CALL PPS PROJECTS AGRICULTURE, WATER, FOOD

The top sectors Agri & Food, Horticulture & Starting Materials and Water & Maritime opened their first joint call on 1 April 2020 for PPP projects that fulfil the new Knowledge and Innovation Agenda for Agriculture, Water, Food. The call is intended for research projects in which companies, sector organisations, NGOs and public organisations collaborate with recognised research organisations. The projects will be implemented as public-private partnerships (PPP). In this call, the three top sectors will work together for the first time in order to realise the new, joint Knowledge and Innovation Agenda for Agriculture, Water and Food.

The submission process consists of two phases. In the first phase, a project idea is submitted with a brief description of the intended research, the (designated) participating project partners and knowledge institutions and a budget calculation. The deadline for submitting project ideas is 31 May. Applicants will then receive feedback on the suitability of the proposal relating to the priorities of the call, but the feedback may also consist of suggestions for cooperation with other consortia. Subsequently, until 14 September 2020, the applicants will have the opportunity to develop the project idea into a research proposal.

Look in the KIA Agriculture, Water and Food for the full text of the call.

Opportunities for the Creative Industries
The call contains no fewer than 47 priorities. Therefore, we highlight below the points that may be of interest to the creative industries.

Most relevant

• MMIP D1: Value creation and earning power.
  Priority 24 and 25 in the area of renewal of earning power based on, among other things, social values and the mutual influence of consumer choice behaviour.

• MMIP D2. Consumers, sustainable & healthy food, in a green living environment:
  Priority 26 and 27 in the development of strategies, business propositions and technologies for a healthier and more sustainable food supply, making healthy and sustainable choices, and participation of stakeholders and consumers.

• MMIP D3. Safe and sustainable primary production:
  Priority 29 in terms of resources for stakeholder dialogues for integrated sustainable business operations.

Also interesting

• MMIP A3. Reuse of organic residual and side streams:
  Priorities 6 and 7 in the field of system solutions, multi-stakeholder participation and action frameworks.

• MMIP A5. Biodiversity in circular agriculture:
  Priorities 10 and 11 in the field of system approach and offering farmers a framework for action.

• MMIP B6. Biomass production and use:
  Priority 15 in the development of CO2-neutral building systems.

• MMIP C1. Climate-resistant rural area: prevention of flooding and water shortage:
  Priority 17 in the field of stakeholder participation and landscape design.

• MMIP C2. Climate-adaptive agricultural and horticultural production systems:
  Priority 19 in the field of action perspective for companies for the use of water.

• MMIP C3. Water-robust and climate-proof urban area:
  Priority 20 and 21 in the area of the integrated approach to construction and climate challenges in the city.

For more information and to submit your application, go to the KIA Agriculture, Water and Food.