Hub of innovation for ecology smart AgriFood Chains in France
Fully engaged in the European innovation dynamic.
Agri Sud-Ouest Innovation is the cluster of innovation for ecology smart agrifood chains. Agri Sud-Ouest Innovation brings together most of the economic, political, research and training players in the South-West’s agriculture and agri-food sector.
We are located in the heart of the leading agri-food regions in France: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, 1st in value and largest agricultural area, and Occitanie, 1st in organic farming and number of farms. Agri Sud-Ouest Innovation is a driving force of the national ecosystem, engaged in the European innovation dynamic.
News in brief
On Wednesday, June 4, in Santander, Agri Sud-Ouest Innovation was honoured to receive notification that three projects submitted to the SUDOE program had been accepted. BIOSOLUDOE (ASOI leader): aims to build a network of five living labs (two in France, two in Spain, and one in Portugal) to develop biosolution-based integrated Pest Management Strategies. SPACEAGRO (Catalonia Institute of Space Studies leader, ASOI partner): aims to exploit the potential of the latest spatial data to develop innovative services for agriculture. ASCA (Spanish Chamber of Commerce leader, ASOI partner): aims to develop training and expertise services to support agri-food SMEs in their digital and environmental transition. Through its involvement in these projects, ASOI gives access to EU funding for six members of its network (INVENIO, UPVD, MTB, Institut Agro, Institut Polytechnique Bordeaux) who are participating as partners. These projects complement the cluster’s strategic roadmap in the areas of “Agroecology transition » and “Digital transformation in agriculture and the food sectors ». With these three new projects, ASOI is now involved in 12 European projects with 17 members of its network. The cluster is thus confirming its position in Europe and its ambition to become one of the leading catalyst for innovation in the agriculture and agri-food sector.
Kick off Biocapital : Official launch of the Bio-Capital project last June 27th ! In this project, we will be discussing about how to mobilise investments for protecting and restoring biodiversity through innovative financial solutions and advanced geospatial analytics. ASOI is partner together with 16 partners from 12 EU countries. ASOI brings its members AgroSolutions and Earth Daily, and is in charge of the Agriculture Use Case.
ASOI is currently involved as partner in 9 EU projects under Horizon Europe, Interreg or ERDF fundings. ASOI is pursuing its development towards Europe by focusing on participation in projects that serve its strategy and its members: projects that enable progress to be made on innovation trends or redistribute European funds in the form of cascade funding.
The partnership between the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) and the European Union recently launched 18 new calls for projects, so don’t miss out !
How unique we are
Agri Sud-Ouest Innovation serves as a nexus for diverse, high-value productions. Our geographical footprint encompasses the production of a wide range of crops including fruits, vegetables, vine, wine, corn, sunflowers, as well as soya and pulses. Simultaneously, we are situated within a leading region for livestock rearing, spanning beef cattle, sheep, and goat milk production. Our location further extends into the cultivation of palmipeds, a key element in the distinguished foie gras production.
Our Excellence in AgTech Topics
Agri Sud-Ouest Innovation’s activities build upon and contribute to the roadmap of the European Green Deal to achieve carbon neutrality on the continent by 2050 integrating resilient, green, healthy and sustainable food systems.
Our network links a wide range of actors from both scientific and economic worlds. We aim to support companies for the access to financial resources, project engineering, skill acquisition, and searching potential partners to facilitate the integration of innovative technologies in our territory with a competitive advantage. We seek to create added value through cooperation between these different stakeholders and participate to the transfer of know-how and the implementation of joint innovative projects in the agri-food sector.
A key Partner in major EU projects
Our team is fully involved in European projects. Horizon Europe, Clustering, Inter-regional and other international initiatives are all within our scope. Our experience joined to our expertise is a key point during collaboration with different stakeholders to share practices, knowledge, and to offer the companies access to financial opportunities. We are notably an active member in different European networks such as Traceability and big data and Smart Sensors for AgriFood.
Discover a few of these as follows
Diva : Boosting innovative Digitech Value chains for Agrofood, forestry and environment
Developed within the European Horizon 2020 program, the DIVA initiative has led to support and finance the deployment of digital innovations in the agri-food, environment,
HighFive
HighFive is a European project from the Inter-regional Innovation Investment scheme (I3), co-financed by the European Commission. The project is designed to support the green
