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SCAR ARCH SWG adopted its new mandate for 2023 and 2024 at the start of the year. It will focus on food security in Europe, which is facing important challenges due to the COVID pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. By strengthening linkages between European and international agricultural research, SCAR-ARCH aims to raise the scope of European research on food systems to the global level.
During 2023 and 2024, SCAR ARCH SWG will join forces with the other SCAR Working Groups, and...
The SCAR FISH SWG is holding a Workshop on enabling mechanisms for science-industry partnerships. The workshop aims to improve the flow of data on fisheries in order to carry out assessments of fishery resources. The organisation is a joint effort by the Working Group as well as external partners ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) and EFARO (European Fisheries and Aquaculture Research Organisations).
The workshop will bring together science and industry so they...
At the end of January 2023, the draft Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) of the future Sustainable Food Systems Partnership (SFS Partnership) was finalised and delivered to the European Commission. This was an important milestone for the SFS Partnership development. The SRIA provides a framework for topics and activities for the Partnership and serves as a basis for its Annual Work Plan.
The SRIA co-creation process led by the SCAR Food Systems SWG (SCAR FS SWG), involved the...
SCAR Animal Health and Welfare CWG has published a report that analyses the EU Bioeconomy Strategy and FOOD2030 strategy, focussing on the aspects of livestock health and welfare. The SCAR AHW CWG applauds the strategies as key instruments to overcome the challenges Europe is facing to nourish a growing population and to steer it through climate change. Both strategies will help transform Europe’s ways to produce, process and consume food into more sustainable and resilient food...
The SCAR Sustainable Animal Production CWG started its new mandate on 1 January 2023. The mandate will last for two years and will focus on the common picture of future livestock farming in Europe.
To further contribute to this topic, the Working Group is currently in the process of organising its second workshop, which will be hosted by the Spanish National Institute for Agricultural and Food Research and Technology, INIA in the autumn of 2023. The results of last year’s workshop will be...
The overall purpose of this Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) is to define the general framework for strategic research and innovation activities to be undertaken under the future partnership “Accelerating Farming Systems Transition: Agroecology Living Labs and Research Infrastructures’’ (“the Agroecology Partnership”). The partnership aims to promote a European large-scale endeavour for an agricultural sector that is fit to meet the targets and challenges in relation to climate...
Horizon Europe is the largest source of public funding for research and innovation from the European Commission. It has a total budget of € 95.5 billion for 2021-2027, of which around € 9 billion is foreseen for Cluster 6 on Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment. Around € 897 million is dedicated to the Cluster 6 calls in the 2023 Work Programme. The Info days to present the upcoming calls for Cluster 6 will take place on 13 and 14 December, followed by a brokerage...
Survey for participation in the future European Partnership for Sustainable Food Systems (PSFS)
The teams of the SCAR FOOD SYSTEMS SWG and of the FOODPathS CSA are joining forces to map intentions for funding and operational contributions to the future European Partnership for sustainable food systems (SFS).
We are delighted to share with you the following survey for you to express your interest in contributing to the future PSFS: ...
The SCAR Food Systems Strategic Working Group (SCAR FS SWG) has developed a second draft of the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) of the future partnership Sustainable Partnership for People, Planet and Climate. The new draft takes into account input from the FS SWG members and relevant stakeholders.
Next, the Working Group (WG) is consulting Member States and stakeholders on the new consolidated version of the SRIA. The WG would like to encourage the Member States...
Earlier this year, the European Commission asked all EU Member States, Associated Countries and Candidate Associated Countries for an indication of financial commitments to the four upcoming partnerships. Most countries responded with a wide interest. All four upcoming Horizon Europe Cluster 6 partnerships will have a corresponding topic in the Horizon Europe Work Programme 23/24, released by the end of this year.
Now is the time to connect with the partnerships. Consortia are being...