"How sustainable is your farm?" It's a question most producers can answer instinctively, but rarely with hard numbers. A new Bulgarian startup wants to change that. VerAgro, a Bulgaria-based agtech startup, has launched a free online self-assessment that gives farms and processors a clear, structured picture of where they stand on sustainability — and what to do next. A 20-minute check-up for your farm The tool works like a health check-up for your operation. Farmers and processors answer 57...

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A New Door Is Opening for Bulgarian Farmers and Agri-Innovators - And It's Fully Funded

For years, the biggest barrier between Bulgarian agriculture and Europe's most advanced farms hasn't been ambition. It's been access — to the right rooms, the right people, and the budget to get there. AgriVentures' new Missions program was built to remove exactly that barrier, and it does it in a way few programs in the region ever have: by covering the full cost of getting Bulgarian farmers, entrepreneurs, scientists, and companies in front of Europe's leading agri-food innovators. If you...

August 9, 2026

Inside projects.agriventures.co: Your Gateway to EU AgriFood Innovation

AgriVentures has launched projects.agriventures.co, a dedicated portal that brings the full portfolio of our EU-funded initiatives into one place. Where agriventures.co connects agrifood innovators with funding, the Projects site shows what happens next: the live programmes, Living Lab pilots, and network activity that funding makes possible. Here's what you'll find on the site — and how each part of our community can put it to work. A Live Portfolio of EU Projects The homepage opens with our...

August 9, 2026

Understanding Biomass Flows in Europe: A €6M Horizon Europe Call Agrifood Founders Shouldn't Miss

A question we've been getting a lot lately, including from our own LinkedIn community, is some version of: "Can my startup actually apply for this, and how?" This time it's about Understanding biomass flows in Europe (HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-CIRCBIO-05), a Horizon Europe call with a total budget of €6,000,000 that opened on 17 April 2026 and closes on 17 September 2026. It's exactly the kind of opportunity worth breaking down properly, because the honest answer is "yes, but not the way most...

August 3, 2026

SYSARM Launches Its Website: Discover Why Systems Thinking Is the Future of Farming

We are excited to announce the launch of the official SYSARM – Systems Thinking for Agricultural Risk Management website! 🌐 Visit us at: https://sysarm.eu/ As the project begins its journey, the website will become the central hub for news, project updates, learning resources, events, and insights into one of the most important concepts shaping the future of agriculture: systems thinking. What Is Systems Thinking? Agriculture has always been about managing uncertainty. Today, however,...

July 26, 2026

Funding the Future of Food

A Guide to Agrifood Startup Financing in Europe (2026) Europe's agrifood sector is under pressure from every direction: climate volatility, labor shortages, tightening environmental regulation, and a food system still responsible for roughly a third of global emissions. That pressure has turned into one of the most active funding corridors on the continent. Between EU-level research grants, national innovation agencies, dedicated agrifood venture funds, and a growing bench of sector-specific...

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