Mission Soil Investment Forum 2026 - 30th of June Brussels

About the Mission Soil Investment Forum

Healthy soils are essential for Europe's competitiveness, food security, biodiversity, climate resilience, water regulation, and the sustainability of rural and urban landscapes. Yet soil degradation and sealing continue to affect large areas across Europe, reducing productivity, ecosystem services, and territorial resilience.

The Horizon Europe Mission 'A Soil Deal for Europe' is driving the transition to healthy soils and sustainable soil management by establishing 100 Living Labs and Lighthouses by 2030, while advancing innovation, knowledge, and stakeholder engagement across land uses and regions.

Achieving this ambition requires stronger business models, clearer market pathways, and greater public and private investment.

To support this, the European Commission is launching the first Mission Soil Investment Forum, an annual conference focused on business models, finance, and investment for soil health.

The forum will bring together policymakers, investors, businesses, researchers, financial institutions, philanthropies, and practitioners to strengthen soil-health investment conditions in Europe. It builds on discussions from the latest European Mission Soil Week, which focused on business models and investments for soil health.

Objectives

The Mission Soil Investment Forum aims to become a leading stakeholder engagement and market-building platform by:

1. Raising awareness and strengthening the investment case for soil health

2. Building a pipeline of investable opportunities

3. Showcasing scalable and replicable business models and investment projects

4. Fostering collaboration, knowledge exchange, and partnerships

5. Supporting policy dialogue and enabling finance frameworks

6. Presenting Mission Soil actions and initiatives in this area

Registration

https://missionsoilinvestmentforum.eu/

Venue Details

Sparks Meeting

60 Ravenstein street, 1000 Brussels

• Non-stop available space for networking coffee and matchmaking meetings.

The role of Agriventures in supporting agrifood innovation

As the agritech startup ecosystem grows across Europe, initiatives such as Agriventures are helping connect entrepreneurs, researchers, investors, and policymakers working in agriculture and food innovation.

Agriventures focuses on supporting agrifood startups, biotechnology innovation, and access to European funding for agriculture, while also helping entrepreneurs navigate the complex landscape of startup financing, venture capital, and research commercialization.

By strengthening connections between startups, research institutions, investors, and farmers, Agriventures contributes to building a stronger agricultural innovation ecosystem that can accelerate the transition toward sustainable agriculture and resilient food systems.

Through knowledge sharing, events, and ecosystem building, Agriventures helps ensure that promising agritech innovations can scale and reach farmers, food producers, and global markets.