Deadline: 16-Aug-21
The 14 partners of the Joint Call Board from the ERA-NETs SUSFOOD2 (Sustainable FOOD production and consumption) and FOSC (Food Systems and Climate) are pleased to announce the launch of the Joint Call for Proposals on Innovative solutions for resilient, climate-smart and sustainable food systems.
The aim of the Call is to foster scientifically excellent, multi-disciplinary and multi-actor research, development and innovation projects. The scope of the call is to fund projects that facilitate the transition from current linear food systems to resilient circular systems, including an optimal use of resources and less vulnerability to shocks under consideration of the interdependencies within the systems and its stakeholders.
The governing bodies for the SUSFOOD2 and FOSC ERA-NETs have agreed to launch a Joint Call to further strengthen Research and Development on innovative solutions for resilient, climate-smart and sustainable food systems, with a focus on approaches to improve resource efficiency and enhance the capability of food systems to withstand severe physical and economic shocks.
The ERA-NET Cofund instrument under Horizon 2020 is designed to support public-public partnerships between Member States (and associated countries) for the implementation and coordination of networking activities in different fields of research.
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 whilst reducing waste in the 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.
Funding Information
- The joint network consists of 14 funding bodies from 13 countries committing 7,850,000 € for transnational research.
Themes
The main research themes of FOSC cover the following topics:
- Assessment of climate change-related risks for food value chains;
- innovative technological solutions to build sustainable and resilient food value chains;
- increased resilience and reduction of volatility in agri-food systems to sustainable improve food security in the context of climate change;
- reduction of food losses under climate change, including the valorisation of side streams and reduction of food waste.
Eligibility Criteria
- The following partner countries/regions will provide funds for the Call: Algeria, Argentina, Belgium (F.R.S.-FNRS and VLAIO), Estonia, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Morocco, Norway, Romania, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
- The funding for transnational projects will be based on a virtual common pot instrument. This means that project partners who have been selected for funding will receive the grant directly from their national funding bodies according to their terms and conditions.
- Institutions (legal entities) that are involved in research/innovation and operate in accordance with national rules, including companies and stakeholder organizations, are invited to apply.
For more information, visit https://susfood-db-era.net/main/node/29485