PRIMARY
Details
PRIMARY Project Launches €900,000 Open Call for Agricultural Bioeconomy Innovation, inviting farmers, cooperatives, and regional partners to replicate sustainable processing solutions across Europe
The PRIMARY project is opening applications for financial support to validate and adapt innovative approaches to transforming underutilised agricultural feedstocks into valuable products. The Open Call will fund 6-9 consortia with grants of up to €150,000 to pilot processing technologies and business models in their regions.
What's on offer
- Total funding: €900,000
- Number of projects: 6-9 consortia
- Grant amounts: €100,000 (2-partner consortia) or €150,000 (3-partner consortia)
- Focus: Validating technical feasibility, economic viability, and adaptation and replicability of integrated value-chain solutions
Who can apply
The call targets consortia of 2-3 partners working in sustainable agricultural valorisation. Eligible applicants include farmers, cooperatives, SMEs, start-ups, NGOs, universities, and public bodies. Selected projects will receive funding to test, adapt, and demonstrate PRIMARY’s processing solutions and business model blueprints under real rural conditions.
The opportunity
PRIMARY is developing four business model blueprints for processing agricultural feedstocks including grass, greenhouse byproducts, cotton residues, and olive tree prunings. The Open Call offers regional actors the chance to adapt these models to their local contexts, demonstrating how underutilised agricultural materials can create new revenue streams for rural communities.
Successful applicants will work within the PRIMARY framework to pilot innovative bioeconomy processes, contributing to wider deployment of circular economy solutions across Europe.
About PRIMARY
PRIMARY is a Horizon Europe project developing local upcycling solutions using underutilised agricultural feedstocks. The 12-partner consortium spans Finland, Greece, and Estonia, working to create new business opportunities for farmers and cooperatives in rural areas.
How to apply
Proposals for the Open Call must be submitted digitally through the opencalls.fund platform by June 8, 2026, at 17:00 CET. The full call documentation and application procedures are also available at www.primary-project.eu from 09 March 2026.