Horizon Europe Cluster 6 Brokerage Event: Partnering for Nature, Agriculture and Resilience

Looking for partners for the upcoming Horizon Europe 2027 calls of Cluster 6?

Join us for the Horizon Europe Cluster 6 Brokerage Event: Partnering for Nature, Agriculture and Resilience.  This is a dedicated networking event bringing together researchers, businesses, NGOs, public authorities, innovation organisations and other stakeholders from across Europe.

The event is designed to support the development of strong international consortia for selected Horizon Europe Cluster 6:Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment 2027 calls. Whether you are planning to coordinate a proposal, looking for partners with complementary expertise or seeking to join an existing consortium, this event offers an excellent opportunity to establish new collaborations and exchange project ideas.

Through expert presentations, networking activities and interactive matchmaking sessions, participants will gain valuable insights into the upcoming calls while building partnerships for competitive Horizon Europe proposals.

Who should attend?

The event welcomes all organisations interested in participating in the selected Horizon Europe Cluster 6 calls, including:

• Research organisations and universities
• SMEs 
• NGOs and civil society organisations
• Public authorities
• Innovation agencies, clusters and networks
• Other organisations with relevant expertise

Why attend?

By participating in the event, you will have the opportunity to:

• Meet potential consortium partners from across Europe.
• Learn about the selected Horizon Europe 2027 funding opportunities of Cluster 6.
• Gain practical proposal preparation tips and insights into what makes a competitive proposal.
• Present your organisation, expertise, project ideas and partnership needs.
• Build new collaborations through dedicated matchmaking and networking sessions.

What to expect?

The programme will include:

• An overview of the selected Horizon Europe Cluster 6 calls.
• Presentations on proposal preparation and funding opportunities.
• Pitch sessions where participants can present project ideas and partnership interests.
• Interactive matchmaking activities to facilitate consortium building.
• Dedicated networking time to connect with potential partners.

Event details:

📅 Date: 12 October 2026, 12:00–19:00 (CEST)

📍 Venue: NCBR Office, Brussels (Rue Belliard 40, 1040 Brussels (5th floor)

📄 Agenda: The preliminary agenda is available at the bottom of this page.

Registration:

Register via the event registration link.

• Pitch session registration: Open until 28 September 2026.
• General event registration: Open until 5 October 2026, or until the maximum event capacity is reached.

Pitch presentations:

Participants interested in presenting their project idea or partnership needs will have the opportunity to express their interest during the registration process.

Please note that, due to the limited number of presentation slots, submitting a request does not guarantee a pitch presentation. The final selection will be made by the organisers with the aim of ensuring a balanced programme that reflects a diversity of project ideas, organisations, stakeholder groups and areas of expertise relevant to the selected Horizon Europe Cluster 6 calls.

Extend your networking experience:

This brokerage event takes place on 12 October 2026 and is followed by a complementary conference on soil and plant health, and their role in the future of European agriculture- “From Soil to Systems: Living Labs and Artificial Intelligence for a Sustainable Future of Agriculture”, organised by our partners on 13 October 2026, also in Brussels.

Participants are encouraged to attend both events to maximise networking and consortium-building opportunities. Please note that the event on 13 October requires a separate registration through the organisers’ website. We will inform you about the opening of the registration in due time.

Horizon Europe calls covered by this event:

• HORIZON-CL6-2027-01-BIODIV-05 – Accelerating the transition to a nature positive economy: Integrating biodiversity into the private sector . Develop and demonstrate solutions for a nature-positive economy by integrating biodiversity into business decision-making, finance, and public policy. The project should advance standardized biodiversity metrics, AI-supported assessment tools, innovative financing mechanisms (e.g. nature credits), and sustainability reporting. It should strengthen the business case for biodiversity, support SMEs and policymakers with accessible data and evidence, and promote scalable, long-term economic models that protect, restore, and sustainably use biodiversity.
• HORIZON-CL6-2027-01-BIODIV-06: Living labs driving transformative change via knowledge integration and inclusive governance. Develop and demonstrate biodiversity Living Labs that integrate scientific, local, Indigenous and stakeholder knowledge into inclusive governance. Projects should co-create innovative governance models, strengthen cross-sector collaboration, overcome policy fragmentation, and accelerate transformative change towards a nature-positive economy through real-world experimentation and stakeholder engagement.
• HORIZON-CL6-2027-01-BIODIV-08 – Fostering common farmland birds and mammals for resilient food production systems .  Improve farming systems by enhancing habitats for farmland birds and mammals that provide essential ecosystem services such as pest control, pollination and seed dispersal. Projects should develop practical solutions, incentives and participatory approaches that balance biodiversity conservation with productive and resilient agriculture.
• HORIZON-CL6-2027-01-BIODIV-09 – Enhancing the competitiveness of organic crop breeding  focus on intercropping adapted varieties. Strengthen organic crop breeding by developing varieties adapted to intercropping systems. Projects should improve productivity, resilience, biodiversity and resource efficiency while supporting sustainable farming, genetic diversity, farmer participation and market competitiveness of organic agriculture.
• HORIZON-CL6-2027-01-CIRCBIO-07 – Improving biomass flows for a sustainable and circular bioeconomy . Improve the sustainable mobilisation, valorisation and cascading use of biomass across agriculture, forestry and bio-based industries. Projects should optimise biomass flows, reduce waste, increase circularity, improve resource efficiency and support resilient regional bioeconomy value chains while safeguarding biodiversity and ecosystem services.
• HORIZON-CL6-2027-01-ZEROPOLLUTION-03 – Improve the capacity to monitor and reduce air pollution from agriculture. Develop innovative monitoring systems and mitigation solutions to reduce agricultural air pollution, including ammonia and greenhouse gas emissions. Projects should combine digital technologies, sensors, modelling and farm-level practices to improve environmental performance, support policy implementation and protect human health and ecosystems.
• HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-01 – Increasing the resilience of agriculture in water and nutrient-scarce environments through digital innovations. Develop digital solutions that help farmers adapt to water and nutrient scarcity. Projects should integrate precision agriculture, AI, sensors and decision-support systems to optimise irrigation and nutrient management, improve productivity, strengthen climate resilience and reduce environmental impacts. 
• HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-05 – Enhancing farmers profitability and resilience through innovations for diversified crops and value chains. Promote diversified cropping systems and innovative value chains that improve farmers’ income, resilience and sustainability. Projects should develop market opportunities, strengthen local and regional supply chains, increase biodiversity and reduce economic risks through diversification and innovation.  
• HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-COMMUNITIES-02 – Strengthening rural communities’ resilience to shocks. Support rural communities in preparing for and responding to economic, environmental, climate and social shocks. Projects should strengthen local governance, social innovation, community participation and digital solutions while improving resilience, well-being and long-term territorial development.
• HORIZON-CL6-2027-03-GOVERNANCE-01 — Strengthening the resilience of European farmers through improved capacity in coping with risks and crises. Improve farmers’ ability to manage climate, environmental and market risks through better governance, advisory services, digital tools, financial instruments and knowledge exchange. Projects should enhance preparedness, crisis response and long-term resilience across European farming systems. 
• HORIZON-MISS-2027-03-OCEAN-04 Towards community-driven business models: coastal and freshwaters sustainabletourism. Develop community-led business models for sustainable tourism in coastal and freshwater regions. Projects should combine nature conservation, local entrepreneurship, citizen engagement and ecosystem restoration while creating innovative tourism services that strengthen local economies and support the objectives of the EU Mission Restore our Ocean and Waters.

Co-organizers of the event:

• Lithuanian RDI liaison office (LINO) and NCPs at the Research Council of Lithuania
• University of Pannonia, Hungary
• Hungarian University of agriculture and life sciences (MATE)
• Slovak Liaison Office for Research and Development in Brussels (SLORD)
• The National Centre for Research and Development Poland (NCBR)
• Euro Atlantic Diplomacy Society, Romania (EADS)
• University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, Croatia (FAZ)