TERRASOLIS

Their core work

TERRASOLIS is an agricultural innovation and experimentation center based in the Champagne region of France, bridging the gap between farming practice and digital technology. They focus on testing and demonstrating smart farming solutions, soil monitoring systems, and crop diversification strategies in real field conditions. Their work sits at the intersection of agronomy and digital tools — helping farmers and agri-food businesses adopt precision agriculture, sensor-based monitoring, and data-driven decision-making.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

TERRASOLIS entered H2020 in 2017 through DiverIMPACTS, focused on traditional agronomic practice — crop diversification and sustainable rotations. By 2018-2019, their projects shifted decisively toward digital agriculture: SmartAgriHubs placed them in the digital innovation hub ecosystem, while SARMENTI moved into IoT sensor hardware for soil monitoring. The trajectory shows a clear pivot from field agronomy toward technology-enabled precision farming.

TERRASOLIS is moving from agronomic field trials toward becoming a regional digital agriculture hub, combining sensor technology with farming expertise — a profile increasingly valuable for precision agriculture consortia.

How they like to work

TERRASOLIS participates exclusively as a partner, never as coordinator, typically joining large pan-European consortia (161 unique partners across 23 countries suggests very large project teams like SmartAgriHubs). This is consistent with a regional demonstration and testing center that contributes real-world agricultural infrastructure and end-user connections rather than leading research design. They are a reliable field-level partner who brings practical farming context to technology-driven projects.

Despite only three projects, TERRASOLIS has touched 161 unique partners across 23 countries — a consequence of participating in very large flagship initiatives like SmartAgriHubs. Their network spans most of Europe but is rooted in French agricultural innovation ecosystems.

What sets them apart

TERRASOLIS offers something many digital agriculture projects lack: a real agricultural testing ground in one of France's most productive farming regions (Champagne). They combine hands-on agronomic field expertise with growing digital capabilities in sensor systems and smart farming. For consortium builders, they are an ideal demonstration and validation partner — the place where lab-developed agri-tech meets actual soil.

Highlights from their portfolio

• SmartAgriHubs
  Flagship EU digital agriculture initiative connecting 160+ partners — positioned TERRASOLIS within the European digital innovation hub network for smart farming.
• SARMENTI
  Hardware-focused project on embedded soil sensors for nutrient and emission monitoring — shows capability beyond pure agronomy into IoT and environmental sensing.
• DiverIMPACTS
  Large-scale crop diversification project connecting research with value chain actors — demonstrates deep agronomic field expertise.