Patrick Barrett

Research & Codex Division

Societal Challenge 2 - Four Calls 2016-17

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1. Topicsa) A Competitive Food Industryb) Healthy and Safe Foods and Diets for allc) Support to the implementation of the EU-Africa

Partnership on Food & Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture

d) Implementation of the EU-China FAB Flagship Initiative

2. Challenges:a) Supporting research to feed 9 billion people by

2050b) Improving food systems capacity to sustainably

supply sufficient and healthy food

3. Objectives:a) Ensure food and nutrition security, by fostering

resilient and resource efficient primary production and industry as well as sustainable and healthy consumption

Sustainable food security – TOPICS AND BUDGET

Three topics:• Understanding food value chains and networks dynamics;• Innovative agri-food chains: unlocking the competitiveness and sustainability potential • Innovative solutions for sustainable food packaging• Total: 24 M€

Competitive food industry

Sustainable food security – TOPICS AND BUDGET

Five topics. • Co-fund on "One Health" (zoonoses – emerging threats);• The impact of consumer practices in food safety• Impulsivity and compulsivity and the link with nutrition, lifestyle and the socio-

economic environment• Total: 85,5M€

Healthy and safe foods and diets

The presentation shall neither be binding nor construed as constituting commitment by the European Commission

Sustainable food security – TOPICS AND BUDGET

Three topics. Examples:

• EU-Africa Research and Innovation partnership on food and nutrition security and sustainable agriculture;

• Promoting food and nutrition security and sustainable agriculture in Africa: the role of innovation

• Total: 25M€

EU-Africa Partnership

The presentation shall neither be binding nor construed as constituting commitment by the European Commission

Sustainable food security – TOPICS AND BUDGET

Five topics. Examples:

• A joint plant breeding programme to decrease the EU's and China's dependency on protein imports

• Soil water resources management in the EU and China and its impact on agro-ecosystem functions

Total: 27M€

EU-China Flagship

The presentation shall neither be binding nor construed as constituting commitment by the European Commission

a) Multi Actor Approach (MAA)a) €371 million – 19/38 topicsb) Targets actual needs of end usersc) Understand challengesd) Demand driven innovatione) Complementary key actorsf) Cross fertilisation g) Designs questions, activities & disseminates

answersh) Complementarities & mediationi) Feed into the European Innovation Partnership

(EIP) for Agricultural Productivity & Sustainability

b) Thematic Networks – MAA bringing research, knowledge and practice to reality

Participation in Societal Challenge 2

• Horizon 2020 Participant Portal• Work Programme• Research Office• Research successful applications – 2014/15 calls,

FP 7 & 6• Existing academic networks• Consider COST networks• Establish connections with relevant EU & global

associations• European Innovation Partnership (EIP) for

Agricultural Productivity & Sustainabilityi. Register, partner search, feed-in relevant

research• Contact your NCP• Operational support from Enterprise Ireland &

InterTradeIreland

Proposal Preparation

• Account for the scale of the topic and call• Select participants as required• Ensure good complement & mix of partners• Responsible Research & Innovation – education,

agendas, conduct, access, application, gender equality & dimension and ethics

• Social Sciences & Humanities – IDR & TDR• Maximise local support particularly for evaluation

sections on impact, implementation & innovation• Review, rewrite & review your proposal• Coordinate with the NCP for policy input,

coordination with EU Commission• FiWare, Copernicus, INSPIRE, Pilot on Open

Research

Considerations & Participation

• Consider the Full Agri-Food Supply Chain and Policies & Activities that are Impacted by this Chain

• Need for transitioning of practices and activities

• Contact your National Contact Point. Use the system

• Thank you for your attention

• Patrick.Barrett@agriculture.gov.ie - +353 1 6072302