THE CIRCA GROUP EUROPE LIMITED

Their core work

Circa Group Europe is an Irish consultancy and advisory firm specializing in agricultural knowledge systems, farm advisory services, and agri-food innovation. They help bridge the gap between research findings and practical farming by facilitating knowledge transfer, digital tool adoption, and multi-actor engagement across European agriculture. Their work spans from soil and land management to microbiome applications in food systems, consistently focusing on making scientific advances accessible and actionable for farmers, advisors, and food businesses.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In the early period (2015–2018), Circa Group Europe focused on traditional agricultural themes: legume crops, livestock systems, protein feed chains, and land management — practical, production-oriented topics. From 2019 onward, their work shifted decisively toward digital agriculture, food technology, and microbiome applications, reflecting the broader EU push toward precision farming and science-driven food systems. This evolution shows a consultancy moving from conventional agri-knowledge brokering into digitally-enabled, tech-forward advisory services.

Circa Group Europe is moving toward digital advisory tools and food science applications, making them a strong partner for projects that need to translate complex agri-food research into farmer-ready or industry-ready solutions.

How they like to work

Circa Group Europe operates exclusively as a participant — they have never coordinated an H2020 project, which is typical for a small advisory SME that contributes specialized communication, dissemination, or knowledge-brokering services rather than leading research. With 131 unique partners across 30 countries, they have an unusually broad network for their size, suggesting they are valued as a reliable, flexible partner who integrates well into large consortia. This breadth makes them easy to work with and well-connected across European agriculture.

With 131 unique consortium partners spread across 30 countries, Circa Group Europe has a remarkably wide network for a small Irish SME. Their reach is genuinely pan-European, with no apparent geographic concentration beyond their Irish base.

What sets them apart

Circa Group Europe occupies a specific niche: they are a small Irish advisory firm that specializes in translating agricultural research into practical guidance for farmers and food businesses. Their strength is not in generating research but in making it usable — through advisory networks, digital tools, and multi-actor engagement processes. For consortium builders, they offer a proven track record of knowledge brokering and dissemination in agri-food projects, with an exceptionally wide European partner network for their size.

Highlights from their portfolio

• FAIRshare
  Largest single grant (EUR 140,000) and directly aligned with their core advisory mission — developing and sharing digital innovation tools for farm advisors.
• MASTER
  Represents their expansion into food science and microbiome technology, a departure from their traditional agricultural advisory work.
• Legumes Translated
  Exemplifies their multi-actor knowledge transfer approach, bridging research on protein crops with practical farming systems across Europe.