In an era defined by climate urgency and pressing resource challenges, collaboration is no longer optional—it’s essential. At FrontAg Nexus, we believe that synergies with like-minded initiatives can accelerate innovation, enhance impact, and build more resilient agricultural systems across the Mediterranean and beyond.
Here’s how FrontAg Nexus is forging strategic links with other projects, creating a cross-cutting community of practice dedicated to sustainable agriculture, circular economy solutions, and WEFE (Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems) Nexus integration:
With a shared emphasis on innovation and circularity in food systems, INCiTiS-FOOD and FrontAg Nexus both aim to advance smart, resilient agricultural technologies. By combining urban food system insights with frontier agricultural methods, the two projects could jointly explore collaborative research, knowledge exchange, and joint dissemination in Mediterranean and sub-Saharan regions. Discussions are already underway to align on workshops, co-publications, and joint technical explorations.
FrontAg Nexus and DOLORES, have entered into a Letter of Intent to strengthen collaboration. By coordinating strategies on topics like climate-smart agriculture, hydroponics, aquaponics, and agri-photovoltaics, both projects seek to avoid duplication while creating a shared knowledge base that promotes sustainable agricultural practices in arid regions.
EcoFuture and FrontAg Nexus converge on combatting desertification using a socio-ecological approach that considers the WEFE Nexus and the socio-economic welfare of the people in the Jordan Valley. Joint webinars and knowledge exchanges will strengthen both projects’ socio-ecological approaches and support sustainable land and water management strategies tailored to fragile ecosystems.
In partnership with Sun2Fork, FrontAg Nexus is exploring synergies around hydroponic systems, sensor-based climate control, and irrigation optimisation. This collaboration promises to enhance resource efficiency while reducing GHG emissions—crucial for adapting Mediterranean agriculture to changing climate realities.
By linking FrontAg Nexus’ innovative cultivation methods to FOODCITYBOOST’s work on urban agriculture and food chain security, the projects aim to foster mutual learning and awareness. Webinars and joint exchanges will enable stakeholders to understand the interplay between rural innovation and urban food resilience.
Through its pioneering work in drone integration, ICAERUS aligns well with FrontAg Nexus’ ambitions to digitise and optimise agricultural practices. ICAERUS aims to enhance the application of drones in diverse rural and agricultural settings, optimising tasks such as surveillance, data collection, and delivery systems. The collaboration with FrontAg Nexus could constitute a great mutual benefit by merging drone technology with advanced agricultural practices to increase efficiency, precision, and sustainability in resource-poor environments.
FoodLAND’s dedication to innovative farming systems (from gardening to agroecological and precision systems), combined with FrontAg Nexus’ expertise on innovative agricultural practices (hydroponics, aquaponics, insect farming, vermiculture, etc.) presents a compelling opportunity to leverage each other’s strengths. We believe that a collaboration between the two projects could yield significant advancements in research, technology transfer, and the practical implementation of innovative solutions that benefit industries and society as a whole.
CIPROMED’s mission to valorise agri-industrial side-streams using insects, legumes, and microalgae aligns with FrontAg Nexus’ expertise in hydroponics and aquaponics. By aligning these complementary strengths, the collaboration can drive the development of scalable, resilient agri-food systems tailored to the Mediterranean region. Furthermore, joint webinars that link frontier agricultural practices (FrontAg Nexus) to novel protein production at the Mediterranean region(CIPROMED) may be considered.
By promoting safe, sustainable food practices within agricultural systems, particularly in regions facing environmental and socio-economic challenges, FS4Africa and FrontAg Nexus share a commitment to localised, scalable solutions. Joint activities will focus on food safety, climate resilience, and community-driven innovation to strengthen informal sectors and reduce systemic vulnerabilities.
As VFarm fosters Italy’s vertical farming ecosystem, collaboration with FrontAg Nexus offers opportunities to co-develop circular systems that use fewer inputs. VFarm’s dedication to improving research on Vertical Farming, combined with FrontAg Nexus’ expertise in innovative agricultural practices (hydroponics, aquaponics, insect farming, vermiculture, etc.) presents a compelling opportunity to leverage each other’s strengths. Joint seminars and shared research will drive the growth of smart farming practices capable of feeding growing urban populations sustainably.
REDESIGN aims at sparking urban food system transformation through the application of the New European Bauhaus (NEB) core principles in EU cities. The synergy with FrontAg Nexus will focus on developing joint seminars and workshops, to share knowledge on sustainable and circular cultivation systems, and diverse on-field experiences.
QuantiFarm’s work on assessing the impact of Digital Agricultural Technology Solutions (DATSs) complements FrontAg Nexus’ practical implementation of climate-smart solutions. The two projects aim to co-create tools and frameworks for farmers, advisors, and policymakers that support climate-smart agriculture, promote sustainable resource management, and foster resilience against climate change across diverse agricultural landscapes.
The two projects share a common focus on agroecology: ADVAGROMED promotes insect-based circularity in Mediterranean farming, dovetailing perfectly with FrontAg Nexus’ use of insects, composting, and climate-smart innovations. The collaboration could yield real-world insights into agroecological transformation and adaptation to climate change, by exchanging knowledge on the adaptation capacity of farming systems to climate change and the livelihoods in the Mediterranean region.
IMPRESS is aimed at reducing waste in aquatic ecosystems by valorising side streams with energy-efficient processing techniques while promoting the nutritional and environmental benefits of underutilised species, also referred to as low-trophic species, to drive circular economy principles and zero-waste approaches. The collaboration with FrontAg Nexus holds promise in raising awareness about sustainable agriculture practices and the nutritional value of crops grown using frontier agriculture systems.
These synergies demonstrate the potential for cooperative action in achieving sustainable, inclusive, and resilient food systems. Through joint research, events, and knowledge exchange, FrontAg Nexus aims to multiply its impact—contributing to climate resilience, food security, and resource efficiency across Europe and beyond.
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