Systemic Innovations with Multiple performance evaluated in ON-farm Experimentations

Programme 2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-B North West Europe

Date of latest update: 2025-05-12

Description

Description (EN):

Arable farming has a wide range of solutions for modernizing and adapting its practices, with a considerable impact on the resilience of NWE. As set out in the EU Green Deal strategy, reducing pesticide and nutrient use by 50% and 20% respectively, by 2030 and ensuring sustainable farming systems are necessary for a fair, healthy, and green EU food system. SIMONE will be the driving force behind this agroecological transition in NWE area. This ambitious 4-year project addresses three major issues faced by farmers at the cropping system level when supported by supply chain stakeholders - including consumers: (i) integrated weed management, (ii) sustainable crop nutrition, and (iii) crop resilience management. Although many agroecological measures exist (farming practices, technologies, genetics...), they need to be inventoried, evaluated, and adapted to farm-specific conditions. Seven living labs will be set up to strengthen (inter-)regional cooperation, define the needs of farmers and actors, and identify possible agroecological transition paths. Having identified the most relevant agroecological measures, partners will co-develop simulators to predict the most effective combinations of measures based on technico-economic and environmental indicators at local and regional levels. Farmers on their farms will then implement and evaluate these measures through On-Farm Experiments (OFE). Regional partners and stakeholders will assist at least 50 farmers in their OFE by (i) setting up trials, (ii) providing monitoring expertise and smart technologies, (iii) proposing action-oriented development to support the agroecological transition (new markets, specific technologies, policy support, training, education...). Finally, cross-fertilisation will be fiercely promoted through impactful dissemination and collaboration activities to reach at least 10,000 stakeholders. This together with long-term follow-up of the project outputs, will ensure a lasting effect on the territory.

Actual Achievements (EN):

The work was launched in relation to the 3 specific objectives aimed at achieving result 1. -Establishment of an inter-regional dynamic: organisation of a kick off meeting in February, management teams in June and workshops at WP/activity level. -Launch of 7 living labs : in brainstorming workshops project partners were asked to identify the actors and stakeholders in their region, the best time of the year to consult them and the best methods to engage them. Recruitment of farmers has been launched across all Living labs based on a voluntary engagement. Recruitment of stakeholders is at the project presentation stage to motivate their participation. Commitment agreements have already been given, for example in the North East French Living lab. Meetings were held on the development of living lab indicators. The indicators are divided into categorie (agronomic, ecological, economic, social) and topics (crop establishment, weed management and nutrient efficiency). An approach based on mandatory indicators (for all and therefore ideally under Systerre) supplemented by free indicators (to be chosen by each Living Lab or even each farmer, a tool that can be left free) was proposed. An Excel file was produced to list the indicators and classify them by typology. -A communication and dissemination strategy (D1.5.1) is created to present the objectives, target groups and messages of the project and to describe the communication guidelines, actions, agreements, and related budget. A Q&A session was organized to discuss the content of the document with all partners. The communication strategy is finalized, reviewed, and validated by the consortium. All SIMONE partners communicated intensively about the launch of the project and call for recruitment for the Living Labs. Each partner published a project description on their websites and some of them spread the info as well via their newsletter. A press release describing the goals and planned project initiatives has been widely spread in the NWE region.Launch of the project website simone.nweurope.eu in April, monthly updated with project news and -info. Details of all communication actions are recorded in the communication tracker of SIMONE. -Share and implement a methodological framework to adapt to each living lab a shared knowledge model : during the Kick Off meeting, a presentation was given to raise awareness among partners of the specific features of the method proposed in the project, i.e. Directed Acyclic Graph and Bayesian networks. A specific meeting was proposed to the technical moderators and methodological specialists from each of the Living Lab which had applied to build a simulator: Switzerland, France, Wallonia and Flanders. A first version of the methodological guide is being finalized. This guide will be made available to partners this autumn, to support them throughout the development of their simulator. To be able to supply prototypes to partners, the North East French Living Lab has moved ahead with the construction of models: the parameterization of the crop establishment model with experts started in April, and the crop nutrition model should start in September. The prototype for the weed management model is nearing completion. These models will be made available to partners via privileged access to a dedicated ARVALIS IT tool. -Implement and evaluate by and with farmers directly on their farms agroecological practices and equipment adapted to their objectives. : to describe the initial situation of each farm and each OFE, a draft protocol is being drawn up. The initial assessment must be the same for everyone and must be compatible with the SYSTERRE tool. Provision of an excel file (available in English) to collect the data needed to run it . We propose a ‘fishbone’ representation of the cropping systems (the head represents the objectives, the rotation the backbone and the agroecological levers mobilised the fishbones). We also have written a list of agroecological levers currently used to help the initial description. Workshops were realized to establish links between the digital dashboard and the data collected (digital/sensor and manual measurements date) in the fields of On Farm Experiments and the multi performance impact evaluation (SYSTERRE tool ) Specialists from the ARVALIS/AGROSCOPE/HIPHEN partners were interviewed to begin drawing up a list of variables (digital/manual acquisitions) that could be measured in the OFEs and thus integrated into the protocols, depending on the sensors/vectors available and the themes being worked on (weeds, nutrition, establishment). In relation to the 3 SIMONE themes, a summary of the digital variables deemed accessible was drawn up. Organisation of a training session on the systerre tool on May. 9 partners were trained. The recording of the session was viewed 3 times and is available to all partners.

Project outputs: Communication and dissemination strategy(EN)
Living labs capacity building(EN)
West-Flemish living lab creation(EN)
North-East French living lab creation(EN)
South-East Netherlands EENZON development(EN)
North Netherlands living lab creation(EN)
Wallonia living lab creation(EN)
Swiss living lab development(EN)
Hessen living lab development(EN)
Simulators enabling optimized agroecological decision making process for farmers and stakeholders(EN)
Common methodology to develop simulators(EN)
Trained researchers and field experts, ensuring the best appropriation, use and enrichment of simulators for agroecological measures(EN)
Comparable testings for agroecological innovations in OFE(EN)
Jointly identified, tested, and implemented agroecological measures in OFE(EN)
OFE's transnational distribution strategy (EN)
OFE's inclusive training program (EN)
Website: http://simone.nweurope.eu

Thematic information

Agriculture and fisheries and forestry

Priority: (VI-B_NWE_4) Improving territorial resilience in NWE through innovative and smart transformation

Priority specific objective: RSO1.1. Developing and enhancing research and innovation capacities and the uptake of advanced technologies

Priority policy objective (Interreg specific objective): PO1 A more competitive and smarter Europe by promoting innovative and smart economic transformation and regional ICT connectivity

Type of intervention: 012 Research and innovation activities in public research centres, higher education and centres of competence including networking (industrial research, experimental development, feasibility studies)

Partners (11)

Lead Partner: ARVALIS

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 984708402

Partner’s ID if not PIC: FR92775685779

Department: Regional actions departement, Center of France

Address: rue Joseph et Marie Hackin, 75116 PARIS, France

Department address: Rue du Moulin de Moncelle, 55160 Saint-Hilaire-en-Woëvre, France

Legal status: private

Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations

Website: https://www.arvalis.fr

Total budget: EUR 1 142 351.58

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 685 410.94

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 456 940.64

Stichting Proefboerderijen Noordelijke Akkerbouw

Name: Stichting Proefboerderijen Noordelijke Akkerbouw

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 972304721

Partner’s ID if not PIC: NL.0030.7389.0B.01 | chamber of Commerce: 41009862 | KvK (chamber of Commerce) (EN)

Address: Hooge Zuidwal , 9853TJ MUNNEKEZIJL, Netherlands

Legal status: public

Organisation type: SME

Website: http://www.spna.nl

Total budget: EUR 198 800.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 119 280.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 79 520.00

Bürger für regionale Landwirtschaft und Ernährung e.V.

Name: Bürger für regionale Landwirtschaft und Ernährung e.V.

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 878807294

Partner’s ID if not PIC: 4525512058

Address: Holzhausenstrasse, 60322 Frankfurt/Main, Germany

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Interest groups including NGOs

Website: https://bionales.de/

Total budget: EUR 243 460.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 146 076.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 97 384.00

Les Décompacté·e·s de l’ABC

Name: Les Décompacté·e·s de l’ABC

Department: Board of Directors & Staff

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 878775963

Partner’s ID if not PIC: FR22914621701 | SIRET 914 621 701 00012 | Code APE 94.99Z (EN)

Address: Rue Jacques BREL, 31520 RAMONVILLE SAINT AGNE, France

Department address: Rue Jacques BREL, 31520 RAMONVILLE SAINT AGNE, France

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Business support organisation

Website: http://www.decompactes-abc.org

Total budget: EUR 254 436.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 152 661.60

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 101 774.40

Centre wallon de Recherches Agronomiques

Name: Centre wallon de Recherches Agronomiques

Department: Sustainability, systems and prospectives Department / Unit Farming systems

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 999514967

Partner’s ID if not PIC: BE0262172984

Address: Rue de Liroux, 5030 GEMBLOUX, Belgium

Department address: Rue du Serpont, 6800 LIBRAMONT, Belgium

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Regional public authority

Website: https://www.cra.wallonie.be/en

Total budget: EUR 536 760.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 322 056.00

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 214 704.00

Van Den Borne Projecten BV

Name: Van Den Borne Projecten BV

Department: Precision Agriculture Campus, Fieldlabs & Academy

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 908747702

Partner’s ID if not PIC: NL856520202B01

Address: Postelsedijk , 5541 NM Reusel, Netherlands

Department address: Postelsedijk, 5541 NM Reusel, Netherlands

Legal status: public

Organisation type: SME

Website: http://www.vandenborneaardappelen.com

Total budget: EUR 546 656.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 327 993.60

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 218 662.40

GBER schemes / de minimis: GBER Article 20

Contractors:

Name: Reeleaf BV
VAT registration or tax identification number: NL8526.23.409.B.01

Hogeschool VIVES

Name: Hogeschool VIVES

Department: Agriculture and biotechnology

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 972455944

Partner’s ID if not PIC: BE0455922071

Address: Doorniksesteenweg, 8500 Kortrijk, Belgium

Department address: Wilgenstraat, 8800 Roeselare, Belgium

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations

Website: http://www.vives.be

Total budget: EUR 313 568.64

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 188 141.18

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 125 427.46

Munster Technological University

Name: Munster Technological University

Department: Civil, Structural & Environmental Engineering, Sustainable Infrastructure Research Group.

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 892106673

Partner’s ID if not PIC: IE3714786EH

Address: Bishopstown, Rossa Avenue , T12P928 Cork, Ireland

Department address: Bishopstown, Rossa Avenue , T12P928 Cork, Ireland

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations

Website: http://www.mtu.ie

Total budget: EUR 510 226.00

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 306 135.60

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 204 090.40

HIPHEN

Name: HIPHEN

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 885315121

Partner’s ID if not PIC: FR59807603618

Address: RUE JEAN DAUSSET, 84140 AVIGNON, France

Legal status: private

Organisation type: SME

Website: http://www.hiphen-plant.com

Total budget: EUR 316 486.10

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 189 891.66

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 126 594.44

GBER schemes / de minimis: GBER Article 20

Inagro vzw

Name: Inagro vzw

Department: cluster precision agriculture and cluster arable crops

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 957386218

Partner’s ID if not PIC: BE0417474241

Address: Ieperseweg, 8800 Rumbeke-Beitem, Belgium

Department address: Ieperseweg, 8800 Rumbeke-Beitem, Belgium

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Business support organisation

Website: https://www.inagro.be/

Total budget: EUR 586 035.59

Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 351 621.35

Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 60.00%

Partner contribution: EUR 234 414.24

Agroscope - Centre de compétence de la Confédération pour la recherche agronomique

Name: Agroscope - Centre de compétence de la Confédération pour la recherche agronomique

Department: Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research EAER (WBF-Agroscope)

PIC (Participant Identification Code): 998365711

Partner’s ID if not PIC: CHE-116.066.471

Address: Bundeshaus Ost, 3003 Bern, Switzerland

Department address: Route de Duillier, 1260 NYON, Switzerland

Legal status: public

Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations

Website: https://www.agroscope.admin.ch/agroscope/en/home.html

Total budget: EUR 772 100.00

Partner contribution: EUR 772 100.00

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Lead partner

Project partner

Summary

Operation of strategic importance (OSI) or above EUR 5 million

Project name (EN): Systemic Innovations with Multiple performance evaluated in ON-farm Experimentations

Project acronym: SIMONE

Project ID: NWE0200226

Project start date: 2024-01-01

Project end date: 2028-02-29

Project status: ongoing

Relevant linked projects:

ReNu2Cycle: Interreg NWE (2023-2027) (EN) | Current research conducted by the ReNu2Cycle consortium, in which MTU and Inagro are partners, will be utilised in SIMONE as follows:
- Agroecological Recycled-Derived-Fertilizer blends basic research from living labs will help to inform OFE in SIMONE
- Nutrient supply maps generated through ReNu2Cycle will help identify supplies in some regions.
- Recycled-Derived-Fertilizer stakeholder engagement through the examination of the supply chain will be utilised in the SIMONE project to help identify barrier and opportunity in the uptake of specialised technologies (EN), INNO-VEG: Interreg 2Seas (2018-2022)
Increase the speed and uptake of innovation in field vegetable and potato sectors through OFE (EN) | The INNO-VEG project made significant contributions to the field of farmer-centric research in the vegetable and potato industries. It aimed to develop innovative methods for conducting research in these crops, focusing on the challenges of sustainable intensification. Traditional research approaches, such as replicated treatments in small plots and manual hand harvesting, were time-consuming and costly. INNO-VEG demonstrated that crop sensing offered a quick and accurate alternative for assessing treatment differences in crop experiments.
The project's overall objective was to accelerate the speed and uptake of innovation in the field vegetable and potato sectors. It achieved this by implementing a new approach that delivered cost-effective research and established a cross-border innovation network. This farmer-centric approach aimed to enhance industry skills and improve crop production efficiency by testing and implementing new approaches and products on commercial farms.
As part of its achievements, INNO-VEG has published a comprehensive protocol on farmer-centric experimentation. This protocol serves as a valuable resource and reference for the current project, providing guidelines and insights into the successful implementation of farmer-led research. By leveraging the published protocol, the current project can benefit from the established framework and methodologies developed by INNO-VEG, further enhancing the effectiveness and impact of its own farmer-centric approach. The dissemination of this protocol ensures that the knowledge and methodologies developed in INNO-VEG can be widely accessed and utilized by stakeholders, researchers, and practitioners in the field of vegetable and potato industries. This collaborative learning and utilization of best practices will contribute to the continuous improvement and advancement of farmer-centric research in the current project. (EN), IPMworks: H2020 (2020-2024)
An EU-wide farm network demonstrating and promoting cost-effective IPM strategies (EN) | IPMworks gather 31 partners from 16 European countries, included the Swiss partner Agroscope. It is coordinated by the French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment (INRAE). The objective of IPMWORKS is to promote the adoption of IPM strategies, based on a EU-wide network of farmers, who will both progress further in the adoption of IPM – through peer-to-peer learning and joint efforts – and demonstrate to other farmers that holistic IPM “works”; i.e. allows a low reliance on pesticides with better pest control, reduced costs and enhanced profitability. IPMWORKS coordinate existing networks promoting IPM, such as PestiRed network in Switzerland and launched new hubs of farms in regions or sectors where IPM pioneers were not yet engaged in a relevant network. Advisors coordinating hubs have a major role in facilitating knowledge sharing, coaching farmers to find their own IPM solutions, and organizing local demonstration activities. IPMWORKS stimulate access to the ‘IPM Decisions’ platform and provide information on the IPM methods. It collects data for comparing IPM strategies, and share results and dissemination material through channels widely used by farmers, broadcasting IPM success stories. It organizes training, and produce training material, targeting both farmers outside the network and advisory services, in order to prepare for the future dissemination of the peer-to-peer learning approach and the general adoption of IPM throughout the EU.
Thanks to exchanges within IPMworks, Agroscope and its farming partners in the Swiss PestiRed network have been able to deepen their knowledge of innovative practices for reducing the use of plant protection products, particularly herbicides. This knowledge will form a solid basis for theme 2 of the SIMONE "Integrated weed management" project. This project has also provided new ideas on how to advance the agro-ecological transition process by directly involving farmers.
(EN), PestiRed: Swiss project (2019-2027)
Less pesticides in arable crops thanks to agroecological approach (EN) | PestiRed is a Swiss project with the goal to further develop an agroecological approach to decrease phytosanitary products in arable crops in an on-farm project. The overall aim of the project is to reduce pesticide use by 75% with a maximum yield loss of 10%. Preventive and alternative practices supporting natural control of noxious organisms (pathogens, pests, weeds) such as cover crops, intercropping, flower strips and biological control agents are implemented and investigated in different 6-year (2019-2025) crop rotations in a network involving 68 Swiss farms. The project involves scientists, farmers and extension services in a co-innovation process in five regions of the Swiss plateau. Effectiveness of the practices on weeds, diseases, pests and beneficials is closely monitored and evaluated along the entire crop rotation.
Part of the PestiRed farmers will take part in the Swiss living lab created as part of the SIMONE project. They already have experience in participative research and they are very motivated to further develop agroecology strategies to reduce pesticides and chemical fertilizers. Supplementary to strategies for pesticide reduction which they are currently focusing on in PestiRed, farmers will test innovative methods for sustainable nutrient management and resilient cropping systems in the SIMONE living lab. New farmers to the SIMONE living lab will profit from the knowledge and the experience of the PestiRed farmers which allows them to easily start OFE.
(EN), FABulous Farmers: Interreg NWE (2019-2023)
FABulous Farmers is a European project designed to support farmers in the transition to more agro-ecological practices on their farms. The project aims to reduce the reliance on external inputs, like chemical fertilisers and pesticides, by encouraging the use of methods and interventions that increase the farm’s Functional AgroBiodiversity (FAB). These are targeted measures of biodiversity in and around the field to improve pollination, pest management, soil and water quality on the farmland.
(EN) | Research conducted as part of the FABulous Farmers project will be used by the SIMONE project:
- to provide input for the SIMONE project's simulation tools in WP2, based on the project's 3 themes: crop establishment, plant nutrition and weed management; by providing examples of agroecological measures and data on their effectiveness.
- to guide the selection of agroecological measures to be developed during the On-Farm Experiments in WP3 and the parameters chosen for assessing the environmental performance of cropping practices.
(EN), Path2Dea: Horizon Europe
Paving the Way towards Digitalisation Enabling Agroecology for European Farming Systems
(EN) | The PATH2DEA project is well positioned to contribute to the SIMONE project by leveraging farmers' adoption of digital agroecological farming practices across the EU and associated countries. By strategically engaging multiple stakeholders, including early adopters represented by six Showcase farms in different regions, PATH2DEA will ensure hands-on experience and solid consensus validation of project outcomes.
In addition, PATH2DEA will generate a comprehensive knowledge base within an Open Source Repository of digital tools and technologies in agroecology. This repository will offer decision support functionalities and serve as a valuable resource for practitioners. Furthermore, the project will develop a well-aligned Research and Innovation (R&I) Roadmap that guides the transition towards digital agroecology. This roadmap will provide a strategic framework for future advancements and collaborations in the field. Through these efforts, PATH2DEA and the SIMONE project can mutually benefit from knowledge exchange, validation, and the collective drive to accelerate the adoption of sustainable digital farming practices.
(EN), PHENET: Tools and methods for extended plant PHENotyping and EnviroTyping services of European Research Infrastructures (HORIZON-INFRA-2022-TECH-01) (EN) | In PHENET, the European Research Infrastructures (RI) on plant phenotyping (EMPHASIS), ecosystems experimentation (AnaEE), long-term observation (eLTER) and data management and bioinformatics (ELIXIR) will join their forces to co-develop, with a diversity of innovative companies, new tools and methods for the identification of future-proofed combinations of species, genotypes and management practices in front of the most likely climatic scenarios across Europe.
HIPHEN is a partner in this project and, where appropriate, will share with the SIMONE project the advances made in (i) new AI-based multi (agroecology-related) traits multi-sensors devices (ii) methods for merging high-resolution Earth observation data with terrestrial data, (iii) new generation of predictive modelling solutions encompassing AI and digital twins. (EN), Smartfarming op het menu (local PDPO project)
(EN) | The local project Smartfarming op het menu (Smart farming on the menu) empowered farmers using smart farming techniques.
Inagro together with VIVES evaluated the techniques used by the farmers. Students were involved to set up on farm experiments and collect data. Knowledge based on the projects was shared and demonstrated during events of the agricultural organization of young farmers 'De Groene Kring'. Farmers, researchers and teachers from various Flemish educational institutions were present at the demonstrations.
SIMONE can benefit from the past project by combining the knowledge of smart farming and agroecological transition. SIMONE will build on the gained knowledge, but will have a wider scope than purely follow up of specific trials.
(EN), MACAN - Swiss National Science Foundation (2023-2027) - Managing soil organic matter stabilization pathways to increase carbon and nitrogen use efficiency in croplands (EN) | This Agroscope-led project aims to improve our understanding of the factors governing the stabilisation of organic matter in agricultural soils. It focuses on the relationship between the quantity of nitrogen and carbon entering the soil, the efficiency of their use by microorganisms and the impact on field crop nutrition. In detail, the project aims at: i) testing the effect of different combinations of organic amendments and mineral nitrogen fertilisers on the quantity and quality of SOM and crop production using a long-term agronomic trial; ii) assessing how these combinations affect microbial metabolism using isotopic element tracing methods; and iii) developing a rapid and affordable method for determining the preferred stabilisation pathways for SOM reflected by the proportion of MOS derived directly from plants or transformed through microorganisms.
There is strong synergy between the MACAN and the SIMONE projects particularly in relation to the functional mechanisms that allow to optimise the fertilisation of arable crops to reduce nitrogen losses to the environment, increase soil organic matter and improve the use of resources, while guaranteeing high quality of the production.
(EN), Farm of the Future Sandy Soils – 2022-2025 – IBP programme Vital Rural Regions Sandy Soils Province North Brabant aNL nd Province Limburg NL (EN) | The Dutch government recognized the South Netherlands EENZON living lab to help define a shared 2030 vision, this result will be input WP1 to work on the economic, social and identity aspect of our living lab. Waterboards, Government, Citizens, Universities, Schools, Farmers, Nature presarvants are part of Farm of the Future Sandy Soils 2030 result. Scenario’s 2030 are farmer-centric and through WP1 involvement will be the base in Living Lab South East Netherlands EENZON. (EN), Trans4num - Horizon Europe project (2022-2026) - SPNA
Within this project we are a test site for Nature based Solutions (NBS) around plant nutrition and planth health to optimise the use of external inputs and helps European farmers in the implementation of regulated deficit strategies.
(EN) | Links with SIMONE:
- Conducting and supervising practical research in the field of NBS measures to reduce the input of chemicals in conventional agriculture.
- Spreading knowledge and supporting the implementation of this knowledge in agricultural management
Conducting and supervising practical research in the field of NBS measures to reduce the input of chemicals in conventional agriculture.
- Spreading knowledge and supporting the implementation of this knowledge in agricultural management
- Dissimination of knowledge to farmers and advisors (EN), CombHerPIC project (Arvalis and Agroscope) Ecophyto project (2023-2026)
Combining alternative measures to herbicides in arable crops at the level of the cropping system: capitalizing on expertise to create a strategic advisory tool for weed management. (EN) | The COMBHERPIC project led by Arvalis in partnership with Agroscope, aims to develop a simulator of agroecological measures on weed management.
In SIMONE synergies will be made with this project as it will be more focusing on the APIsation of the simulator, whereas SIMONE will emphasis on the testing of the generated solutions. (EN), DiverIMPACTS - H2020 – (2017-2022)
Diversification through Rotation, Intercropping, Multiple Cropping, Promoted with Actors and value-Chains towards Sustainability (EN) | The methodology developed in DiverIMPACTS, and adapted in Agroecology TRANSECT, to support Living Labs dynamic will be mobilised in Task 1.3.
Moreover, cropping system diversification is a key point to reduce weed pressure and, through the mobilisation of legume species, Nitrogen need.
The SYSTERRE tool that will be used for the multi-criteria assessment in SIMONE has been also used in DiverIMPACTS project. (EN)

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 5 420 879.91

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 2 789 267.93

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 51.45%

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 2 789 267.93. Co-financing rate, 51.45%.

Investments, deliverables, policy contributions

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Deliverables:

Interim report on the review of farming media and other grey literature
Report on social perspective of system innovations and transformation measure (feeding D3.2.2)
Preliminary report on the review of OFE indicators
Iterative reporting on the indicators at living lab scale for OFE (feeding D3.2.2)
Transversal analysis of LLs (feeding D.1.5.2)
Leaflets and e-book on LL Learning Histories
A Future Workshop
Organisation of a Festival event for each living lab
Communication and dissemination strategy
Policy briefs at local/region level
First version of methodological guide for simulators
Enriched methodology guide for simulators
Simulators prototypes
Global report on simulators developed during the project
From simulators to field application report (feeding D3.2.2)
Brochure on the simulator method
Scientific peer-reviewed article on simulators
Initial status of individual OFE
Individual OFE factsheets (feeding D3.2.2)
Digital dashboard prototype
Digital dashboard
OFE final report (example of an already existing report: https://digitalag.osu.edu/efields)
Report on the choice of acquisition systems to monitor field data
Report on the choice of methods to collect field data based on visual observations
Evaluation of the agronomic indicators report (feeding D3.2.2)
Multi-criteria evaluation report (feeding D.3.3.2)
Projects’ final event
Promotion and creation of the OFE toolkit
Format lesson package
Curriculum OFE guide for VET Centres
Academic report (documents provided by students - trainee and demo visit reports, bachelor thesis)

Programme Common Output Indicator:

RCO 084 - Pilot actions developed jointly and implemented in projects, Measurement unit:
RCO 116 - Jointly developed solutions, Measurement unit:
RCO 083 - Strategies and action plans jointly developed, Measurement unit:
RCO 085 - Participations in joint training schemes, Measurement unit:

Delivered output indicator(s):

(RCO83) Strategies and action plans jointly developed: 1.0

Programme Common Result Indicator:

RCR 104 - Solutions taken up or up-scaled by organisations, Measurement unit:
RCR 081 - Completions of joint training schemes, Measurement unit:
RCR 079 - Joint strategies and action plans taken up by organisations, Measurement unit:

Programme Result Indicator:

PSR 1: Organisations with increased institutional capacity due to their participation in cooperation activities across borders, Measurement unit: Organisations

Delivered result indicator(s):

Organisations with increased institutional capacity due to their participation in cooperation activities across borders: 11.0

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2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-B North West Europe

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2025-05-12

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

70 / 70 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

739 / 739 (100%)

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Systemic Innovations with Multiple performance evaluated in ON-farm Experimentations

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