Research projects: joint call with SUSFOOD2 - 2019
In order to address emerging societal challenges, CORE Organic has joined forces with SUSFOOD2 in the transnational Call ‘Towards sustainable and organic food systems’ launched in 2019.
The network consists of 21 funding bodies from 18 countries/regions, with initial funding commitments of around 9.5M EUR for transnational research.
A total number of 60 pre-proposals were submitted in the Joint Call of ERA-NET SUSFOOD2 and CORE Organic Cofunds Step 1. From these, 43 eligible proposals were evaluated by international peer-review following the criteria and procedure stated in the Call Announcement and Evaluation guidelines. Based on this expert evaluation, the Call Board decided to invite 29 project consortia to submit a full-proposal. Finally, the Call Board members selected for funding 12 research projects in the following themes:
1. Resource-efficient, circular and zero-waste food systems
- FOODLEVERS - Leverage points for organic and sustainable food systems
- FERBLEND - Fermentation-induced valorization of side stream blends from oilseed and dairy industry
- Bio4Food - High quality and nutrient rich food through crop waste-derived biostimulant and biopesticide
- ALL-IN - ALfalfa for sustainable Livestock farming systems: Improve alfalfa -rhizobia symbiosis and New feeding strategy based on ecological leftovers
- SysOrg - Organic agro- food systems as models for sustainable food systems in Europe and Northern Africa
- Poultrynsect - The use of live insect larvae to improve sustainability and animal welfare of organic chickens production
- PROVIDE - PRotein and biOmolecules sources for nutritional security and biodiVersity of bakery products in a cIrcular fooD system
2. Diversity in food from field to plate
- FOOdIVERSE - Diversifying sustainable and organic food systems
- SPiwi - Sustainable production of innovative sparkling wine
3. Mild food processing
- MILDSUSFRUIT - Innovative Mild Processing Tailored to Ensure Sustainable and High Quality Organic Fruit Products
- HO-FOOD - Innovative High pressure process to increase the preservation of ready-to-eat Organic FOOD
- MI-WINE - Mild Innovative Treatment for Wine Stabilisation
4. Sustainable and smart packaging.
- No projects were selected.
Get a quick overview of the projects in this leaflet
The Core Organic and SUSFOOD2 Welcome meeting presentations can be found here:
SF CO 2020 JC Welcome Meeting Presentation 28-10.pdf
The Core Organic and SUSFOOD2 Call 2019 document can be found here:
CO SF 2019 Joint Call Announcement and Guidelines Final 10-09.pdf
