The ERA-NET Sustainable Animal Production (SusAn) has launched the first call for transnational research proposals on January 4th, 2016. The first phase of the two step procedure will close on 29th of March.
37 partners from 23 countries have committed 17 m € for research. The amount will be topped up with 4 m € for research by the European Commission (EU-cofunded call).
The co-funded call for research is open to transnational research proposals which take a systems and interdisciplinary approach to research to address multiple objectives under the following three Research Areas:
Area 1: ‘Economy’: Improve the productivity, resilience and competitiveness of European Animal Production
Area 2: ‘Environment’: Improve and manage resource use to reduce waste and enhance the environmental sustainability of European animal production
Area 3: ‘Society’: Improve on-farm practices to enhance consumer acceptability and address societal challenges associated with animal welfare, product quality and safety, biodiversity and provision of ecosystem services
Like ICT-AGRI, the SusAn ERA-NET is committed to supporting research into a competitive, sustainable and environmentally friendly agriculture. The timeline of the call and more info can be found on the ERA-NET’s website: http://www.era-susan.eu/.