Deadline: 21-Apr-22
The European Commission (EC) is offering grants under “Support for multi programmes promoting Union organic products OR sustainability of Union agriculture in any third country/ies”.
The objective is to increase the awareness and recognition of the Union quality scheme on organic production.
Information and promotion programmes on the Union quality scheme on organic production method should be a key priority since this scheme provides consumers with assurances on the sustainability, quality and characteristics of the product and the production process used and the environmental benefits they generate, achieve added value for the products concerned and enhance their market opportunities.
The expected ultimate impact is to increase awareness of the Union quality scheme on organic production and to enhance the competitiveness and consumption of organic products, raise their profile and increase their market share.
In addition, actions should address at least one of the following:
- biodiversity conservation and sustainable use of natural resources (e.g. wildlife, landscape, genetic resources);
- sustainable water management (e.g. water use efficiency, reduction of nutrients or pesticides load);
- sustainable soil management (e.g. erosion control; nutrient balance; prevention of acidification, salinization, reduction of pesticides);
- sustainable, carbon-efficient methods of livestock production;
- reduction of use of antimicrobials;
- reduction of food loss and food waste;
- animal welfare commitments that go beyond the mandatory legal requirements.
Funding Information
The available call budget is EUR 12 000 000.
Eligibility Criteria
In order to be eligible, the applicants must:
- be legal entities (public or private bodies)
- be established in an EU Member State (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs))
- be eligible organisations or bodies:
- trade or inter-trade organisations, established in a Member State and representative of the sector or sectors concerned in that Member State
- trade or inter-trade organisations of the Union representative of the sector or sectors concerned at Union level
- producer organisations or associations of producer organisations
- agri-food sector bodies the objective and activity of which is to provide information on, and to promote agricultural products and which have been entrusted, by the Member State concerned, with a clearly defined public service mission in this area; those bodies must have been legally established in the Member State in question at least two years prior to the date of the call for proposals.
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