs, modernising the holding or improving product quality. It is the reference intervention for…</description>
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<title>Farm modernisation aid and productive investment with environmental objectives (Castilla y León)</title>
<link>https://kairos.agrostar.it/en/call/es-6841-1-e-6841-2-aiuti-alla-modernizzazione-agraria-e-agli-investimenti-produttivi-con-o/</link>
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<description>[Spain · Castilla y León] Castilla y León runs two parallel EAFRD co-financed lines: aid for productive investment with environmental objectives (climate change mitigation and adaptation, renewable energy, animal welfare) and aid for farm modernisation and improvement (modernisation, digitalisation, restructuring). In both…</description>
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<title>4.0 tax credit for agricultural undertakings (Legge di Bilancio 2026)</title>
<link>https://kairos.agrostar.it/en/call/italia-credito-d-imposta-4-0-per-le-imprese-agricole-legge-di-bilancio-2026/</link>
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<description>[Italy] New tax credit introduced by the Legge di Bilancio 2026 and reserved for agricultural, fisheries and aquaculture undertakings, designed as compensation for their exclusion from the new enhanced depreciation (iperammortamento). According to specialised press sources the rate would be 40% on 4.0…</description>
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<title>DR-22 - Investments in conditioning, storage and processing of agricultural and fruit products</title>
<link>https://kairos.agrostar.it/en/call/ro-dr-22-dr-22-investimenti-nel-condizionamento-stoccaggio-e-trasformazione-dei-prodotti-a/</link>
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<description>[Romania] Intervention for investments in conditioning, storage and processing infrastructure for agricultural and fruit products, in marketing and commercialisation, greenhouse-gas emission reduction, the circular economy, digital solutions and compliance with EU standards. Non-repayable public support of…</description>
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<title>Wine sectoral intervention - Investments (INV) and Restructuring and conversion of vineyards (RRV)</title>
<link>https://kairos.agrostar.it/en/call/italia-intervento-settoriale-vitivinicolo-investimenti-inv-e-ristrutturazione-e-riconversi/</link>
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<description>[Italy] Two sectoral interventions in the wine sector implemented at regional level with AGEA as paying agency: INV funds tangible and intangible investments in the cellar and in the vineyard, RRV funds the restructuring and conversion of vineyards. The national rules were amended by DD n. 15122 del 14…</description>
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<title>Investment support to increase the competitiveness of rural businesses 2026</title>
<link>https://kairos.agrostar.it/en/call/ee-sostegno-agli-investimenti-per-la-competitivita-delle-imprese-delle-aree-rurali-2026/</link>
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<description>[Estonia] Continuously open measure launched on 28 August 2024, with a budget set at EUR 27,000,000 by ministerial decree of 14 July 2026 (down from EUR 29,000,000). It funds purchases of tangible and intangible assets and the construction of permanent business premises in rural areas, prioritising new…</description>
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<title>Grants for young farmer set-up and for modernising or improving farms 2026 (Aragón)</title>
<link>https://kairos.agrostar.it/en/call/es-6841-2-e-6961-1-sovvenzioni-per-l-insediamento-dei-giovani-agricoltori-e-la-modernizzaz/</link>
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<description>[Spain · Aragón] Annual Aragonese call combining young farmer set-up aid and investment aid for modernising or improving farms under the 2023-2027 CAP Strategic Plan. It was published in the Official Gazette of Aragón no. 18 of 28 January 2026. Applications are handled through the regional government&#39;s online…</description>
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