The event will also aim at enhancing partnerships for the "Green Deal Call - Area 6 Farm to Fork"
On the 9th of October the above mentioned call will be presented through a one hour webinar from 10 am:
Speaker: Matteo Sabini - APRE - SG Agrifood Member
- The Green Deal call: general aspects
- LC-GD-6-1-2020: Testing and demonstrating systemic innovations in support of the Farm-to-Fork Strategy
- Participation rules
- Tips and tricks
- Q&A
B2B participants can attend the webinar through this Platform by simply logging in and clicking on "Join the webinar".
European Green Deal call
The Green Deal call will mobilise research and innovation to foster a just and sustainable societal transition aiming at ‘leaving nobody behind’.
Projects are expected to deliver tangible and visible results relatively quickly and show how research and innovation can provide concrete solutions for the Green Deal main priorities.
This is why the call will support
- pilot applications, demonstration projects and innovative products
- innovation for better governance of the green and digital transition
- social and value chain innovation
In relation to the current pandemic, the call will contribute to the green and digital recovery and to increasing societal resilience for example in agriculture, biodiversity acceleration of renewables, clean transport and modernisation towards a clean and circular industry.
The call contains 11 areas, three horizontal areas (strengthening knowledge; empowering citizens; and international cooperation) and eight thematic areas reflecting the key work streams of the European Green Deal.
One thematic area is dedicated to the European food system: Call area 6: Farm to Fork
Call Timeline & Key Elements:
- Open for submission
- Deadline: 26 January 2021(single-stage)
- Budget: 74 000 000 €
- Innovation Action (IA): to test, pilot and demonstrate innovative systemic solutions (TRL 5-7)
Topic: Testing and demonstrating systemic innovations in support of the Farm-to-Fork Strategy
Subtopic A. [2021] Achieving climate neutral farms by reducing GHG emissions and by increasing farm-based carbon sequestration and storage (IA)
Subtopic B. [2021] Achieving climate neutral food businesses by mitigating climate change, reducing energy use and increasing energy efficiency in processing, distribution, conservation and preparation of food (IA)
Subtopic C. [2021] Reducing the dependence on hazardous pesticides; reducing the losses of nutrients from fertilisers, towards zero pollution of water, soil and air
Subtopic D. [2021] Reducing the dependence on the use of antimicrobials in animal production and in aquaculture (IA)
Subtopic E. [2021] Reducing food losses and waste at every stage of the food chain including consumption, while also avoiding unsustainable packaging (IA)
Subtopic F. [2021] Shifting to sustainable healthy diets, sourced from land, inland water and sea, and accessible to all EU citizens, including the most deprived and vulnerable groups (IA)
