Partnership for Sustainable Food Systems
On June 19 2024, more than 100 research and innovation experts convened in Dijon to help support the transition to sustainable food systems by sharing insights, initiatives and joining forces within the EU-co-funded FutureFoodS partnership.
FutureFoodS is the selected co-funded partnership on Food Systems of Horizon Europe Framework Program, involving 87 partners from 29 countries. The aim? To accelerate the development of sustainable food systems by mobilising European research and innovation toward that goal.
Planned actions
Planned actions include open calls for research and innovation, with one launched already before the end of 2024. The partnership will also develop Living Labs, create a...
INVITE: Join the launch of the FutureFoodS EU Partnership
Online webinar on June 19th, 13:30-17:00
Join this kick-off meeting to find out what the FutureFoodS partnership has in store. FutureFoodS is the selected co-funded partnership on Food Systems of Horizon Europe Framework Program, involving 87 partners from 29 countries. Its mission is to accelerate the transformation of national, EU and global food systems to make them safe, sustainable, healthy, resilient...
The first Call for Expression of Interest Application Form should be completed and submitted via this FORM ONLINE by Monday 1st of July 2024, 17:00 CEST.
Please find the SCAR-Engage Supporting Document below for more details such as benefits, expectations and selection procedures along with a fillable pdf version of the Call for Expression of Interest Application Form. Please, note that the Call must be formally submitted via the online application form only.
Please, note that...
We are delighted to extend an invitation to join us for the webinar "Emerging Food Safety Issues and Food Security: Versatile Approaches", the second in the webinar series of the EU-funded project RefreSCAR, which will tackle different emerging food safety issues caused by climate instability and food production practices as well as innovative approaches aimed at enhancing food safety.
The webinar feature four panel experts in the field:
Victor Alchanatis, D.Sc., Research...
OUTLINE OF THE WORKSHOP
Objective of the workshop
Relying on the advanced knowledge on international research and on food systems, the ARCH, Bioeconomy and Food Systems Strategic Working Groups (SWG) of SCAR is organizing an International Expert Consultation (workshop) on the issue of SFS. The aim is to identify major and priority research questions that shall be addressed in the short, medium and long terms and to support the delineation of urgently needed measures for successful policy...
The webinar "Food Production Externalities Beyond Europe: A Global Perspective", was the first in the webinar series of the EU-funded RefreSCAR project and addressed different perspectives on the externalities of food production.
Date: Tuesday, 12th December
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CET
The webinar featured three panels of experts in the field:
- Dr. Coen van Wagenberg, from Wageningen Economic Research
- Prof. Dr. Gertrud Buchnereider, Professor at the University of Bundeswehr...
The partnership AGROECOLOGY - European partnership on accelerating farming systems transition – agroecology living labs and research infrastructures anticipates to team-up and unlock the transition to agroecology so that farming systems are resilient, productive and prosperous, place-sensitive, as well as climate, environment, ecosystem, biodiversity and people-friendly by 2050!
AGROECOLOGY was prepared under the auspices of the SCAR Strategic Working Group on Agroecology, SCAR-AE...
The Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural development of the European Commission (DG AGRI) hosted the 2023 EU AgriResearch Conference “Knowledge, innovation and skills for sustainable horizons” in Brussels on 31 May and 1 June. The Conference gathered 500 participants in person and many more online, from Europe and all over the world. This included scientists, farmers, rural actors, industry, advisors, policymakers, citizens, and NGO representatives.
The conference provided an...
The SCAR Foresight Group hosts the workshop “Shaping the Future – steps to a New SCAR Foresight” on Wednesday 7 June, the afternoon before the SCAR Plenary.
Every three to five years, the SCAR Foresight Group starts a new Foresight Process. The Process consists of two parts: the dissemination of the results of the recent study on the one hand, and setting up a new study on the other hand. Both parts run in parallel. A new Foresight Process is currently being started and the support of the SCAR...