Boosting data availability and AI solutions in food for consumers and food service professionals
Funds projects that build generative AI tools for food purchasing, preparation and preservation, with dedicated support packages for AI startups and SMEs.
This is a single-stage Innovation Action with an indicative 2026 budget of EUR 15,000,000, expected to fund two projects worth EUR 7,500,000 each. Proposals must use the multi-actor approach, involve Social Sciences and Humanities disciplines, and are encouraged to build on existing tools like European Data Spaces and the Common European Agricultural Data Space.
This call wants human-centric generative AI solutions that help consumers and food service professionals buy, prepare and preserve food more sustainably and healthily, backed by better food product data. It explicitly wants proposals to support SME and start-up innovators through platforms such as EU Digital Innovation Hubs, accelerators and incubators, with tailored innovation support packages to bring their AI solutions to market.
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