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SCAR-Engage Programme - First Call for Expression of Interest

SCAR-Engage Programme

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 SCAR-Engage is to be launched for the second time by the end of 2024 and that applications submitted for the first year may be considered for participation in the subsequent Programme years.

Call Documents:

Webinar "Emerging Food Safety Issues and Food Security: Versatile Approaches"

webinar food safety

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...

Joint SCAR Workshop: “Research needs and priorities for the transformation to Sustainable Food Systems at European and global Level”

Concept Note - Joint Workshop SCAR 23 25January2024

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...

Webinar "Food Production Externalities Beyond Europe: A Global Perspective."

RefreSCAR 1st webinar

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...

AGROECOLOGY “European partnership on accelerating farming systems transition – agroecology living labs and research infrastructures”

AGROECOLOGY pre announcement

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...

Reporting on the EU Conference “Knowledge, innovation and skills for sustainable horizons”

eugriresearch23

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 Process is starting up

Logo SCAR

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...

A new Task Force to identify protein transition challenges

A new Task Force to identify protein transition challenges

The Protein Task Force is a new Working Group created under the SCAR umbrella. It aims to identify the major hurdles and opportunities to the protein transition and sovereignty in Europe from the R&I perspective. The working group formally began operating in September 2022 and currently brings together 30 members from 10 countries. The Task Force was established following discussions at the Conference in 2022 and the decision of the SCAR Plenary.

The Task Force approaches the protein...

Four Horizon Europe Cluster 6 Partnerships are ramping up

Four European Partnerships Are Ramping Up news item

Horizon Europe Partnerships drive green and digital transitions and are impact-driven by deploying a broad range of R&I activities.

They significantly contribute to building a stronger European Research Area (ERA), avoiding duplication of efforts, catalysing investments, and enhancing synergies between research and innovation programmes at EU and national level.

The calls of the four upcoming Horizon Europe Cluster 6 co-funded partnerships (Agroecology, Food Systems, Animal Health and...