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ICT-AGRI-FOOD 2022 Joint Call is Open for Application!

Local Food Infrastructure Fund Program - Canada

Deadline: 15-Aug-22

TÜBİTAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) is excited to launch a join call for the 2022 ICT-AGRI-FOOD (ICT-enabled agri-food systems).

This call encourages the submission of research proposals with a potential impact relevant for enabling digital technology solutions towards a transition for more sustainable, transparent and resilient agri-food systems.

The development and integration of new digital technologies for precision agriculture/smart farming, logistics, food processing, supply chain management, traceability, business transaction should also favour transparency and traceability for all stakeholders, from farmers all way down to consumers and not least policy and decision makers.

Relevant effects along the value chain should be also considered, combining impacts on two or more phases including: primary production, manufacturing and processing, food packaging, distribution, consumers’ behaviour and attitude, household as well as catering consumption, including questions regarding wastes and losses through the food chain. Transparency, the main theme of this call, is a crucial factor in ensuring food traceability and authenticity as well as economic planning. The sustainability factor should also be addressed from environmental, social and economic perspectives.

Thematic Areas 
Details
It is expected that the proposals will:
Funding Information

A total amount of 8388 k€ has been provisionally reserved by the participating Funding Parties of the Call.

Eligibility Criteria

The topic is suitable for applicants from academia and private sector (start-ups, SMEs, associations, Foundations, etc.) Who are interested to develop – and provide evidence for – the described incentive? And reward systems. Farmers can be important stakeholders or subcontractors in these projects.

The 2022 call is open to proposals that meet the following Specific Call Eligibility Criteria:

Deadlines

For more information, visit https://www.tubitak.gov.tr/en/announcements/ict-agri-food-2022-joint-call-is-open-for-application

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