Tech4RegenAg

Tech4RegenAg accelerates the adoption of regenerative agriculture by combining data-driven insights, pilots, education and innovation contributing to building a resilient, sustainable and scalable European agricultural ecosystem.

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What Tech4RegenAg Delivers?

Tech4RegenAg drives transformational change in European agriculture by:
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• Implementing on-farm pilots and demonstrations
• Creating data-driven solutions and a federated data space (RegenAg-X)
• Supporting startup acceleration and innovation partnerships
• Strengthening policy engagement and consumer trust
• Enabling education, training and human capital development
• Promoting cross-sector collaboration and evidence-based decision-making

Tech4RegenAg Action Areas

Policy & Regulatory Engagement

Enabling supportive frameworks for RegenAg adoption

RegenAg-X Data Space

Stakeholders participation in a secure, federated agrifood data ecosystem for actionable insights and collaboration.

Pilot Implementation & Consultancy Support

Testing and validating regenerative practices in real farm contexts with Farmers as partners

Education & Training

Building skills and knowledge across stakeholder groups as farmers, startups, agrifood professionals among others

Startup Ecosystem & Corporate Engagement

Accelerating tech innovation and strategic partnerships with new and upcoming startups

Consumer Awareness & Trust

Improving perception and demand for RegenAg products

How can Tech4RegenAg and the RegenAg-X Data Space support the agrifood and farming businesses?

A flagship output of the project, RegenAg-X is a secure, Gaia-X compliant data space that enables stakeholders to:
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• Share data securely with full data sovereignty
• Leverage analytics and AI for smarter practices
• Develop traceability and sustainability insights
• Unlock new revenue streams through data monetization and collaboration zertifier.com

This novel platform can empower farmers, producers, researchers, corporations and policymakers with real-time intelligence on the farming and agrifood key data and allow the establishment of new partnership opportunities.

How does Tech4RegenAg supportStartups?

Innovation is a key enabler of regenerative agriculture adoption. Within Tech4RegenAg, dedicated Startup Acceleration Programmes support AgTech startups in validating, piloting and scaling technologies that contribute to regenerative farming systems across Europe.

What we do?

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Capacity Building:
‍A foundational phase to strengthen startups' strategic, legal, IP management, commercial and market readiness.

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Pilot Design:
‍Assess your technology maturity and co-create pilots with farmers and corporate partners to validate your technology in real-world conditions, and advance towards market deployment and investability.

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Demo Day Online:
‍Pitch your technology and validate your pilot to a panel of renowned experts and stakeholders from the agrifood sector. Top performers will gain the opportunity to be connected to suitable partners for pilot opportunities that lie outside the scope of the acceleration programme and are independently facilitated by BGI.

What startups gain?

• Business model, legal, ESG and sales support
• Co-creation of pilots with farmers and corporate partners
• Strategic connections across the European agrifood ecosystem
• Visibility through Demo Days and Tech4RegenAg dissemination activities
• Pathways to pilot implementation and further collaboration

Startups supported through these programmes are fully integrated into the Tech4RegenAg ecosystem, contributing to pilot implementation, data generation and innovation-driven impact.

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*Next edition Deadline 9th January 2026

Programme track record

Edition 1 - 2025:
41 startup applications received, with 10 selected startups primarily at TRL 6–7, supported through mentoring, expert feedback and ecosystem engagement.
The program selected 3 finalists:
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Agribot

Creates accessible technology that solves real-world problems in the Agri-food industry by providing early insight.

BioArmix

Tackles agriculture‘s urgent issue: bacterial plant pathogens.

Nature Robots

Develops the leading AI & Robotics Design-in Software Platform for Regenerative & Complex Farming.

Edition 2 - 2026:
31 startup applications received so far. The program will take place from January to March 2026.
‍If you want to participate or more information about the program please contact: filipe.rollo@bgi.pt.

Tech4RegenAg Startup Acceleration 2026 - Programme:

1. Capacity Building:

A foundational phase to strengthen startups' strategic, legal, IP management, commercial and market readiness.

2. Pilot Design:

Assess your technology maturity and co-create pilots with farmers and corporate partners to validate your technology in real-world conditions, and advance towards market deployment and investability.

3. Demo Day Online:

Pitch your technology and validate your pilot to a panel of renowned experts and stakeholders from the agrifood sector. Top performers will gain the opportunity to be connected to suitable partners for pilot opportunities that lie outside the scope of the acceleration programme and are independently facilitated by BGI.

Tech4RegenAg Webinar Series

Tech4RegenAg organises regularly webinars on Regenerative Agriculture, Soil Health, Dataspaces, among other topics. Please click below to see the recorded webinars.

Farming Smarter with Data Spaces Take Control, Save Time, Earn More – May 25th, 2025

Lessons Learned from Regenerating EU Agricultural Policy – July 28th, 2025

Monitoring Regenerative Agriculture for Soil Health – October 24th, 2025