Jul 14, 2023

Green ERA HUB Call „Contributions to a sustainable and resilient agri-food system“

The objective of this Call is to support projects that contribute to the development of more sustainable and resilient food and farming systems. This includes consideration of what resources are used and how they are used; reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; and impact on yields, product quality, human nutrition and profitability.

The scope covers both organic and conventional farming and/or food approaches. A holistic systems approach to food and farming systems is encouraged both pre- and post-farm gate. Such an approach could be, for instance, to look at circularity, closing nutrient cycles, utilising side streams, and minimising waste, trying to enhance the efficiency at system level and to improve the use of natural resources.

The approaches outlined hereunder may be used as inspiration for proposals, but not exhaustive and other approaches are also welcomed:

Analysis of potential synergies and trade-offs of redesigned or new production systemsor products along the value chain and their economic, ecological and social effects
Identification of the most important drivers, facilitators and barriers to implement and accept new strategies, processes and products
Design and analysis of socio-economic structures within a socio-ecological market economy that facilitate functional competition
Building strategies to improve the consumers ́ knowledge about the impact of their food choices and consumption behaviour on health, environment and economy (food literacy)

Call topics:

Topic 1: Enhance fertilizer efficiency and reduce fertilizer use
Topic 2: Increase European protein self sufficiency
Topic 3: (no German funding!) Mitigate GHG emissions in agricultural and food system
Topic 4: (no German funding!) Sustainable energy use and production in agri-food systems

Timeline and eligibility criteria:

Until 20^th of July 2023 – pre-registration mandatory
07^th of September 2023 – full-proposal submission
Funding for joint projects with min 3 partners from 3 different participating countries
24 – 36 months project duration
BMBF and BMEL funding

Participating countries:
Belgium, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Norway, South Africa, Spain-Andalusia, United Kingdom, Uruguay

Further information:
https://greenerahub.eu/1stGEHcall