Horizon Europe is the European Union (EU) funding programme for the period 2021 – 2027, which targets the sectors of research and innovation. The programme’s budget is around € 95.5 billion, of which € 5.4 billion is from NextGenerationEU to stimulate recovery and strengthen the EU’s resilience in the future, and € 4.5 billion is additional aid.
Proposals under this Call, will support R&I to prevent and reduce food loss and waste, contributing to the transformation of food systems to deliver co-benefits for climate (mitigation and adaptation), biodiversity, environmental sustainability and circularity, dietary shift, sustainable healthy nutrition and safe food, food poverty reduction and the empowerment of communities.
Food loss and waste has negative impacts on society, the environment and the
economy:
Successful proposals are expected to address two complementary areas:
A. Developing a comprehensive evidence-based analysis of food loss and waste prevention
actions, with the overall aim of informing decision-making. This should involve an impact assessment and cost-benefit analysis of existing food waste prevention actions in the EU and its associated countries, and of their economic, environmental and social impacts. This should include developing a database of actions and tools for preventing and reducing food waste and loss, which will help inform future interventions by different stakeholders and promote replicability across countries.
B. Supporting research (i.e. development of an evidence base) and innovation (with a special
focus on open and social innovation) on existing social norms responsible for food waste, so as to foster appropriate changes in consumer behaviour and business practices (e.g. marketing standards, retail and trade practices, restaurant portion sizes). This will involve gathering new evidence on the feasibility of innovations that are tailored to specific contexts.
As regards food businesses, this activity should support innovative and/or improved business
practices in large companies and SMEs that:
Proposals should develop compelling communication products, potentially two-way communication activities for each relevant food system actor and an innovative science education package for schools.
100%
EU contribution per project: between €6,00 and €7,00 million
Research and Innovation Foundation
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Dr Angelos Ntantos
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Dr Ioannis Theodorou
Scientific Officer
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Email: itheodorou@research.org.cy
(Publish Date: 25/08/2021-for internal use only)