European Collaborations 

Why? Because today’s major global challenges—climate change, food security, sustainability—require collective solutions, at a scale that matches the complexity of the issues: the European scale.

Collaborating across Europe allows us to: 

• Direct research efforts towards the most promising innovations.
• Co-develop effective solutions tailored to diverse farming systems.
• Share data and tools and promote mutual learning in a spirit of open science.
• Create advanced technologies together and test them in real conditions. 

France’s wide range of soils, climates and cropping systems mirrors the diversity of Europe. This makes ARVALIS a strong partner to help build science-based responses with high European relevance. 

In this context, ARVALIS brings together top scientific expertise in agronomy, crop physiology, plant breeding, plant health, food safety, agricultural machinery, data science, and farm economics, to address current and future challenges in agriculture. 

Our European commitment in numbers 

• 30+ European projects funded
• 10+ years of coordinated expertise
• 5 key strategic priorities:
  • Promoting value-creating and profitable agriculture across all regions
  • Adapting farming systems to climate change
  • Reducing input use and fossil fuel dependency
  • Enhancing biodiversity through crop diversification
  • Supporting the digital transformation of agriculture 

To learn more about our European projects and collaborations, download our brochure:

ARVALIS, a key actor in the European research arena

ARVALIS and ACTA network 

ARVALIS is a member of the Agricultural Technical Coordination Association (ACTA), whose European management team actively monitors upcoming opportunities and supports the development and implementation of European projects, complementing the work of ARVALIS’ own Europe team. 

Horizon Europe  

• [HEU] Root2Res - Root phenotyping and genetic improvement for rotational crops resilient to environmental change.
• [HEU] PREMIERE - Preparing multi-actor projects in a co-creative way.
• [HEU] Farmtopia - Democratizing digital farming for all.
• [HEU] NutriBudget - Optimisation of nutrient budget.
• [HEU] Nutri-Check Net - Developing online nutrition tools for crop management.
• [HEU] Carina - Carinata and camelina to boost the sustainable diversification in eu farming systems.
• [HEU] Climate Farm Demo - A european-wide network of pilot farmers implementing and demonstrating climate smart solutions for a carbon neutral Europe.
• [HEU] Climate Smart Advisors - Connecting and mobilising the eu agricultural advisory community to support the transition to climate smart farming.
• [HEU] LOFS _ EcoReady - A project to adapt specific plant production in the Loire Valley to climate change and ensure food security in the region.
• [HEU-Missions] NEMESIS - Soil Health Living Lab Network for Combating Desertification in the Mediterranean area. 

H2020 projects 

• [H2020] Invite - Innovations in plant variety testing in Europe.
• [H2020] DiverImpacts - Diversification through Rotation, Intercropping, Multiple Cropping, Promoted with Actors and value-Chains towards Sustainability.
• [H2020] IOF2020 - Internet of Food and Farm 2020.
• [H2020] Nefertiti - Networking European Farms to Enhance Cross Fertilisation and Innovation Uptake through Demonstration.
• [H2020] SmartAgriHubs - Connecting the dots to unleash the innovation potential for digital transformation of the European agri-food sector.
• [H2020] Smart-AKIS - European Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS) towards innovation-driven research in Smart Farming Technology.
• [H2020] INNO-VAR – Innovations towards sustainability in plant variety testing.
• [H2020] SolACE - Solutions for improving Agroecosystem and Crop Efficiency for water and nutrient use.
• [H2020] ClieNFarms - Supporting the transition to climate-neutral / climate-resilient european farming. 

Interreg projects