1st Green ERA-Hub research funding call: Contributions towards a sustainable and resilient agri-food system
The first call for R&D&I proposals in the frame of the Green ERA Hub (GEH) was a result of the alignment of various national and regional research programmes. The GEH has combined the research and innovation priorities of different ERA-Net initiatives to launch this call.
The objective of this Call is to support projects contributing to the advancement of sustainable and resilient food and farming systems. Emphasizing resource utilization, reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, and assessing impacts on yields, product quality, human nutrition, and profitability, the initiative seeks holistic solutions for both organic and conventional farming and/or food approaches.
🎯 Key Objectives:
Resource Management: Addressing how resources are used and exploring ways to enhance efficiency at the system level.
GHG Emissions Reduction: Focusing on strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions throughout the food and farming systems.
Impact Assessment: Evaluating the impact of proposed projects on yields, product quality, human nutrition, and overall profitability.
🌍Call Impact:
Projects selected under this Call are anticipated to contribute significantly to the development of innovative and impactful solutions for a more sustainable and resilient future in food and farming systems.
The call intended to fund projects for a maximum of three years according to national regulations. The Call brings together a Call Steering Committee of 18 funding organisations from 15 different countries.
📈 Call Statistics:
The evaluation and selection procedures are concluded. In total, 10 projects have been selected from 64 eligible full proposals submitted in response to the call. The selection of the proposed research projects is based on an international peer review procedure and on available national/regional funding.
🌐Topic Distribution:
Topic 1: Enhance fertilizer efficiency and reduce fertilizer use: 4 projects
Topic 2: Increase European protein self-sufficiency: 4 projects
Topic 3: Mitigate GHG emissions in agricultural and food systems: 2 projects
Topic 4: Sustainable energy use and production in agri-food systems: 0 projects
💰 Total funding volume: 10.2M€.
🚀Next Steps:
More details of the research projects are available in the table below. Further detailed information on the projects and the partners will be available soon.
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Project title |
Project acronym |
Coordinator |
Countries involved (coordinator in bold) |
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Nutrient Soil Stoichiometry Transformation for Optimized Resource Management |
NutriSTORM |
University of Limerick |
IE, DE, UK |
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Hermetia illucens for a Green agriculture |
HiGa |
Inagro |
BE, DK, IT |
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Smart Nitrogen Management for Diverse Cropping Systems |
NSmartSystems |
Natural Resources Institute Finland |
FI, DK, DE |
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Uncovering Legume Soil Fatigue for Sustainable Expansion of European Grain Legume Cultivation |
LeFaSus |
Universität Kassel |
DE, IT, LU, NO |
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Improving fertilizing strategies by Innovative use of Plantain (Plantago lanceolata) in agricultural systems |
FERTIGO |
Université Libre de Bruxelles |
BE, DE, IE, UK |
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DAiry Waste and REsidues upCYCLing into Microbial ProtEin |
DARE2CYCLE |
University of Naples Federico II |
IT, FI, DE, IE, NO, UK |
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Climate-Resilient, Water-Efficient, and Self-Sustainable Agri-Food Systems |
LIFE |
Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology |
LU, DE, IE |
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Harnessing African Microbial Diversity to mitigate Green House Gas emissions in maize production |
AMD-GAS in maize |
University of the Western Cape |
ZA, CM, IT, NO, ES |
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Reducing sheep methane emissions: sustainability in practice via new breeding goals |
Sustain Sheep |
Teagasc |
IE, FR, NZ, NO, UK, UY |
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Producing valuable proteins and organic fertilizers from saline water sources using a recirculating multitrophic aquaponic system |
ProRMAS |
Alfred Wegener Institute |
DE, IT, LT |