SUSFOOD
Sustainable Food Production and Consumption
Basic Information
Description
The scope of SUSFOOD includes the entire food supply chain with main focus on food chain sustainability beyond the farm gate. It will cover processing, packaging, transport, retailing, food services, storage and consumer activities.
SUSFOOD promotes a multi-disciplinary approach from biology to food engineering and social sciences and tends towards the following socio-economic goals:
• develop sustainable food systems from production to consumption increase food production sustainability while reducing waste in food supply chain and limiting environmental damages;
• improve quality of life by improving food quality in a sustainable way and the resilience of the food supply chain;
• encourage consumers to act in a more sustainable way;
• improve competitiveness and economic growth in the European food industry with special attention to SMEs.
Research fields covered by the network
- Food, agriculture and fisheries
Is connected with
Coordinator
Participant
Estonia
Joint Calls
Joint Call Title | Type | Launch Date | Deadline Pre-Proposal |
Deadline Full-Proposal |
Evaluation End Date |
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2nd Joint Call for Proposals | two-stages | 01/02/2014 |
01/04/2014
Submitted: 45 |
01/08/2014
Submitted: 17 |
10/10/2014
Funded: 6 |
1st Joint Call for Proposals | two-stages | 15/02/2013 |
03/05/2013
Submitted: 98 |
01/10/2013
Submitted: 26 |
Funded: 9 |