Village romance is a thing of the past – modern agriculture is becoming increasingly data-driven. The EU project ATLAS aims to develop an open network for agricultural applications and build a sustainable ecosystem for innovative agriculture. To this end, flexible combinations of agricultural machinery, sensor systems, and data analysis tools are being promoted. Companies can submit their proposals until September 1. submit online.
"Modern agriculture faces a multitude of ecological, economic, and societal challenges. Public awareness of the agricultural sector's environmental impact and the demand for sustainably produced food are increasing. The new generation of farmers must address these challenges, and digital transformation is the key technology that will help them do so."
says Stefan Rilling, Project Manager at the Fraunhofer Institute for Intelligent Analysis and Information Systems (IAIS).
ATLAS supports companies with an average of 52,500 euros
Submitted proposals should provide clear added value for customers or stakeholders in the agricultural value chain and focus on developing services that build on and extend the use cases implemented within the project. Interested companies legally established in one of the EU Member States or one of the Horizon 2020 associated countries are welcome to participate.
In 2020, ATLAS received 89 proposals. Six companies were selected as winners, receiving €305,000 to implement their services within the ATLAS network. This year, the consortium will fund up to 14 companies with an average of €52,500 per use case. Furthermore, the successful participants will become part of the ATLAS ecosystem and benefit from its extensive network of end users, service providers, academics, and policymakers. All funded companies will present their solutions to all project participants and interested external participants during a Demo Day at one of the project's five competence centers.
