Developing innovative phytosanitary measures for plant health - focus on systems approach for pest risk management

This Research & Innovation Action (RIA) aims to develop innovative phytosanitary measures for plant health, focusing on a systems approach to pest risk management. Proposals should ensure coherence and complementarities with ongoing relevant Horizon Europe projects and capitalise on existing relevant research findings and tools, including those developed under previous research projects. The proposals should include a dedicated task in the workplan and appropriate resources to collaborate with the projects funded under this topic .

• Develop innovative phytosanitary measures for plant health.
• Focus on a systems approach for pest risk management.
• Ensure coherence and complementarities with ongoing relevant Horizon Europe projects.
• Capitalise on existing relevant research findings and tools, including those developed under previous research projects.
• Include a dedicated task in the workplan and appropriate resources to collaborate with the projects funded under this topic .

• Personnel costs
• Subcontracting
• Travel and subsistence
• Equipment (depreciation or rental)
• Consumables and materials
• Dissemination and communication
• Access to research infrastructure
• IPR and certification
• Audit costs
• Indirect costs (25% flat rate)
• Internally invoiced services

• Budget for this Call: 12.000.000€
• Number of Grants attributed: 2
• Maximum value per project: 6.000.000€

• Consortia of min. 3 legal entities from 3 different EU Member States or Associated Countries, including at least one entity with coordination capability.
• Entities must demonstrate operational and financial capacity per Horizon Europe Grant Agreement annexes B & C.
• Proposals must ensure coherence and complementarities with ongoing relevant Horizon Europe projects and capitalise on existing relevant research findings and tools, including those developed under previous research projects.
• • Proposals should include a dedicated task in the workplan and appropriate resources to collaborate with the projects funded under this topic .