36 new research projects will receive around €235 million from Horizon 2020 to respond to climate change adaptation and mitigation, ensure food security, safeguard the natural resource base, promote alternatives to fossil fuel-based economies, and use marine resources sustainably while protecting the oceans.
These projects were selected from the 236 proposals submitted last January for the Societal Challenge 2 calls of Horizon 2020 and will begin their research from October 2019.
Of the selected projects, 14 will conduct research in Sustainable Food Security and share a budget of around €101,4 million, 14 will focus on Rural Renaissance with a budget of €71,7 million, and 8 will address Blue Growth with a share of €61,7 million.
See the EU-funded projects:
Sustainable Food Security
SUSINCHAIN (861976) – Sustainable Insect Chain
FOSC (862555) – Food System and Climate (FOSC): Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on Food and Nutrition Security and Designing More Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems in Europe and Beyond
ICRAD (862605) – International Coordination of Research on Infectious Animal Diseases
FoodE (862663) – Food Systems in European Cities
ICT-AGRI-FOOD (862665) – ERA-NET Cofund on ICT-enabled Agri-Food Systems
NextGenProteins (862704) – Bioconversion of Underutilized Resources into Next Generation Proteins for Food and Feed
FoodSHIFT2030 (862716) – Food System Hubs Innovating towards Fast Transition by 2030
AVANT (862829) – Alternatives to Veterinary ANTimicrobials
VACDIVA (862874) – A Safe DIVA Vaccine for African Swine Fever Control and Eradication
ClearFarm (862919) – Co-designed Welfare Monitoring Platform for Pig and Dairy Cattle
SMART PROTEIN (862957) – Smart Protein for a Changing World. Future-proof Alternative Terrestrial Protein Sources for Human Nutrition Encouraging Environment Regeneration, Processing Feasibility and Consumer Trust and Accepta…
ProFuture (862980) – Microalgae Protein Ingredients for the Food and Feed of the Future
NOMAD (863000) – Novel Organic Recovery using Mobile ADvanced Technology
FNS-Cloud (863059) – Food Nutrition Security Cloud
Blue Growth
Black Sea CONNECT (860055) – Coordination of Marine and Maritime Research and Innovation in the Black Sea
BIO-PLASTICS EUROPE (860407) – Developing and Implementing Sustainability-Based Solutions for Bio-Based Plastic Production and Use to Preserve Land and Sea Environmental Quality in Europe
MUSICA (862252) – Multiple-use-of Space for Island Clean Autonomy
Blue Cloud (862409) – Blue-Cloud: Piloting Innovative Services for Marine Research & the Blue Economy
EuroSea (862626) – Improving and Integrating European Ocean Observing and Forecasting Systems for Sustainable
NewTechAqua (862658) – New Technologies, Tools and Strategies for a Sustainable, Resilient and Innovative European
SEALIVE (862910) – Strategies of circular Economy and Advanced bio-based solutions to keep our Lands and seas alIVE from contamination
UNITED (862915) – Multi-Use Offshore Platforms DemoNstrators for BoostIng Cost-effecTive and Eco-Friendly Production in Sustainable Marine Activities
Rural Renaissance
SHERPA (862448) – Sustainable Hub to Engage into Rural Policies with Actors
SMARTPROTECT (862563) – SMART Agriculture for Innovative Vegetable Crop Protection: Harnessing Advanced Methodologies and Technologies
BovINE (862590) – BovINE Beef Innovation Network Europe
GO-GRASS (862674) – Grass-based Circular Business Models for Rural Agri-food Value Chains
ROSEWOOD4.0 (862681) – EU Network of Regions on Sustainable Wood Mobilisation Ready for Digitalisation
BIOEASTsUP (862699) – Advancing Sustainable Circular Bioeconomy in Central and Eastern European countries
Eureka (862790) – European Knowledge Repository for Best Agricultural Practices
Build-in-Wood (862820) – Sustainable Wood Value Chains for Construction of Low-carbon Multi-storey Buildings from Renewable Resources
AQUACOMBINE (862834) – Integrated on-farm Aquaponics Systems for Co-production of Fish, Halophyte Vegetables, Bioactive Compounds, and Bioenergy
FERTIMANURE (862849) – Innovative Nutrient Recovery from Secondary Sources – Production of High-added Value Fertilisers from Animal Manure
BIOFRUITNET (862850) – Boosting Innovation in Organic Fruit Production through Strong Knowledge Networks
BASAJAUN (862942) – Building a SustainAble Joint between Rural and Urban Areas through Circular and Innovative Wood Construction Value Chains
i2connect (863039) – Connecting Advisers to Boost Interactive Innovation in Agriculture and Forestry
EuroSheep (863056) – European Network for Interactive and Innovative Knowledge Exchange on Animal Health and Nutrition between the Sheep Industry Actors and Stakeholders
Fuente: ec.europa.eu