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Summary
The ECO-READY project aspires to recognise, categorise, and dissect the drivers that affect food security across the European web. The project will develop a real-time surveillance system, an Observatory offered as an e-platform and as a mobile application. This will function as the necessary singular source of information, provide real-time assessments for the food system, and update forecasts frequently and consistently.
Detailed Call Description
Within the context of the present open call, the ECO-READY consortium aims to use the funding for third parties as a mechanism to establish a Living Labs (LLs) network. This network of Living Labs will facilitate knowledge sharing, data collection related to food security, climate change and biodiversity to ultimately support European agrifood systems security and resilience and involve input from all relevant stakeholders.
The ECO-READY Open Call uses a horizontal strategy to attract living labs specialised in at least one of the distinct but interrelated themes of food security, biodiversity and climate change, as well as a vertical strategy to ensure broad spatial and temporal coverage. The Open Call will be inclusive of all types of LLs, including commercial, academic and community drive.
The Living Labs will:
- Investigate product types (food products & crops) and create model-based scenarios. Each LL focuses only on one bioclimatic zone.
- Test the scenarios relevant to climate-related challenges, such as: exposure to climate shocks, management of water and land resources etc.
- Contribute to the development of contingency plans for selected food products for ensuring food supply & security.
- Provide input to data-driven policy recommendations.
- Co design/ deploy awareness raising plans.
- Form a lasting partnership with the Observatory for easier data collection and exchange.
The ECO-READY project wants to assure fair representation of all EU agro-climate zones. For this reason, the selected LLs will operate in four distinct clusters representing four specific agro-climate zones in Europe (at least 3 LLs in Mediterranean and South-West, at least 3 LLs in Central-Eastern, at least 2 LLs in NorthWestern, and at least 2 LLs in Scandinavian and Baltic regions). Particular emphasis will be given in regions that are at high risk in terms of natural resources. Each applying Living Lab will have to focus on only one of the four bio-climatic regions.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
The maximum funding per project is € 400 000 and each party within the project will have a budget between € 60 000 – € 200 000.
Thematic Categories
- Agriculture - Food
- Education and training
- Environment and Climate Change
- Public Administration
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
- Rural development
- Social Affairs & Human Rights
Eligibility for Participation
- Associations
- Consumer Organisations
- Educational Institutions
- Farmers Unions
- Farmers, Agriculturalists
- Large Enterprises
- Local Authorities
- NGOs
- Non Profit Organisations
- Other Beneficiaries
- Private Bodies
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- State-owned Enterprises
Eligibility For Participation Notes
ECO-READY Open Call aims to attract community, scientific and commercial members such as local authorities, scientific institutions, farmers associations, members of the agrifood industry, consumer cooperatives and society organizations, research and technology stakeholders (e.g., including EU ministries and agencies for education, agriculture, and environment, farmers and farm advisor organizations, industry, retail and consumer representatives, research and innovation collaboration networks, academia and civil society organizations, etc.).
Overall eligibility criteria for the ECO-READY Open Call are:
- Open Call for LL’s will be open to all legal applicants eligible for Horizon Europe funding.
- LL’s must establish a consortium of 2-5 partners as described in the Consortium Declaration.
- The consortium must be composed of at least 2 partners (1 scientific/technical/commercial and 1 community of users).
- All applicants must have a valid VAT number and must be active and operational.
- Partners cannot participate in more than one consortium applying for the call by means of exclusion. If an applicant participates in more than one proposal, then all proposals will be considered as ineligible.
- Existing consortium members of ECO-READY project as well as their and their affiliated entities are not eligible for the Open Call of ECO-READY.
Definition of eligible countries – page 17-18 of the applicants’ guide.
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
EU Contact Point
THE EU ECO-TANDEM CONSORTIUM: info@eu-ecotandem.eu