Programme: Food Security, Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry, Marine, Maritime and Inland Water Research and the Bioeconomy

Programme	Horizon 2020 - Societal Challenges
Type of Fund	Action programme
Description of programme "Horizon 2020 - Societal Challenges "	A challenge-based approach will bring together resources and knowledge across different fields, technologies and disciplines, including social sciences and the humanities. This will cover activities from research to market with a new focus on innovation-related activities, such as piloting, demonstration, test-beds, and support for public procurement and market uptake. Funding focuses on the following challenges: Health, demographic change and wellbeing; Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime and inland water research, and the Bioeconomy; Secure, clean and efficient energy; Smart, green and integrated transport; Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials; Europe in a changing world - inclusive, innovative and reflective societies; Secure societies - protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens.
Link	Link to Programme
Thematic Focus	Biotechnology, Energy, Development Cooperation, Food & Healthy Diet, Fishery, Research, History, Health, Equal Rights, Infrastructure, Innovation, Climate, Industry, Capacity Building, SME, Human Rights, Migration, Sustainability, Natural ressources, Mobility, Security, Social affairs, Technologies, Telecommunication, Urban development, Transport, Social sciences & humanities, Traffic, Competitiveness
EU Macro-Regions	Adriatic and Ionian Region, Alpine Region, Baltic Sea Region, Danube Region
Funding area	EU Member States Albania / Shqipëria Bosnia and Herzegovina Iceland / Ísland Moldova Montenegro / Crna Gora/Црна Гора North Macedonia / Северна Македонија Norway / Norge Serbia / Сpбија Switzerland / Schweiz / Suisse / Svizzera Turkey / Türkiye Ukraine / Україна Oukraïna Others
Origin of Applicant	EU Member States Albania / Shqipëria Bosnia and Herzegovina Iceland / Ísland Moldova Montenegro / Crna Gora/Црна Гора North Macedonia / Северна Македонија Norway / Norge Serbia / Сpбија Switzerland / Schweiz / Suisse / Svizzera Turkey / Türkiye Ukraine / Україна Oukraïna Others
Project Partner	Yes
Eligible applicants	Education and Training Centres, Federal State / Region / City / Municipality / Local Authority, Lobby Group / Professional Association / Trade Union, Research Institution, International Organization, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, SMEs (between 10 and 249 employees), Microenterprises (fewer than 10 employees), NGO / NPO, Public Services, Other, National Government, Start Up Company, University, Enterprise (more than 250 employees or not defined), Association
Applicant details	All legal entities located in the EU or in Third Countries can participate in Horizon 2020.
Type of Funding	Grant
Contact Details	Link to the National Contact Point Finder.
Open Calls	Adaptive tree breeding strategies and tools for forest production systems resilient to climate change and natural disturbances Advisors' roles in the functioning of AKIS and advisory policies boosting innovation in sustainable agriculture Apply microorganisms and/or enzymes to resolve end-of-life issues of plastics Assist brand owners to ‘switch to bio-based’ Bio-based products: Mobilisation and mutual learning action plan Building a future science and education system fit to deliver to practice Business models for modern rural economies Coastal-rural interactions: Enhancing synergies between land and sea-based activities Consolidated policy framework and governance models for synergies in rural-urban linkages Convert plant oils and fats into safe high-added-value products for various applications including food and personal care Crop diversification systems for the delivery of food, feed, industrial products and ecosystems services - from farm benefits to value-chain organisation Demonstrate bio-based pesticides and/or biostimulant agents for sustainable increase in agricultural productivity Demonstration of integrated logistics centres for food and non-food applications Digital solutions and e-tools to modernise the CAP Farming for tomorrow - developing an enabling environment for resilient and sustainable agricultural systems Innovative and citizen-driven food system approaches in cities Integrated system innovation in valorising urban biowaste Multi-use of the marine space, offshore and near-shore: pilot demonstrators Networking European farms to boost thematic knowledge exchanges and close the innovation gap Novel public policies, business models and mechanisms for the sustainable supply of and payment for forest ecosystem services On-farm demonstrations: deepening farmer-to-farmer learning mechanisms Optimising interactive innovation project approaches and the delivery of EU policies to speed up innovation in rural areas Produce bio-based functional ingredients and additives for high-end markets Produce components for various materials, including for food and feed, from microalgae Produce high-performance bio-based alternatives to harmful products or processes to protect and enhance human health and the environment Resource-efficient and profitable industrial crops on marginal land Socio-eco-economics – socio-economics in ecological approaches Sustainable European aquaculture 4.0: nutrition and breeding Sustainable solutions for bio-based plastics on land and sea The benefits of working with others – fostering social capital in the farming sector The Future of Seas and Oceans Flagship Initiative The regional dimension of bio-based industries Thematic Networks compiling knowledge ready for practice Towards 2030 - policies and decision tools for an integrated management of natural resources Towards a method for the collection of statistical data on bio-based industries and bio-based products Use tree species and/or varieties to create new bio-based value chains Valorise the organic fraction of municipal solid waste through an integrated biorefinery at commercial level Water farms – improving farming and its impact on the supply of drinking water