Horizon Call "Sustainable Food Security (SFS)" Societal Challenge 2 Work Programme 2017

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1 Horizon 2020 Societal Challenge 2 Work Programme 2017 Call "Sustainable Food Security (SFS)" The presentation shall neither be binding nor construed as constituting commitment by the European Commission

2 Sustainable Food Security : 6 areas Environment/ Climate-smart primary production A competitive food industry More resilient and resource efficient value chains Healthy and safe foods and diets for all EU-China Flagship Sustainable Food Security EU-Africa Partnership

3 The multi-actor approach under WP2017: Key elements Description and detailed requirements in WP introduction p Demonstrate how the project will respond to end-users needs Beyond the dissemination requirement and stakeholders' board Genuine and sufficient involvement of various actors all along the project, from planning to demonstration ("interactive innovation") Substantial practical knowledge: easily accessible and understandable, and long term available through main existing dissemination channels for end-users and contribution to EIP-AGRI) Producing a substantial number of "practice abstracts" respecting the common EIP format + audiovisual material Strong recommendation to connect with Operational Groups (RD funded) working on the specific topic Videostreamed seminar on drafting practice abstracts:

4 Videostreamed presentation on Multi-actor approach and Thematic Networks in call 2016/17: (from 0:53:00 till 01:47:00) Basic info + questions & answers Workshop "Interactive innovation in motion: multi-actor projects and thematic networks under Horizon 2020" 24/11/2015: Event page: 020/en/news/interactive-innovationmotion-multi-actor-projects-and-thematicnetworks-under-horizon-2020 Multi-actor investment in WP X 2,5 371,5 Million euros, 38 topics

5 Horizon 2020 Societal Challenge 2 Work Programme 2017 Call "Sustainable Food Security (SFS)" More resilient and resource efficient value chains P. Eleonora Ganci, A Cuadrado-Galvan, G Dubois, Louis Mahy (DG AGRI); K Fabbri (DG RTD) European Commission

6 You are here Sustainable Food Security : 6 areas Environment/ Climate-smart primary production A competitive food industry More resilient and resource efficient value chains Healthy and safe foods and diets for all EU-China Flagship Sustainable Food Security EU-Africa Partnership

7 SFS New partnerships and tools to enhance European capacities for in-situ conservation CSA Topic 2mio - Indicative EU contribution/project 2mio Scope and specific conditions Set-up of network(s) of in-situ/on-farm conservation sites and stakeholders Multi-actor approach; benefit from the contribution of social sciences Links with ex-situ conservation and breeding activities Impact Strengthening European capacities for in-situ conservation, management and use of plant genetic resources (GR) through knowledge of the status and characteristics of plant GR partnerships between in-situ conservation communities Increased awareness and use of plant GR

8 SFS Organic breeding Increasing the competitiveness of the organic breeding and farming sectors RIA;Topic budget mio; Indicative EU contribution/project 6mio Content and specific conditions Range of measures to make better use of genetic resources, test existing varieties for organic production and initiate breeding programmes Multi-actor approach Demonstration, testing and training activities in EU Member States where the organic sector is less developed Close cooperation with other relevant projects Impact Improving the availability and quality of seeds and varieties suited to organic farming NOTE: Focus slightly changed vis-a-vis 2016 Work Programme!

9 SFS Research and approaches for emerging diseases and pests in plants and terrestrial livestock RIA Topic 15mio - Indicative EU contribution/project 5mio Content and Specific conditions Emerging pests and diseases in plants (work on Xylella fastidiosa is excluded under this call topic) and emerging infectious diseases in terrestrial animals Multi-actor approach International collaboration encouraged with partners from countries affected by the targeted pest(s) and disease(s) Cooperation as appropriate e.g. STAR-IDAZ (see SFS ), EUPHRESCO and SFS Impact Improved management, environmentally sound tools Implementation of EU plant and animal health policies

10 SFS Innovations in plant protection RIA Topic 10mio - Indicative EU contribution/project 3mio Content and specific conditions Development and testing of new products, tools and strategies for IPM to reduce use of pesticides Multi-actor approach Contributions of social and economic sciences to address acceptance and up-take of solutions Gender issues will be addressed as appropriate Taking into account relevant ongoing/recent projects, such as the ERA-NET C-IPM Impact Broadening the armoury of tools available for integrated pest management in the fruit and vegetable sector (including herbs and medical plants)

11 SFS : Robotics advances for Precision Farming SC2: Sustainable Agriculture SFS : Robotics Advances for Precision Farming Types: RIAs Funding: 2 4M /prop. Topic budget 7M Deadline: 14 February 2017

12 SFS CHALLENGES Robotics Advances for Precision Farming Farming: sustainability, productivity, laborious manual work Existing systems: flexibility-efficiency-robustness / high operator costs / capital investment Techno: demonstrate new robotics technologies in real-world, fitting user needs SCOPE Increased autonomy in farm vehicles /sensors/ intervention mechanisms Selective harvesting, more targeted weed reduction or environment friendly fertilization, livestock management Traceability to optimise the whole agriculture process (from field to fork) IMPACT Increased productivity More environment-friendly processes Increased safety, reliability & manageability of technology Improving human working conditions

13 Useful resources PPP in robotics: SPARC Topic group on Agricultural Robots Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) Multi-Annual Roadmap (MAR) Multi-Annual-Roadmap-ICT-2016.pdf

14 SFS Organic inputs contentious inputs in organic farming RIA Topic 8mio - Indicative EU contribution/project 4mio Scope and expected impact: Overview of the current use of and need for those external inputs Develop alternatives: products and management practices in various plant and animal farming systems with wide pedo-climatic and geographical coverage Reducing/phasing out without compromising the competitiveness of the sector Analyse the socio-economic conditions required for their adoption Widely accessible and cost-efficient alternatives under the concept of the 'multi-actor approach' Enhanced organic production, quality and stability Reduced environmental impact of organic and low-input farming systems Fair, reliable and implementable rules on the use of inputs in organic production provision of scientific support for EU policies.

15 SFS Organic contentious inputs Background and useful resources: Action Plan for the future of Organic Production in the EU: "Organic production, R&I: setting priorities for the future" WS outputs: Last consolidated version of Regulation (EC) No 889/2008: (see Annexe I (fertilisers) and Annex II (pesticides)) Regulation (EC) No 354/2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 889/2008: withdrawal of a number of pesticide substances (see Recital (6)) Selection of projects to build on: Core Organic website with a searchable database on projects:

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17 SFS Validation of diagnostic tools for animal and plant health Innovation Action Topic budget 6mio - Indicative EU contribution/project 3mio At least 1 plant - & 1 animal focused project Coordination stakeholders -> broader spectrum of organisms EU international reference and standardisation bodies STAR-IDAZ (for animal health) Expected impact Validated protocols Support to related to policies Bring end-products to the market

18 SFS Breeding livestock for resilience and efficiency Research and Innovation Action Topic budget mio - Indicative EU contribution/project 7mio Scope B: small ruminants and/or monogastrics Multi-actor approach Expected impact Link genomics & traits Facilitate predictive biology Promote diversity-rich livestock breeding

19 SFS Bee health and sustainable pollination NOTE: Focus significantly changed vis-a-vis 2016 Work Programme! Research and Innovation Action Topic budget 9mio - Indicative EU contribution/project 9mio Bees, including wild bees (not all pollinators) Cooperation Multi-actor approach MUST-B & SFS Expected impact Filling gaps of knowledge on complex interactions (chemicals x pathogen x nutrition) Protocols for improvement of bee regulatory testing schemes Consolidation of validated monitoring plans

20 SFS Support to FOOD 2030 a European research and innovation policy for food and nutrition security This is a new topic!! (to be published end July) CSA Topic 4mio - Indicative EU contribution/project 4mio New policy framework to better structure, connect and scale-up R&I for food and nutrition security in Europe, with global outreach Narrative advocating a 'food system' approach to R&I Boosting public and private investments in R&I and foster 'digital' and open science, open innovation, education and skills Explore R&I breakthroughs with support from wide diversity of actors Dialogue and co-creation between MS funding and programming authorities (also SCAR, JPIs), improved policy alignment & funding CSA, fostering Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI)

21 FOOD 2030 Conference Research and Innovation for Tomorrow's Nutrition and Food Systems Date: October Venue: Square, Brussels

22 SFS ERA-NET Cofund PPPs in Bioeconomy Since 2016, new mechanism of ERA- NET Cofund Instrument governance in SC2 Part of Horizon 2020 Of the original 5 provisional topics, 2 have been retained for 2017: D. Sustainable crop production E. Innovative forest-based bioeconomy Each: 5mio EU + exp. 10mio MS

23 SFS D. Sustainable crop production Scope: develop and test solutions for sustainable crop production, including areas such as plant breeding, nutrient recycling and soil-plantatmosphere interactions, plant health and protection, management practices and the added value of agricultural products Expected Impact: develop cropping systems with improved performance in terms of reduced environmental impacts, resource-use efficiency and product quality help the farming sector adapt to changes expected to result e.g. from emerging resource scarcity, environmental variation, demography, consumer preferences, global trade

24 SFS E. Innovative forest-based bioeconomy Scope: Increased innovation and competitiveness of the forest-based sector in Europe and support its transformation from a resource-intensive to a knowledge-intensive, resource-efficient and resilient sector Innovative business concepts and production technologies to develop the forestry sector and through this the European bioeconomy All forest-based value chains, from forest vitality and production systems to efficiency in supplying forest-based goods (wood and non-wood) and services. Expected Impact: Enhanced resilience of forest ecosystems and forestry production systems to natural disturbances (including pests and diseases) Development of new, sustainable and resource-efficient value chains and consolidation of the existing ones Development of new knowledge and processes supporting business development in rural areas and industrial development

25 Horizon 2020 Societal Challenge 2 Work Programme 2017 Call "Sustainable Food Security (SFS)" Environment-smart and climate-smart primary production G Dubois, A Romanowicz (DG AGRI) European Commission

26 You are here Sustainable Food Security : 6 areas Environment/ Climate-smart primary production A competitive food industry More resilient and resource efficient value chains Healthy and safe foods and diets for all EU-China Flagship Sustainable Food Security EU-Africa Partnership

27 SFS Permanent grassland farming systems and policies RIA Topic 10mio - Indicative EU contribution/project 10mio Scope and expected impact: Provide farm-level decision support tools for both production and environment Cover both conventional and organic sectors + innovative uses. Develop and stratify farm networks to produce ref and identify innovations Collection of data to monitor, benchmark and analyse the grassland outputs, the performance of farming systems in terms of productivity and the delivery of ESS. Assess grassland policies, and propose improved instruments/incentives Develop agri-environmental indicators Ensure compatibility with, and/or improvement of the systems and procedures to monitor the CAP and to facilitate monitoring and reporting synergies. + 'multi-actor approach' and transdisciplinary research Duration take into consideration the need to coordinate and implement farm networks.

28 SFS ermanent grassland - farming systems and policies Background and useful resources: CAP - Land Parcel and Identification System (LPIS) of the Integrated Administration and Control System (IACS) of the CAP (Council Regulation (EC) 73/2009) - ''permanent grassland guidance'' EIP-AGRI Focus Group on Permanent Grassland: htm Projects to build on:

29 SFS Functional biodiversity productivity gains through functional biodiversity: effective interplay of crop pollinators and pest predators RIA Topic 10mio - Indicative EU contribution/project 10mio Scope and expected impact: Improve understanding in particular the spatial and temporal interactions. Develop effective solutions for biological control and pollination services and prototypes of sustainable systems from farm to landscape/territorial levels Cover pastoral, arable and horticultural systems and potential forms of interaction at landscape level in both conventional and organic sectors. Develop and stratify farm networks to produce references and identify innovative approaches. Establish a farm-level observatory and knowledgeexchange network linking with the European Innovation Partnership. Collection of the data to monitor, benchmark and analyse the performance of the systems in various respects Cost effectiveness compared with other agricultural practices + 'multi-actor approach' and transdisciplinary research Duration take into consideration the need to coordinate and implement farm networks.

30 SFS Functional biodiversity crop pollinators and pest predators Background and useful resources: EIP-AGRI Focus Group on Optimising profitability of crop production through landscape features and buffer strips: Projects to build on:

31 SFS Socio-eco-economics socio-economics in ecological approaches RIA Topic 5mio - Indicative EU contribution/project 5mio Scope and expected impact: Economic, environmental and social comparison of identified production systems implementing ecological approaches and conventional farms Case studies and representative farm typologies. Wide range of systems, various sectors, different strategies will be compared. Economic performance and delivery of public goods will be evaluated on the basis of different indicators at farm, farm-group and territorial levels. Specific emphasis on analysis of the labour productivity in terms of the amount and value of private and public goods produced. Incomes in the different systems will be analysed on the basis of market and public payments. Improved integrated capacity and method to assess the sustainability of different agro-ecological approaches. Transdisciplinary research

32 SFS Closing loops at farm and regional levels to mitigate GHG emissions and environmental contamination - focus on carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus cycling in agro-ecosystems RIA Topic 14mio - Indicative EU contribution/project 7mio Scope and expected impact: Comprehensive analysis of C, N and P flows and cycling on farms and within landscapes and consider trade-offs/synergies Develop effective solutions for C-, N- and P-efficient agro ecosystems; Prototypes of agro-ecology systems at various scales from farm level to landscape/territorial level Tackle consumption patterns and demand-side management. Include international trade in relation to the EU supply and land use changes. integrated scientific support for relevant EU policies + 'multi-actor approach' and transdisciplinary research

33 SFS Better understanding the challenges facing agriculture and the impacts of policies A European platform to support modeling in agriculture This is a new topic!! (to be published end July) CSA Topic 1mio - Indicative EU contribution/project 1mio Objectives of policies impacting agriculture (CAP and others) have widened significantly in last decades Impact assessment of policies implies modeling and quantitative tools Need to bridge gap between policy needs with the capacity of models to deliver on more complex objectives

34 SFS Better understanding the challenges facing agriculture and the impacts of policies A European platform to support modeling in agriculture The platform will allow better understanding policies / modeling at various scales, modeling various aspects (trade, innovation, etc.), links with land use, climate change, SDGs, upstream/downstream sectors, etc. The platform will include several models and serve as forum for model improvement and new approaches Open to relevant entities from outside the EU

35 SFS Supporting international cooperation activities on agriculture soil contribution to climate change mitigation and adaptation This is a new topic!! (to be published end July) CSA Topic 2,5mio - Indicative EU contribution/project 2,5mio Contribution towards international discussion on climate change mitigation and adaptation

36 SFS Supporting international cooperation activities on agriculture soil contribution to climate change mitigation and adaptation The aim of this call is to start an international discussion on soil carbon sequestration and its links with climate change from the perspective of agricultural sector. The expectation is that this CSA will contribute towards more structural discussion at the international level on the issue Consortium should have partners from number of 3 rd countries.

37 Horizon 2020 Societal Challenge 2 Work Programme 2017 Call "Sustainable Food Security (SFS)" A competitive food industry Healthy and safe foods and diets for all M Bozic (DG AGRI); C Eccles (DG RTD) European Commission

38 Sustainable Food Security : 6 areas Environment/ Climate-smart primary production A competitive food industry You are here More resilient and resource efficient value chains Healthy and safe foods and diets for all EU-China Flagship Sustainable Food Security EU-Africa Partnership

39 SFS Innovative agri-food chains: unlocking the potential for competitiveness and sustainability RIA Topic budget 6mio - Indicative EU contribution/project 6mio Specific challenge: Sustainability challenges Multi-stakeholder action and coordinated initiatives along the value chain. A new holistic, systemic approach to the design of processes within agro-food chains 39

40 SFS Innovative agri-food chains: unlocking the potential for competitiveness and sustainability Scope In-depth insight into linkages and interactions between agri-food chain stakeholders New processes, business models and better performing value chains Creating favourable conditions for cooperation, co-creation and innovation Holistic approach to improving mutual understanding and cooperation between chain stakeholders Social innovation Policies and regulatory requirements influencing food production and consumption Multi-actor approach 40

41 SFS Innovative agri-food chains: unlocking the potential for competitiveness and sustainability Expected impact Enhanced innovation capacity of actors within agrifood chains more efficient, equitable, sustainable and better performing value chains Enhanced innovation potential adapting to change increase competitiveness sustainability European and international markets Strengthen farmers position in value chains Limit the negative impacts of agri-food chains on the environment, climate and health 41

42 SFS Innovative solutions for sustainable food packaging IA Topic budget 12mio - Indicative EU contribution/project 6mio Specific challenge To overcome the barriers to market uptake of many promising ecoinnovative food packaging technologies and solutions Scope Towards plans and arrangements or designs for new, modified or improved products, processes or services (e.g. prototyping, testing, demonstrating, pilot projects, large-scale product validation and market replication) Impact Supporting the transition from a linear to a circular economy 42

43 Sustainable Food Security : 6 areas Environment/ Climate-smart primary production A competitive food industry You are here More resilient and resource efficient value chains Healthy and safe foods and diets for all EU-China Flagship Sustainable Food Security EU-Africa Partnership

44 SFS Co-fund on "One Health" (zoonoses emerging threats) Some changes (mostly editorial) vis-a-vis 2016 work programme European Joint Programme Co-fund (EJP) New instrument under H2020, aimed at attracting and pooling a critical mass of national resources and at achieving significant economies of scales by adding related Horizon 2020 resources to a joint effort. Legal entities owning or mandated to manage national research and innovation programmes. 5 year duration; minimum 5 entities with research funding- and managing responsibilities; annual work plans. EU contribution 50% or up to 45 Mio ; one project

45 SFS Co-fund on "One Health" (zoonoses emerging threats) Scope Zoonoses, mostly foodborne Related emerging threats, including anti-microbial resistance Other important non-zoonotic food-borne pathogens Coordination/integration Including at least medical and veterinary/food domains National-, EU- Coordinating with other projects/initiatives/entities/bodies

46 SFS Co-fund on "One Health" (zoonoses emerging threats) Expected impact Long term capacity building and alignment of research strategies & activities Lasting transdisciplinary cooperation Advance understanding of the risks associated with zoonoses, their origin and pathways towards human infections Support risk assessment and risk management Facilitate knowledge dissemination

47 Why to tackle the childhood obesity epidemic? Obesity is preventable EU: in 2013, 42 million kids below 5 overweight or obese World-wide epidemic: 2.8 million deaths/year Diet and lifestyle in childhood impact on health throughout life Considerations? Target groups? Foetal, infants, etc. Complex interactions between different factors: multidisciplinary and multi-actor approaches. Issues: Geographical, socio-economic, cultural, behavioural. Need to re-invent wheel? Reflect and build on existing initiatives to provide tools and strategies to improve sustainable and healthy dietary behaviour and lifestyle in children.

48 SFS How to tackle the childhood obesity epidemic RIA Topic budget 20mio - Indicative EU contribution/project 10mio On the challenge, objectives, the problem that we are trying to solve: Obesity Challenge can be addressed via different societal challenges within Horizon 2020 (links with areas such as food, human genetics, consumer behaviour, etc.) Cross cutting issues Prevention through food, diet and consumer behaviour. Therapeutic treatment of obesity is excluded (Health Programme) On the scope, activities, what the proposal should cover: Proposals should consider the specific challenge and the scope in order to address the expected impacts in the best way. The broadness of the interdisciplinary approach sought out of H2020 projects should be such that it is able to address the challenges posed, cover its scope and meet the expected impact Multi-actor approach Proposals evaluated based on their own merit on the proposed activities and on the resulted impact that would be achieved following H2020 evaluation criteria

49 SFS Sweeteners and sweetness enhancers RIA Topic budget 9mio - Indicative EU contribution/project 9mio Why need for investigating S&SEs? Widely used by the food industry with expected increase in the future. Due to their low or non-caloric characteristics S&SEs can help making healthy choices easy choices The majority of sugar substitutes approved are artificially synthesized compounds Much info on substitutes is missing e.g. the combined or the long term effects of these S&Ses

50 SFS Sweeteners and sweetness enhancers What is to be considered? Different S&SEs while health and safety within the regulatory framework should be the main priorities Sustainability of the S&SEs throughout the value chain Interdisciplinary and multi-actor approaches Consumers perceptions and preferences

51 Horizon 2020 Societal Challenge 2 Work Programme 2017 Call "Sustainable Food Security (SFS)" EU-Africa and EU-China coperation G Ollier (DG RTD), L Mahy, J Ruiz Espi (DG AGRI) European Commission

52 Sustainable Food Security : 6 areas Environment/ Climate-smart primary production A competitive food industry More resilient and resource efficient value chains Healthy and safe foods and diets for all EU-China Flagship Sustainable Food Security EU-Africa Partnership You are here

53 SFS Earth observation services for the monitoring of agricultural production in Africa RIA; topic budget 10mio; indicative EU contribution/project 10mio Specific Challenge The Fourth EU-Africa Summit of 2-3 April 2014 agreed on a roadmap for therefore this topic aims: To contribute to this roadmap by providing food supply projection and agricultural risk assessment for Africa. To collect information on environmental and weather conditions, climate change, crops and livestock derived from both remote and in-situ Earth observation systems. To make agricultural production in Africa more predictable using Earth observation assets (i.e. made available via the GEOSS and Copernicus programmes) 53

54 SFS Earth observation services for the monitoring of agricultural production in Africa Scope Increasing the use of Earth observing capabilities and supporting application systems Supporting the GEOGLAM and AfriGEOSS initiatives Designing and developing methods to assess/monitor agricultural production in Africa Building on the outcomes of existing EU projects (such as SIGMA) Fostering participatory approaches to collecting relevant information and data Taking into account, and building on, widespread women s engagement in agricultural production and food supply contributing to supporting the implementation of an EU-Africa partnership on Food and Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture. Establishing cooperation with institutions/networks engaged in the development of climate services in Africa 54

55 SFS Earth observation services for the monitoring of agricultural production in Africa Expected impact: Move projection of food supply and agricultural risk assessment at the level of the African continent beyond the current capability; Improve decision making capacity; Contribute to independent and neutral evaluation of agricultural production in Africa; Strengthen collaboration between EU and African organisations in the domain of food projection; Increased involvement of citizens and stakeholders in food production and food supply chain management in Africa; Provide a strong Earth observation building blocks for an EU-Africa Research and Innovation Partnership focusing on food and nutrition security and sustainable agriculture; Improve participation of African organisations in GEO and Copernicus (GMES & Africa initiative); Foster cooperation with initiatives developing the Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) in African countries.

56 Sustainable Food Security : 6 areas Environment/ Climate-smart primary production A competitive food industry More resilient and resource efficient value chains Healthy and safe foods and diets for all EU-China Flagship Sustainable Food Security EU-Africa Partnership You are here

57 EU-China Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology (FAB) Flagship initiative

58 EU-China R&I cooperation (I) EU-China Co-Funding Mechanism for Research and Innovation Cooperation Launched in December calls in 2016 (deadlines 31/03 and 31/07) 2017 calls to be published by MOST Chinese entities in Horizon 2020 proposals can apply to the MOST CFM as soon as their Horizon 2020 FULL proposals has been submitted to the EC.

59 EU-China R&I cooperation (II) More info on FAB flagship: earch_innovation/2_horizon/eu_china_research_in_fab.pdf More info on EU-CN cooperation /h2020_localsupp_china_en.pdf EU IPR helpdesk: More info on matching funds for international partners: participants portal:

60 SFS Alternative production system to address anti-microbial drug usage, animal welfare and the impact on health Research and Innovation Action Topic budget 5mio - Indicative EU contribution/project 5mio + Contributions for Chinese participants by China Expected Impact welfare-friendly production systems reduced veterinary drug use at farm level and reduced residue in animal products improved biosecurity at farm level contribution to the development of common legislation and standard-setting in the EU and China

61 SFS Management of soil water resources in the EU and China and its impact on agro-ecosystem functions Research and Innovation Action Topic budget 5mio - Indicative EU contribution/project 5mio + Contributions for Chinese participants by China Expected impact improved soil and water-use efficiency identification of tools, mainly at farm level, to improve soils' waterholding capacities and plant productivity in the presence of drought or flood risks sustainable technologies for soil-water management that will efficiently reduce crop-yield variability and the impact of extreme weather events on crops evaluation and study of water balances at watershed level and evaluation of crops' real 'water footprint'

62 SFS Resource-efficient urban agriculture for multiple benefits Contribution to the EU-China Urbanisation Partnership Innovation Action Topic budget 7mio - Indicative EU contribution/project 7mio + Contributions for Chinese participants by China Requirements to keep in mind: Innovative, integrated, urban farming Resource-efficiency, industrial symbiosis, renewable energies Several systems demonstrated at TRL 6-8 Open or controlled environment Conventional and organic Holistic evaluation and comparison with other options (periurban, rural) Multi-actor approach

63 SFS Resource-efficient urban agriculture for multiple benefits Contribution to the EU-China Urbanisation Partnership Requirements to keep in mind: Context: EU-China Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology (FAB) Flagship Initiative EU-CN cooperation is expected Work in one European city and one Chinese city Potential Chinese partners should find their own financing New EU-China Co-Funding Mechanism for R&I Cooperation launched calls for successful Chinese participants in previous H2020 calls Related topics (open): SCC : Demonstrating innovative nature-based solutions in cities

64 Useful resources EU-China Food, Agriculture, Biotechnology Flagship Initiative EU-China Co-Funding Mechanism for Research and Innovation Cooperation upp_china_en.pdf. China-EU Partnership on Urbanisation ainable_urbanisation.htm.

65 HORIZON 2020 Thank you for your attention! Useful links: Horizon 2020: Participant Portal and final WPs: Bioeconomy Portal: The presentation shall neither be binding nor construed as constituting commitment by the European Commission