Developing innovative phytosanitary measures for plant health – focus on systems approach for pest risk management
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Programme Name
Programme Description
Horizon Europe is the European Union (EU) funding programme for the period 2021 – 2027, which targets the sectors of research and innovation. The programme’s budget is around € 95.5 billion, of which € 5.4 billion is from NextGenerationEU to stimulate recovery and strengthen the EU’s resilience in the future, and € 4.5 billion is additional aid.
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
Plant health is vital for agriculture, forestry, ecosystems and biodiversity on a global scale.
However, maintaining healthy crops is becoming increasingly difficult due to climate change, biodiversity loss, globalisation and international trade, which accelerate the spread of pests and diseases.
Detailed Call Description
Proposals should:
- develop innovative climate and environmental-friendly measures for a highly efficacious pest risk management to be implemented across the value chain to meet the phytosanitary requirements in a variety of socio-economic contexts;
- evaluate risk reduction, cost-effectiveness, scalability, and sustainability, of each proposed innovative measures;
- design and validate protocols targeting systems approaches, considering the whole value chain;
- assess the combined effect of all measures and their interactions across the value chain, including cost-effectiveness, scalability, and overall sustainability (economic, social and environmental aspects);
- support capacity building and training of the actors within the value chain, enabling the large-scale adoption of safe, innovative, cost-effective measures.
International cooperation is strongly encouraged. Results should benefit diverse farming systems/approaches, such as conventional and organic farming.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
100%
Expected EU contribution per project: €6.00 million
Thematic Categories
- Agriculture - Farming - Forestry
- Agriculture - Food
- Environment and Climate Change
- Health
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
- Rural development
- Social Affairs & Human Rights
Eligibility for Participation
- Businesses
- Educational Institutions
- Farmers Unions
- Farmers, Agriculturalists
- Legal Entities
- Other Beneficiaries
- Private Bodies
- Producer Associations
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
Eligibility For Participation Notes
The Joint Research Centre (JRC) may participate as member of the consortium selected for funding.
The following additional eligibility criteria apply: The proposals must apply the multi-actor approach. See definition of the multi-actor approach in the introduction to this work programme part.
A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects.
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Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Research and Innovation Foundation
29a Andrea Michalakopoulou, 1075 Nicosia,
P.B. 23422, 1683 Nicosia
Telephone: +357 22205000
Fax: +357 22205001
Email: support@research.org.cy
Website: https://www.research.org.cy/en/
Contact Persons:
Marcia Trillidou
Scientific Officer A’
Email: trillidou@research.org.cy
Dr. Mary Economou
Scientific Officer
Email: meconomou@research.org.cy