GroundWork - Open Call for Farms

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The GroundWork Open Call supports farmers in implementing and testing regenerative livestock grazing practices within regional Living Labs. Selected farming projects will take part in a 36-month Regenerative Grazing Programme combining practical experimentation, monitoring and knowledge exchange to improve soil health, ecosystem resilience and regenerative food production. TYPE OF PROJECTS TO BE FUNDED: Farming projects implementing Regenerative Livestock Grazing Practices (RLGPs) adapted to regional farming conditions. Activities may also include soil health assessment and sensor-based monitoring, animal welfare assessment, environmental performance assessment, social impact assessment, and the co-design and exchange of expertise on regenerative grazing practices. SECTORS / DOMAIN: Agriculture and livestock farming, with a focus on regenerative farming, soil health, ecosystem resilience and sustainable food production. INDIVIDUAL OR CONSORTIUM: The call is addressed to farmers and individual entities engaged in farming activities, regardless of their legal form. Consortium applications are not specified in the call guidelines. SPECIFIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicants should normally be located in the GroundWork Living Lab countries of Portugal, Germany, Belgium, Sweden or Serbia and must meet the general and Living Lab-specific farming requirements. Farmers must commit their land as an experimental site for three years, own the farm or hold an appropriate lease covering