AICFD – Consortium Partnership Offer for HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-01

AICFD – International Association for Disruptive and Frontier Science is a Spain-based organisation connecting scientific research, digital innovation and sustainable territorial development.

We are seeking partners for HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-01, with a particular interest in supporting the development, validation and uptake of digital innovations that improve agricultural resilience under water and nutrient scarcity.

Our contribution focuses on connecting technology developers and scientific partners with farmers, territorial stakeholders and institutional actors to ensure that proposed solutions respond to practical needs and can be adopted in real agricultural contexts.

What AICFD can contribute

• Farmer and stakeholder engagement: Mapping and engaging farmers, land managers, agricultural associations, public authorities and other relevant actors.

• User needs assessment and co-creation: Identifying operational requirements, practical constraints and user expectations to inform the design and refinement of digital solutions.

• Living Lab and territorial demonstration approaches: Supporting participatory experimentation, user feedback and real-world validation in suitable agricultural and rural settings.

• Socio-economic and adoption assessment: Evaluating economic feasibility from the user perspective, perceived benefits, adoption barriers, digital readiness and institutional conditions.

• Governance and policy analysis: Exploring the regulatory, institutional and governance factors influencing sustainable water and nutrient management and the uptake of digital technologies.

• Capacity building and innovation uptake: Supporting training, knowledge transfer, end-user engagement and strategies for replication and broader adoption.

Experience and territorial contribution

Through its participation in the Horizon Europe FOCAL project, AICFD contributes to connecting advanced climate intelligence with the needs of forest and urban stakeholders, including socio-economic and policy assessment and the analysis of innovation uptake.

AICFD also has territorial connections in Gúdar–Maestrazgo, Aragón (Spain), where Mediterranean environmental conditions and integrated agricultural, forest and livestock landscapes provide a relevant context for exploring climate-resilient land management.

The Masada Living Lab initiative may offer opportunities to explore stakeholder engagement and place-based activities, depending on the technical requirements of the project and the availability of appropriate local partners and demonstration resources.

Partners we are looking for

We are interested in collaborating with agricultural research institutions, agritech companies, digital technology developers, irrigation and nutrient management specialists, farmer organisations, universities and public authorities.

AICFD would complement partners developing agricultural technologies, digital monitoring systems and decision-support tools by contributing participatory approaches, socio-economic assessment, territorial engagement and pathways towards adoption.

Our objective is to help translate digital innovation into practical, user-centred and transferable solutions for more resilient agricultural systems.

Contact: lucia.rodriguez@aicfd.org
Website: www.aicfd.org