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The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) invites eligible Irish Research Performing Organisations (RPOs) to submit joint research proposals under the ICT-AGRI-FOOD ERA-NET Joint Call on “More transparent agri-food systems for consumers and other stakeholders along the food value chain based on ICT technologies ”
The Joint Call aims to bring together actors from across the entire food system (from conventional and organic supply chains) in a multi-actor approach to develop digital technology solutions that will enable the transition to more sustainable, transparent and resilient agri-food systems.
Applicants seeking grant-aid from DAFM can apply for funding under any of the scientific topic areas which include:
The Joint Call aims to bring together actors from across the entire food system (from conventional and organic supply chains) in a multi-actor approach to develop digital technology solutions that will enable the transition to more sustainable, transparent and resilient agri-food systems.
Applicants seeking grant-aid from DAFM can apply for funding under any of the scientific topic areas which include:
• Agri-food systems enabled by interconnected digital technologies that are more transparent to consumers, farmers and other stakeholders along the agri-food value chain
• Identify, address and remove barriers for adoption of ICT technologies in the agri- food systems
• Development and impact estimation (if applicable: evaluation) of data-driven reward and incentive systems to support sustainable and resilient farm management practices
The Joint Call follows a single step submission and evaluation procedure and the Deadline for the submission of proposals is the 10 August 2022 13:00 CET
Additional information on the call scope, topics, eligibility criteria, submission procedures and the national annexes are provided in the Joint Call Documentation. The ERANET Joint Call documentation and the electronic submission system for applicants are available at: Calls ICT-AGRI-FOOD Meta Knowledge Base (ictagrifood.eu)
Proposals must be submitted via the electronic submission system.
Irish applicants must read the ‘Guidelines for Irish Applicants’ in conjunction with the ERANET Joint Call Documentation, including the requirements set out in the National Annex for Ireland. The ‘Guidelines for Irish Applicants’ sets out in more detail the rules for Irish applicants seeking grant-aid from the Joint Call on Circularity.
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