A network of 21 European partners from 14 countries is now calling for research that can provide a sustainable intensification of agricultural production.

Bioeconomy and its legitimacy might be a well-worn discussion, however, the serious perspectives of the future needs to be dealt with.

FACCE Surplus is funded as a new ERA-NET action under Horizon 2020: The ERA-NET Cofund, which merges the previous ERA-NET and ERA-NET Plus. The central element of an ERA-Net Cofund is the compulsory element of implementing one call with the so called top-up funding from the European Commission. A development of the previous ERA-NET and ERA-NET Plus.

The ERA-net FACCE SURPLUS is a product of the joint programming initiative FACCE-JPI comprising 21 countries committed to build a European Research Area addressing challenges of sustainable agriculture, food security and impacts of climate change. FACCE JPI coordinates and comprises a list of activities.

FACCE SURPLUS, the call for proposals in sustainable and resilient agriculture, is closing on March 4th 2015.