Mar 06, 2018
ERA-NET-Cofund SusCrop: First transnational Call in the field of sustainable crop production published
The ERA-NET-Cofund on Sustainable Crop Production (ERA-NET Cofund SusCrop) recently published its first transnational Call in the field of sustainable crop production. The main purpose of the Call is to improve the sustainability and resilience of crop production within the European Research Area (ERA) to ensure food and nutrient security for a growing population under climate change and pressure on natural resources. , Priority areas of action for achieving a sustainable bioeconomy are defined in the national biotechnology strategy and should be pursued with the transnational projects.
The submitted proposals must be multidisciplinary and should address at least one of the following topics:
- Enhancement of predictive breeding technologies and development of new genotypes leading to new phenotypes and crop varieties for improvement of plant health, protection, production and resilience,
- Development and exploitation of novel integrated pest and crop management methods and practices,
- Improvement of resource-use efficiency of crops and cropping systems,
- Systemic research on agricultural crops as part of an ecosystem including interactions between plants and other organisms (“the plant as a meta-organism”).
The aim of the Call is to support scientifically excellent transnational research, development and innovation projects. Project outputs are expected to provide benefits to all partner countries.
Joint projects must have a minimum of three independent eligible partners applying for funding from a minimum of three different SusCrop partner countries (Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estland, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Irland, Lettland, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Rumania, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom).
The projects will be funded for a period of up to three years. Projects should aim to start from March 2019 and should be finished by July 2022.
There will be a two-stage procedure for joint applications to this ERA-NET call. Pre-proposals must be submitted in electronic format no later than 13:00 CET on 4 April, 2018 via the electronic submission system. Successful proposals will be invited by the Joint Call Secretariat to submit a full proposal no later than 13:00 C.E.T. on 31 August 2018.
The Federal Ministry of Education and Research has appointed the following institution to be in charge of the management of the organizational aspects of the funding measure:
Projektträger Jülich (PtJ)
Geschäftsbereich Bioökonomie
Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
Internet: http://www.ptj.de
Please find the Call in full detail at https://www.suscrop.eu/lw_resource/datapool/_items/item_97/Call%20Text_Announcement_final_20180117.pdf.
In case you have any questions or would like to seek a personal consultation on the funding opportunities, please do not hesitate to contact the EPC staff.
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