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EIT Food looks for a European consortium to run its Future Fit Dairy Initiative

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EIT Food is seeking a consortium to develop a scientific framework for regenerative dairy farming and a model to assess farm-level costs and benefits.

Scope of the call

The assignment consists of three connected work packages linking environmental targets with farm-level economic analysis.

Work package 1 — thresholds and targets. Develop a transferable method covering soil, biodiversity, water and climate impacts, including trade-offs and farming conditions.

Work package 2 — cost-benefit analysis. Develop a model to assess farm-level costs, benefits and economic feasibility.

Work package 3 — coordination. Align the scientific framework and economic model across the assignment.

Eligibility and consortium profile

This call is relevant for research organisations, universities, consultancies, or industry partners with expertise in regenerative dairy farming and agricultural economics.

Applications must come from a consortium able to deliver the full assignment. It should combine expertise in regenerative dairy farming, environmental science, agricultural economics, cost-benefit analysis and European coordination. All admissibility and eligibility conditions in the call documents apply.

Evaluation criteria

Proposals will be assessed on the methodology, consortium capacity, integration of the work packages, implementation plan, budget and applicability across European dairy-farming contexts. The official call documents contain the detailed scoring rules.

How to apply

Apply via the EIT Food call page and follow the submission procedure in the call guidelines. The deadline is 10 November 2026.

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