Deadline: 13 March 2017
Applications are now open for ERA-NET Cofund SUSFOOD2 – “Sustainable Food production and consumption” to complement the EU bioeconomy and food policies and to reinforce cooperation in research, development and innovation between EU members and associated States in order to maximize the contribution of research to the development of more sustainable food systems from production to consumption.
Programme Goals
SUSFOOD2 promotes a cross-sectoral and multi-disciplinary approach from biology to food engineering and social sciences. It addresses the following socio-economic and environmental goals:
- To develop sustainable food systems from production to consumption, to increase food production sustainably while reducing waste in food supply chain and limiting environmental impacts
- To improve the quality of life by improving food quality in a sustainable way and to ensure the resilience of the food supply chain
- To encourage sustainable consumer behaviours and food choices
- To improve competitiveness and economic growth in the European food industry with special attention to SMEs
Research Topics
- Innovation in food processing technologies and products
- Added value, increased resource efficiency and reduction of waste in sustainable food systems
- Understanding consumer behavior and food choices
- Harmonisation of the methods and metrics for integrated assessment of sustainability of food products and food patterns
Funding Information
The H2020 SUSFOOD2 ERA-NET COFUND starts 2017 with a Cofunded call of approximately 14 Mio €, including a 4 Mio € top-up from the EU.
Eligibility Criteria
- The application has to meet and consider the following general eligibility criteria:
- The transnational consortium must consist of at least three independent eligible legal entities from at least three SUSFOOD2 partner countries
- The application must be written in English
- Projects should have a maximum duration of 36 months
- The requested total budget cannot exceed 1.5 M € per proposal (requested funding)
- Total eligible budget of a partner cannot exceed 70 % of the total eligible project budget in order to achieve balanced partnerships and ensure that responsibility and risks are shared
- Registration to the Meta Knowledge Base (MKB) is compulsory
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online via given website.
Eligible Countries: Belgium, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Norway, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Netherlands, Turkey, United Kingdom.
For more information, please visit SUSFOOD2.