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Fwd: For Action - Proposal FarmAI submitted
by Serge Fdida 03 Oct '25

03 Oct '25

Dear all, We have submitted the proposal today as planned. The last word version is in the shared doc. This was a rush but I think with have a strong proposal. Thanks for your time and effort. My gratitude goes to Emilie and Frederic who did most of the work, with skills and care. Kind regards -serge Sorbonne Université Laboratoire LIP6-CNRS ---------- Message transféré ---------- De : European Commission <EC-NO-REPLY-GRANT-MANAGEMENT(a)nomail.ec.europa.eu> Date : 2 oct. 2025 à 15:34 +0200 À : Serge FDIDA <serge.fdida(a)lip6.fr> Objet : For Action - Proposal FarmAI submitted > Europa / Funding & Tenders Portal notification > > Dear Proposal Participant, > > The following proposal has been submitted to the Funding & Tenders Portal Submission System: > > Submitted by > : Emilie MESPOULHES (emilie.mespoulhes(a)lip6.fr) > Proposal acronym > : FarmAI > Proposal ID > : 101297500 (internal reference number: SEP-211190297) > Call > : HORIZON-CL4-2025-04 > Type of action > : HORIZON-RIA > Topic > : HORIZON-CL4-2025-04-HUMAN-08 > Call closure > : 2025-10-02 17:00:00 > Date of submission > : 2025-10-02 15:33:40 > > > You may return to this proposal via the My Proposals tab (https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/myare…) in the Funding & Tenders Portal. > Please also note that you may reedit and resubmit your proposal before the deadline. In this case only the latest submitted version will be used during evaluation. > > For your reference we included below information on the attachments uploaded to the submission system: > > FarmAI_Proposal_PartB_Submit_5.pdf (1715942 bytes, uploaded on 2025-10-02 15:15:41) > > This email does not constitute a formal proof that the proposal submitted will be retained for evaluation. > > What's next? > > After the evaluation of the proposal, information about the outcome of the evaluations will be made available via the Funding & Tenders Portal. You will be notified by e-mail when this information becomes available. > > Exception: ERC applicants and main host institution contacts are informed via the ERC Feedback to Applicants site and are also alerted by e-mails. The subsequent invitation to grant preparation will be found on the Funding & Tenders Portal. > > Who is notified about the results? > > All contact persons identified in the proposal will receive an e-mail (to the e-mail address linked to the person’s EU Login). Already nominated LEARs (Legal Entity Appointed Representative) or account administrators of the participating organisations will also receive a notification e-mail. > > Please make sure that the e-mail addresses used for the above contact persons remain active and that local e-mail handling rules do not prevent e-mails from the Commission systems from being received. > > The moment of sending the notification e-mails triggers the 30-day period for potential requests for evaluation review in programmes as in Horizon, where evaluation review is foreseen in the Rules for participation. > > When can you expect to be informed about the results? > > Feedback on the evaluation results will usually be sent within 5 months from the call deadline. > > With kind regards, > European Commission - Funding & Tenders Portal Submission System team > > > This email has been auto-generated. Please do not reply to this account. Your email will not be read. For any inquiries please contact the SEP helpdesk (+32 2 29 92222 or EC-FUNDING-TENDER-SERVICE-DESK(a)ec.europa.eu) > > > If you want to change the frequency of receiving notifications with importance "Normal", you can do it in the Funding & Tenders Portal > My Notifications > Preferences

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FarmAI - Deadline today - DO NOT access the portal
by Émilie Mespoulhes 02 Oct '25

02 Oct '25

Dear all, As you know, today is the deadline for submitting the FarmAI proposal. As announced yesterday, we will proceed with the final submission by noon. As a consequence, please DO NOT access anymore the submission portal as information may not be saved correctly if several persons have Part A of the proposal open simultaneously. This issue is currently occurring, and the partner concerned has already been notified individually. If you have any last-minute modifications, please let us know via email. Thank you for your understanding. Regards. Émilie

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FarmAI - V2 submission + Abstract
by Émilie Mespoulhes 02 Oct '25

02 Oct '25

Dear all, Many thanks for your respective comments. We integrated them into the proposal as much as possible. We are sending a v2 of the document which has just been submitted to the portal. We will do a last submission tomorrow morning, mainly for the last formatting and typo corrections. For your information, we have put the following abstract on the portal together with these free keywords. Free keywords: GenAI tools; digital infrastructures; smart agriculture; open data management; start-ups deployment; innovative ecosystem; training; digital inclusion Abstract (max. 2.000 characters): FarmAI is a Europe-Africa co-construction to design and deploy smart-agriculture solutions that tackle critical African challenges: low productivity, climate and water stress, pest pressure, traceability, limited infrastructure and data scarcity leading to food shortage and malnutrition among its people. The project leverages open GenAI technologies built in Europe (foundational models, toolchains, and reference pipelines) and adapts them to local contexts through multilingual prompts, edge/cloud deployment for low-connectivity settings, and responsible-AI safeguards (data sovereignty, transparency, bias monitoring). FarmAI mobilises broad, engaged communities from the SLICES-RI and SoBigData-RI, the EU-AU DIGITafrica project, and local living labs. These partners co-design three different use cases (micro-climate irrigation advisory, variable-rate resource-efficient cropping, and livestock value chain management) and run pilots deployed by local start-up companies with monetisation objectives. To ensure longevity and scale, FarmAI will package its open GenAI building blocks and methodology into a sustained, reusable toolkit (APIs, model/dataset cards, governance templates, MLOps recipes, and deployment blueprints) released under permissive licenses to enable replication by suitable stakeholders across regions. A strong dissemination and adoption plan spans the full project: capacity-building (training of trainers, open courses), community documentation, collection of user feedback, and policy engagement with EU/AU stakeholders. Expected impact includes measurable gains in agricultural efficiency, enhanced participation in rural communities in Africa and among women, alongside reduced environmental footprint and stronger digital capacity in partner ecosystems. If you have any comments, please let us know by tomorrow noon. Thank you. Kind regards, Émilie

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FarmAI - Deadline -7 days - local version
by Émilie Mespoulhes 30 Sep '25

30 Sep '25

Dear all, As the deadline is now less than a week away, we will be working on a local version of the document (+ budget). Therefore, please send your contributions only by email so that we can integrate them into the master document. We will do our best to share a first consolidated draft as soon as possible. Thank you for your cooperation. Best regards, Émilie

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FarmAI next step: V1 Review and feedback
by Frederic Vaissade 30 Sep '25

30 Sep '25

Dear all, We are currently finalising a full V1 proposal which we plan to share with you around midday Monday, tentatively. Upon receipt, you will have 24 hours to review the proposal. The sole objective of this review is to check for any major errors or inconsistencies (we will not have time to polish content at this stage). Your quick feedback is essential before we move to prepare the final version. Therefore, please reserve time to complete the review within the 24-hour window from midday Monday to midday Tuesday, tentatively, as this step is crucial given the very tight deadline for submitting the proposal. Thank you in advance for your prompt attention to this matter. Best regards, Frédéric

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GenAI for Africa - Budget & allocation of tasks (DEADLINE -8 days)
by Émilie Mespoulhes 25 Sep '25

25 Sep '25

Dear all, We have identified several inconsistencies between your budget (PM – available here <https://cloud.onelab.eu/index.php/s/ywLFixIAHxfiZZt>) and the allocation of tasks in the GANTT chart (here <https://cloud.onelab.eu/index.php/s/iBcUpc1XIVwbt3x>). Please revise both tables accordingly by tomorrow noon (CEST). If we do not receive your corrections by then, we will proceed with the necessary modifications ourselves. Thank you for your cooperation. Best regards, Émilie

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Vote for the project title - Before Tuesday noon
by Frederic Vaissade 24 Sep '25

24 Sep '25

Dear all, Please kindly vote for the project title before this Tuesday 23 September noon. Please rank the titles in order of preference. You must select a different option for your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choices. The acronym is the most important part, as we can adjust the full title later. Due to the limited time we have to converge on a name, we are only asking you to vote on the provided list of titles. No new suggestions will be accepted at this time. Here is the link to vote: https://forms.gle/4sqvb3eYv63kNC7o7 Thank you and best regards, Frédéric

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Re: GenAI for Africa - WP status (DEADLINE: -9 days) - Kenya Living Lab (Shambaintel) needs to be updated
by Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba GUEYE 24 Sep '25

24 Sep '25

Dear all, Following our discussion, I would like to remind the Kenya Living Labs to update the description of their Living Lab in WP4. At the moment only the Senegal and South Africa Living Labs are included. Please proceed by tomorrow. I think, we are still waiting for the essential contribution from the Kenya Living Lab (Shambaintel). Thanking you in advance. Bamba. -- Prof. Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba GUEYE Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar (UCAD) Faculté des Sciences et Techniques Département de Mathématiques et Informatique http://per-edmi.ucad.sn/~gueye/ [1492173129964_PastedImage] http://ascii.org.sn/ ________________________________ De : Émilie Mespoulhes <emilie.mespoulhes(a)lip6.fr> Envoyé : mardi 23 septembre 2025 14:44 À : Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba GUEYE <bamba.gueye(a)ucad.edu.sn>; stavroula maglavera <smaglavera(a)gmail.com> Cc : FDIDA Serge <serge.fdida(a)sorbonne-universite.fr>; Frederic Vaissade <frederic.vaissade(a)lip6.fr> Objet : Re: GenAI for Africa - WP status (DEADLINE: -9 days) Thank you for your reply. I apologise for my insistence, but I need the final version of the WP to copy to the core document. The deadline is in 9 days (but we have to submit a first version before - ideally by the end of this week), and we urgently need the final versions of the different WPs to move forward with the other sections. If you could send a reminder to Shambaintel, please also copy Vitalis and us. I will wait until you send the final version ready to be integrated. Thank you for your understanding. Regards, Émilie On 23 Sep 2025, at 16:37, Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba GUEYE <bamba.gueye(a)ucad.edu.sn> wrote: Dear Emilie, We should consider removing Task 4.3 from the plan. As you know, we initially planned this task based on input from three Living Labs. I think, we are still waiting for the essential contribution from the Kenya Living Lab (Shambaintel). Stavroula can confirm. Best regards, Bamba. -- Prof. Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba GUEYE Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar (UCAD) Faculté des Sciences et Techniques Département de Mathématiques et Informatique http://per-edmi.ucad.sn/~gueye/ <Outlook-1492173129.png> http://ascii.org.sn/ ________________________________ De : Émilie Mespoulhes <emilie.mespoulhes(a)lip6.fr> Envoyé : mardi 23 septembre 2025 13:03 À : Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba GUEYE <bamba.gueye(a)ucad.edu.sn> Cc : stavroula maglavera <smaglavera(a)gmail.com>; FDIDA Serge <serge.fdida(a)sorbonne-universite.fr>; Frederic Vaissade <frederic.vaissade(a)lip6.fr> Objet : Re: GenAI for Africa - WP status (DEADLINE: -9 days) Dear Bamba, Many thanks for sharing the WP4 (and not 3) description. Could you, please, add the duration of the different tasks? What about T4.3 description? Thanks. Best regards, Émilie On 23 Sep 2025, at 14:56, Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba GUEYE <bamba.gueye(a)ucad.edu.sn> wrote: Dear Emilie, Stavroula I've included the current status of the WP4 description, which is also available online. Best regards, Bamba -- Prof. Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba GUEYE Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar (UCAD) Faculté des Sciences et Techniques Département de Mathématiques et Informatique http://per-edmi.ucad.sn/~gueye/ <Outlook-1492173129.png> http://ascii.org.sn/ ________________________________ De : Émilie Mespoulhes <emilie.mespoulhes(a)lip6.fr> Envoyé : mardi 23 septembre 2025 11:53 À : Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba GUEYE <bamba.gueye(a)ucad.edu.sn>; stavroula maglavera <smaglavera(a)gmail.com> Cc : FDIDA Serge <serge.fdida(a)sorbonne-universite.fr>; Frederic Vaissade <frederic.vaissade(a)lip6.fr> Objet : Re: GenAI for Africa - WP status (DEADLINE: -9 days) Dear Bamba and Stavroula, Any news about the WP3 description? Please send us via email the final version. Regards, Émilie On 22 Sep 2025, at 16:48, Émilie Mespoulhes <emilie.mespoulhes(a)lip6.fr> wrote: Dear Bamba and Stavroula, Could you, please, update us about the status of WP4? We urgently need the WP description. Thank you. Regards, Émilie Begin forwarded message: From: Émilie Mespoulhes <emilie.mespoulhes(a)lip6.fr> Subject: Re: GenAI for Africa - WP status (DEADLINE: -10 days) Date: 22 September 2025 at 10:19:21 CEST To: Vitalis Ozianyi <vozianyi(a)strathmore.edu>, "Gosain, Manu" <a.gosain(a)northeastern.edu>, Farouk Kamoun <farouk.kamoun(a)ensi-uma.tn>, Raffaele Bruno <raffaele.bruno(a)iit.cnr.it>, Louis FENDJI <lfendji(a)gmail.com>, Panayiotis Andreou <PGAndreou(a)uclan.ac.uk>, Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba GUEYE <bamba.gueye(a)ucad.edu.sn>, stavroula maglavera <smaglavera(a)gmail.com>, Joyce Mwangama <joyce.mwangama(a)uct.ac.za>, Walid Dabbous <walid.dabbous(a)inria.fr>, Damien Saucez <damien.saucez(a)inria.fr> Cc: Frederic Vaissade <frederic.vaissade(a)lip6.fr>, Serge Fdida <serge.fdida(a)sorbonne-universite.fr> Dear WP leaders, As of last Friday, we have only received the WP description from Raffaele (via both the shared drive and email). With the submission deadline 10 days away, your contributions are critical to finalising the remaining sections of the proposal. Please submit your WP description by today noon. Let us know if you have questions or need support. Thank you for your prompt attention to this. Best regards, Émilie On 19 Sep 2025, at 19:00, Émilie Mespoulhes <emilie.mespoulhes(a)lip6.fr> wrote: Dear all, This is a kind reminder. Please ensure that you upload and send via email the latest version of your respective WP description by the end of the day. Thank you. Kind regards, Émilie On 18 Sep 2025, at 16:35, Émilie Mespoulhes <emilie.mespoulhes(a)lip6.fr> wrote: Dear WP Leaders, Following our last meeting, this is a reminder to provide the final version of your WP description by tomorrow EoB, so we can review it and integrate it into the proposal. Please complete all required sections (see attached template), with particular attention to Excellence and Expected Outcomes, which remain incomplete in several WPs. As agreed, the number of deliverables and milestones should be reduced (for instance, WP6 currently lists far too many deliverables). Once finalised, kindly upload your document to the shared folder and send it by email to ensure we have the correct version. Thank you for your cooperation. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. Best regards, Émilie <GenAI_WP_description_v1_1.doc> <GenAI_WP4_description_v0_1-2.docx>

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GenAI for Africa - Budget template
by Émilie Mespoulhes 22 Sep '25

22 Sep '25

Dear partners, Following today’s call, we are reaching out regarding the budget. The budget estimate per partner, presented during the meeting, is now available in the shared folder («GenAI_Proposal_Budget_v0.1 » / « Budget allocation »). https://cloud.onelab.eu/index.php/s/iCrng3YYyOjlDme Based on this estimate, please complete the attached budget template and return it to us by Monday, 22/09 (EoB). We will then review it together in order to adjust and finalise the figures. The total budget must be finalised by Friday, 26/09 at the latest, to allow sufficient time for copy it to the portal. As discussed, the minimum allocation for travel costs is 15k€ to cover plenary meetings. If necessary, you may add up to 5k€ for technical meetings or dissemination events. If not, this amount can be reallocated to another cost category. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. Thank you. Kind regards, Émilie

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GENAI preparation
by stavroula maglavera 18 Sep '25

18 Sep '25

Please find below the link for a very relevant Horizon project https://praectice.eu/ Home praectice.eu https://www.canalls-project.eu/ Canalls Project canalls-project.eu https://cirawa.eu/ Agroecological Solutions for Resilient Farming in West Africa cirawa.eu https://www.natae-agroecology.eu/ Home - Natae natae-agroecology.eu

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