Strengthening evidence-based policies for the resilience of European agriculture and forestry and related supply chains against crises and systemic risks

Di cosa tratta questo bando?

The topic funds research that improves analysis and policy options for the resilience of European agriculture, forestry and their supply chains against crises and systemic risks.

Cosa finanzia questo bando?

Scope

Projects analyse how several systemic risks and crises, for example sanitary, environmental, economic, geopolitical, demographic or technological, affect European agriculture or forestry and their supply chains, including compound and cascading effects linked to climate change and trade disruption. Each proposal should address either Area A (agriculture and agri-food supply chains) or Area B (forestry and forest-based supply chains) and state the area in the application.

Activities

• Improve analysis of exposure to risks and of how shocks spread and affect sectors and supply chain actors, including consumers, at scales from local to global and for different social groups.
• Explore socio-economic and technological options and leverage points for prevention, preparedness, management, adaptation and transformation strategies.
• Analyse these options for costs and benefits of action versus non-action, institutional preconditions, and trade-offs with competitiveness, health and sustainability.

Cooperation

Proposals should include a dedicated task and resources to collaborate with other projects under the topic. Area A projects are also expected to collaborate with projects under the topic on the resilience of European farmers. Social sciences and humanities should contribute together with STEM disciplines.

Expected outcomes

Decision-makers at EU, national, regional and local level gain better analytical capacity and policy recommendations, and the roles of climate change and trade in amplifying or mitigating risks are better understood.

Quando scade il bando?

23 settembre 2027 (321 giorni)

23 September 2027 (single-stage call).