SFS-28-2017
Functional biodiversity – productivity gains through functional biodiversity: effective interplay of crop pollinators and pest predators -
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View on F&T portalBiodiversity and various ecosystems serve agricultural production in many different ways, not all of which are well known. The smart use of these services can make agriculture more sustainable and reduce chemical inputs. The development of agricultural systems that maximise such services requires a "knowledge leap" based on advances in various areas of science, from new farming practices to modern technologies. The sustained delivery of these services by semi-natural habitats depends heavily on their botanical composition and spatial configuration and the soil characteristics. Beyond the field and farm level, cooperation between farmers and other actors is required at landscape level. There is a real need for a wide range of data to characterise and benchmark sustainable farming systems under various socio-economic and pedo-climatic conditions in Europe, and to find effective ways of encouraging farmers to adopt them.
Scope
Proposals will explore the functional role of biodiversity in the delivery of ecosystem services, in particular the spatial and temporal interactions between plants/animals as pollinators and natural enemies of pests. They will help to improve understanding of the factors and mechanisms that govern the delivery of such services, including agricultural management and landscape characteristics. Proposals will study and test approaches to enhancing the performance of the services by the targeted promotion of pollinators and natural enemies of pests through habitat provision and management. Cost effectiveness of these services will be compared with that of other agricultural practices (e.g. use of agrochemicals), including an evaluation of production stability and risk management for farmers and consumer demand. Work will examine synergies and trade-offs between pollination, the natural control of pests and other ecosystem services for agricultural production and environmental objectives. Prototypes of sustainable agro-ecology systems, including organic systems, agro-forestry and permaculture, will be developed from farm to landscape/territorial levels. Work will cover pastoral, arable and horticultural systems and potential forms of interaction and cooperation between these sectors at landscape level.
Proposals should establish a farm-level observatory and knowledge-exchange network on biological control and pollinator services linking with the European Innovation Partnership with a focus on innovative system solutions for short- and long-term needs. Activities will target farming systems and clearly cover all dimensions of sustainability (environmental, economic and social). Activities will include the collection of the requisite data to monitor, benchmark and analyse the performance of these farming systems in various respects. Proposals will develop and stratify farm networks reflecting relevant European pedo-climatic and socio-economic conditions and involve experimental stations, experimental farms and commercial farms to produce references and identify innovative approaches.
Proposals will use transdisciplinary research methods and should fall under the concept of the 'multi-actor approach'[1], involving the farming sector with a view to generating cross-fertilisation and co-ownership.
The Commission considers that proposals requesting a contribution from the EU of up to EUR 10 million would allow this specific challenge to be addressed appropriately. Nonetheless, this does not preclude the submission and selection of proposals requesting other amounts. The duration of the projects should take into consideration the need to coordinate and implement of farm networks.
Expected Impact:- effective solutions for the delivery of biological control and pollination services;
- improved overall sustainability and innovation capacity of the farming systems;
- reduction of the environmental impact: improvement of ground- and surface-water quality, conservation of biodiversity and wildlife, contribution to climate mitigation and adaptation;
- strengthened transdisciplinary research and long-lasting implementation of the results obtained through the implementation of the multi-actor approach; and
- enhanced cooperation and knowledge exchange.
[1]See definition of the 'multi-actor approach' in the introduction to this Work Programme part.
News flashes
An overview of the evaluation results - including SFS-47 - (Flash Call Information) is now available under the tab 'Additional documents'.
Letters informing on the results of the second stage evaluation are being sent to applicants. Under the tab 'Topic conditions and documents' the following document is available in section 8. "Additional documents":◦An overview of the evaluation results (Flash Call Information);
An overview of the evaluation results (Flash Call Information) is now available under the tab 'Additional documents'.
H2020-SFS-2017-2 call has closed on the 13rd September 2017. 88 proposals have been submitted in response to this call. The breakdown per topic is indicated below:
- SFS-07-2016-2017 RIA: 7
- SFS-08-2017 RIA: 4
- SFS-10-2017 RIA: 10
- SFS-15-2016-2017 RIA: 5
- SFS-16-2017 RIA: 3
- SFS-17-2017 RIA: 9
- SFS-20-2017 RIA: 0
- SFS-21-2016-2017 RIA: 3
- SFS-27-2017 RIA: 2
- SFS-28-2017 RIA: 4
- SFS-29-2017 RIA: 3
- SFS-30-2017 RIA: 6
- SFS-32-2017 RIA: 6
- SFS-34-2017 RIA: 3
- SFS-39-2017 RIA: 12
- SFS-40-2017 RIA: 4
- SFS-46-2017 RIA: 4
- SFS-47-2017 RIA: 3
Evaluation results are expected to be communicated in December 2017.
Call for proposals: H2020-Sustainable Food Security – Resilient and resource-efficient value chains (H2020-SFS-2017- 1, single stage).
The Commission and the REA Agency has now completed the evaluation of the proposals submitted to the above-mentioned call and informed the applicants the 23rd June 2017. Evaluation results are summarized on the flash info under the relevant topics:
- SFS-04-2017 New partnerships and tools to enhance European capacities for in-situ conservation
- SFS-05-2017 Robotics Advances for Precision Farming
- SFS-13-2017 Validation of diagnostic tools for animal and plant health
- SFS-18-2017 Support to the development and implementation of FOOD 2030 - a European research and innovation policy framework for food and nutrition security
- SFS-19-2017 ERA-NET Cofund: Public-Public Partnerships in the bioeconomy
- SFS-22-2017 Smart fisheries technologies for an efficient, compliant and environmentally friendly fishing sector
- SFS-35-2017 Innovative solutions for sustainable food packaging
- SFS-36-2017 Co-fund on "One Health" (zoonoses – emerging threats)
- SFS-43-2017 Earth observation services for the monitoring of agricultural production in Africa
- SFS-48-2017 Resource-efficient urban agriculture for multiple benefits - Contribution to the EU-China Urbanisation Partnership
- SFS-49-2017 Better understanding the challenges facing agriculture and the impacts of policies - A European platform to support modelling in agriculture
- SFS-50-2017 Supporting international cooperation activities on agriculture soil contribution to climate change mitigation and adaptation
It is expected that the first grant agreements will be signed by October 2017.
The generalised feedback, resulting after the 1st stage evaluation of this topic, is published on this page. To download the document, just expand the "Topic conditions and documents" area (i.e. click on '+ More'), scroll down until "Additional documents" and the generalised feedback can be downloaded in pdf.
For the 2017 two-stage topics of this call (i.e. SFS-07, SFS-08, SFS-10, SFS-15, SFS-16, SFS-17, SFS-21, SFS-27, SFS-28, SFS-29, SFS-30, SFS-32, SFS-34, SFS-39, SFS-40, SFS-46 and SFS-47) , related generalised feedbacks are published. Please see the update on the topic page.
SFS-2017-2 first stage call
The REA Agency has now completed the evaluation of the proposals submitted to the H2020-SFS-2017-2 first stage call. The following overall thresholds were applied:• SFS-07-2016-2017 Organic Breeding – Increasing the competitiveness of the organic breeding and farming sector 9• SFS-08-2017 Organic Inputs – Critical inputs in organic farming 8• SFS-10-2017 Research and approaches for newly emerging diseases in plants and terrestrial livestock 8.5• SFS-15-2016-2017 Breeding livestock for resilience and efficiency 8• SFS-16-2017 Bee health and sustainable pollination 9• SFS-17-2017 Innovations in plant protection 9• SFS-20-2017 Towards a science-based regionalisation of the Common Fisheries Policy No proposal admitted to stage 2• SFS-21-2016-2017 Advancing basic biological knowledge and improving management tools on commercially important fish and other seafood species 8• SFS-27-2017 Permanent grassland – farming systems and policies 8• SFS-28-2017 Functional Biodiversity – Productivity gains through functional biodiversity – effective crop pollinators and pest predators interplay 8• SFS-29-2017 Socio-Eco-Economics – Socio economics in ecological approaches 8.5• SFS-30-2017 Closing loops at farm and regional levels to mitigate climate GHG emissions and environmental contamination: focus on carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus cycling in agro ecosystems 8.5• SFS-32-2017 Promoting and supporting innovation in aquaculture production systems: inland (including fresh water), coastal zone and offshore 8.5• SFS-34-2017 Innovative agro-food chains: unlocking the competitiveness and sustainability potential 10• SFS-39-2017 How to tackle the obesity epidemic? 8• SFS-40-2017 Sweeteners and sweetness enhancers 8.5• SFS-46-2017 Alternative Production System to address animal welfare and its impact on health 8.5• SFS-47-2017 Soil water resources management in the EU and China and its impact on agro-ecosystem functions 9
The results of the evaluation are as follows:• SFS-07 RIA: 15 submitted proposals. 7 proposals are above threshold.• SFS-08 RIA: 6 submitted proposals. 4 proposals are above threshold.• SFS-10 RIA: 27 submitted proposals. 10 proposals are above threshold.• SFS-15 RIA: 10 submitted proposals. 5 proposals are above threshold.• SFS-16 RIA: 9 submitted proposals. 3 proposals are above threshold.• SFS-17 RIA: 57 submitted proposals. 9 proposals are above threshold.• SFS-20 RIA: 1 submitted proposals. 0 proposals are above threshold.• SFS-21 RIA: 5 submitted proposals. 3 proposals are above threshold • SFS-27 RIA: 7 submitted proposals. 2 proposals are above threshold.• SFS-28 RIA: 8 submitted proposals. 4 proposals are above threshold.• SFS-29 RIA: 13 submitted proposals. 3 proposals are above threshold.• SFS-30 RIA: 27 submitted proposals. 6 proposals are above threshold.• SFS-32 RIA: 28 submitted proposals. 6 proposals are above threshold.• SFS-34 RIA: 37 submitted proposals. 3 proposals are above threshold.• SFS-39 RIA: 44 submitted proposals. 12 proposals are above threshold.• SFS-40 RIA: 13 submitted proposals. 4 proposals are above threshold.• SFS-46 RIA: 13 submitted proposals. 4 proposals are above threshold.• SFS-47 RIA: 18 submitted proposals. 3 proposals are above threshold
We recently informed the applicants about the evaluation results for their proposals. It is expected that the first grant agreements will be signed around April 2018. Information on the selected projects will be published on CORDIS (available at http://cordis.europa.eu/projects/home_en.html) after that date.Please note that the number of proposals that can finally be funded will depend on the finally available budget and the formal selection by the REA Agency.For questions, please contact the Research Enquiry Service (available at http://ec.europa.eu/research/enquiries)
Letters informing on the results of the evaluation are being sent to applicants.
Under the tab 'Topic conditions and documents' the following document is available in section 8. "Additional documents":◦An overview of the evaluation results (Flash Call Information);
H2020-SFS-2017-1 call has closed on the 14th February 2017. 139 proposals have been submitted in response to this call. The breakdown per topic is indicated below:SFS-04-2017 CSA: 4SFS-05-2017 RIA: 49SFS-13-2017 IA: 13SFS-18-2017 CSA: 8SFS-19-2016-2017 ERA-NET-Cofund: 2SFS-22-2017 IA: 4SFS-35-2017 IA: 29SFS-36-2017 COFUND-EJP: 1SFS-43-2017 RIA: 9SFS-48-2017 IA: 16SFS-49-2017 CSA: 2SFS-50-2017 CSA: 2Evaluation results are expected to be communicated in June 2017.
H2020-SFS-2017-2 call has closed on the 14th February 2017. 338 proposals have been submitted in response to this call. The breakdown per topic is indicated below:SFS-07-2016-2017 RIA: 15SFS-08-2017 RIA: 6SFS-10-2017 RIA: 27SFS-15-2016-2017 RIA: 10SFS-16-2017 RIA: 9SFS-17-2017 RIA: 57SFS-20-2017 RIA: 1SFS-21-2016-2017 RIA: 5SFS-27-2017 RIA: 7SFS-28-2017 RIA: 8SFS-29-2017 RIA: 13SFS-30-2017 RIA: 27SFS-32-2017 RIA: 28SFS-34-2017 RIA: 37SFS-39-2017 RIA: 44SFS-40-2017 RIA: 13SFS-46-2017 RIA: 13SFS-47-2017 RIA: 18Evaluation results are expected to be communicated in May 2017.
As of 1st January 2017, Switzerland is associated to the whole Horizon 2020 programme instead of the previous partial association. More information on this matter can be found here.
H2020-SFS-2016-2 (second stage) call has closed on the 13th September 2016. 59 proposals have been submitted in response to this call. The breakdown per topic is indicated below:
SFS-01 RIA: 4 proposalsSFS-02 RIA: 2 proposalsSFS-03 RIA: 2 proposalsSFS-06 RIA: 4 proposalsSFS-07 RIA: 2 proposalsSFS-11 RIA: 6 proposalsSFS-14 RIA: 5 proposalsSFS-15 RIA: 4 proposalsSFS-21 RIA: 2 proposalsSFS-23 RIA: 3 proposalsSFS-26 RIA: 5 proposalsSFS-31 RIA: 2 proposalsSFS-33 RIA: 3 proposalsSFS-37 RIA: 3 proposalsSFS-38 RIA: 2 proposalsSFS-42 RIA: 4 proposalsSFS-44 RIA: 3 proposalsSFS-45 RIA: 3 proposals
Evaluation results will be tentatively communicated in December 2016 and in any case, not later than mid-February 2017.
Call for proposals: H2020-Sustainable Food Security – Resilient and resource-efficient value chains (H2020-SFS-2016- 3, single stage).
The REA Agency has now completed the evaluation of the proposals submitted to the above-mentioned call and informed the applicants the 24th June 2016. Evaluation results are summarized on the flash info under the relevant topic:
- SFS-09-2016:Spotlight on critical outbreak of pests: the case of Xylella fastidiosa.
It is expected that the first grant agreements will be signed by October 2016.
Call for proposals: H2020-Sustainable Food Security – Resilient and resource-efficient value chains (H2020-SFS-2016- 1, single stage).
The Commission and the REA Agency has now completed the evaluation of the proposals submitted to the above-mentioned call and informed the applicants the 24th June 2016. Evaluation results are summarized on the flash info under the relevant topics:
- SFS-12-2016: Support for international research on animal health.
- SFS-19-2016: Public-Public Partnerships in the bioeconomy.
- SFS-24-2016: Reinforcing international cooperation on sustainable aquaculture production with countries from South-East Asia.
- SFS-25-2016: Support Action to a common agricultural and wider bioeconomy research agenda
- SFS-41-2016: EU-Africa Research and Innovation partnership on food and nutrition security and sustainable agriculture.
It is expected that the first grant agreements will be signed by October 2016.
The REA Agency has now completed the evaluation of the proposals submitted to the H2020-SFS-2016-2 first stage call. The following overall thresholds were applied:
- SFS-01-2016 Solutions to multiple and combined stresses in crop production:overall threshold applied9
- SFS-02-2016 Teaming up for good: Exploiting the benefits of species diversity in cropping systems: overall threshold applied 8
- SFS-03-2016 Testing and breeding for sustainability and resilience in crops: overall threshold applied 8.5
- SFS-06-2016 Weeding - strategies, tools and technologies for sustainable weed management:overall threshold applied8
- SFS-07-2016 Organic breeding – Increasing the competitiveness of the organic breeding and farming sectors: overall threshold applied 8
- SFS-11-2016 Challenges for disease management: Perennial crops in the tropics and sub-tropics:overall threshold applied 8
- SFS-14-2016 Understanding host-pathogen-environment interactions:overall threshold applied 9.5
- SFS-15-2016 Breeding livestock for resilience and efficiency:overall threshold applied 8
- SFS-21-2016 Advancing basic biological knowledge and improving management tools for commercially important fish and other seafood species:overall threshold applied8
- SFS-23-2016 Improving the technical performance of the Mediterranean aquaculture:overall threshold applied8
- SFS-26-2016 Legumes - transition paths to sustainable legume-based farming systems and agri-feed and food chains: overall threshold applied 8
- SFS-31-2016 Farming for tomorrow - developing an enabling environment for resilient and sustainable agricultural systems: overall threshold applied 8.5
- SFS-33-2016 Understanding food value chain and network dynamics:overall threshold applied8.5
- SFS-37-2016 The impact of consumer practices in food safety: risks and mitigation strategies:overall threshold applied8
- SFS-38-2016 Impulsivity and compulsivity and the link with nutrition, lifestyle and the socio-economic environment: overall threshold applied 8
- SFS-42-2016 Promoting food and nutrition security and sustainable agriculture in Africa: the role of innovation:overall threshold applied 8
- SFS-44-2016 A joint plant breeding programme to decrease the EU's and China's dependency on protein imports:overall threshold applied 8 SFS-45-2016 Increase overall transparency of processed agri-food products:overall threshold applied 8
The results of the evaluation are as follows :
• SFS-01 RIA: 39 submitted proposals. 4 proposals are above threshold.• SFS-02 RIA: 4 submitted proposals. 2 proposals are above threshold.• SFS-03 RIA: 22 submitted proposals. 2 proposals are above threshold.• SFS-06 RIA: 15 submitted proposals. 4 proposals are above threshold.• SFS-07 RIA: 4 submitted proposals. 2 proposals are above threshold.• SFS-11 RIA: 13 submitted proposals. 6 proposals are above threshold.• SFS-14 RIA: 27 submitted proposals. 5 proposals are above threshold.• SFS-15 RIA: 9 submitted proposals. 4 proposals are above threshold.• SFS-21 RIA: 3 submitted proposals. 2 proposals are above threshold.• SFS-23 RIA: 6 submitted proposals. 3 proposals are above threshold.• SFS-26 RIA: 10 submitted proposals. 5 proposals are above threshold.• SFS-31 RIA: 12 submitted proposals. 2 proposals are above threshold.• SFS-33 RIA: 12 submitted proposals. 3 proposals are above threshold.• SFS-37 RIA: 12 submitted proposals. 3 proposals are above threshold.• SFS-38 RIA: 9 submitted proposals. 2 proposals are above threshold.• SFS-42 RIA: 21 submitted proposals. 4 proposals are above threshold.• SFS-44 RIA: 4 submitted proposals. 3 proposals are above threshold.• SFS-45 RIA: 12 submitted proposals. 3 proposals are above threshold.We recently informed the applicants about the evaluation results for their proposals. It is expected that the first grant agreements will be signed by May 2017. Information on the selected projects will be published on CORDIS (available athttp://cordis.europa.eu/projects/home_en.html ) after that date.Please note that the number of proposals that can finally be funded will depend on the finally available budget and the formal selection by the REA Agency.For questions, please contact the Research Enquiry Service (available at http://ec.europa.eu/research/enquiries)
H2020-SFS-2016-1 call has closed on the 17th February 2016. 12 proposals have been submitted in response to this call. The breakdown per topic is indicated below:
SFS-12 CSA: 2 proposalsSFS-19-ERANET A-E-F: 4 proposalsSFS-24 CSA: 2 proposalsSFS-25 CSA: 1 proposalSFS-41 ERANET: 3 proposals
Evaluation results are expected to be communicated in June 2016.
H2020-SFS-2016-2 call has closed on the 17th February 2016. 235 proposals have been submitted in response to this call. The breakdown per topic is indicated below:
SFS-01 RIA: 40 proposalsSFS-02 RIA: 4 proposalsSFS-03 RIA: 22 proposalsSFS-06 RIA: 15 proposalsSFS-07 RIA: 4 proposalsSFS-11 RIA: 13 proposalsSFS-14 RIA: 27 proposalsSFS-15 RIA: 9 proposalsSFS-21 RIA: 3 proposalsSFS-23 RIA: 6 proposalsSFS-26 RIA: 10 proposalsSFS-31 RIA: 12 proposalsSFS-33 RIA: 12 proposalsSFS-37 RIA: 12 proposalsSFS-38 RIA: 9 proposalsSFS-42 RIA: 21 proposalsSFS-44 RIA: 4 proposalsSFS-45 RIA: 12 proposals
Evaluation results are expected to be communicated in May 2016.
H2020-SFS-2016-3 call has closed on the 17th February 2016. 5 proposals have been submitted in response to this call. The breakdown per topic is indicated below:
SFS-09 RIA: 5 proposals
Evaluation results are expected to be communicated in June 2016.
Opening date: 2016-10-04 (9 years ago)
Closing date: 2017-02-14 (9 years ago)
Procedure: two-stage
Budget: 10,000,000
Expected grants: not specified
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- SFS-01-2016
- SFS-02-2016
- SFS-03-2016
- SFS-04-2017
- SFS-05-2017
- SFS-06-2016
- SFS-07-2016-2017
- SFS-08-2017
- SFS-09-2016
- SFS-10-2017
- SFS-11-2016
- SFS-12-2016
- SFS-13-2017
- SFS-14-2016
- SFS-15-2016-2017
- SFS-16-2017
- SFS-17-2017
- SFS-18-2017
- SFS-19-2016-2017
- SFS-20-2017
- SFS-21-2016-2017
- SFS-22-2017
- SFS-23-2016
- SFS-24-2016
- SFS-25-2016
- SFS-26-2016
- SFS-27-2017
- SFS-29-2017
- SFS-30-2017
- SFS-31-2016
- SFS-32-2017
- SFS-33-2016
- SFS-34-2017
- SFS-35-2017
- SFS-36-2017
- SFS-37-2016
- SFS-38-2016
- SFS-39-2017
- SFS-40-2017
- SFS-41-2016
- SFS-42-2016
- SFS-43-2017
- SFS-44-2016
- SFS-45-2016
- SFS-46-2017
- SFS-47-2017
- SFS-48-2017
- SFS-49-2017
- SFS-50-2017
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