Deadline: 10 November 2016
The Global Food Security (GFS) programme has announced the second call of its research programme ‘Resilience of the UK food system in a global context’, a 5-year interdisciplinary programme of research, funded by BBSRC, ESRC, NERC, and the Scottish Government, to address a major food security challenge.
The food security challenge is to meet the rising demand for food in ways that are environmentally, socially and economically sustainable and resilient, and provide an acceptable, safe and nutritious diet for all.
Through interdisciplinary research calls, community building, and impact activities, this programme aims to build a coherent portfolio of research across key funders which will deliver evidence for policy and industry to support a resilient UK food system.
Thematic Priorities
There are three overlapping thematic priorities in the programme. We anticipate funding a number of small and large interdisciplinary projects, each addressing one or more of the programme thematic priority areas:
- Optimising the resilience of agricultural systems and landscape whilst enhancing productivity and sustainability
At the core of this theme is understanding the relationship between resilience, sustainability and production and how to optimise the trade-offs associated with these tensions. This will help ensure agricultural systems and landscapes that are both resilient and sustainable and balance the provision of food with other ecosystem services in the face of evolving world-wide changes and threats - Optimising resilience of food supply chains locally and globally
This theme is focused on understanding the economic, environmental, biological and social factors affecting the food supply chain, and the interplay between these, to ensure resilience of the food system at a local-to-global level - Influencing food choice for health, resilience and sustainability at the individual and household level
Central to this theme is understanding the drivers behind food choices and how these impact on the wider food system and production, in order to identify interventions that result in provision of nutritious and sustainable food in more resilient and equitable ways
Funds Available
Approximately £6.5M of funding is available for this programme.
Eligibility Criteria
All UK Higher Education Institutions that receive grant funding from one of the UK higher education funding bodies are eligible to receive funds for research, postgraduate training and associated activities.
How to Apply
Outline proposals must be submitted in an electronic form using the Je-S system.
For more information, please visit this link.