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EIT food impact funding framework call now open

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Programmes Agro-Food, Environment EIT

The European Institute for Innovation and Technology (EIT) tries to build the bridge between promising innovations and succesful start-ups. To this purpose they give guidance and financial assistance to aspiring entrepreneurs. One of the instruments of the subdivision EIT food is the Impact Funding Framework for which the sixth call for proposals was recently launched. 

The call consists of two parts. One financial instrument is aimed at collaborative proposals while the other one focuses at single project funding. 

The collaborative project should be situated in one these 3 key areas

  • Improve the impact of diet on obesity and non-communicable disease
  • Reduce food-system-related environmental harms
  • Deal with the threats posed by food integrity and complex supply chains

The 3 main topics of the single projects are as follows:

  • Protein Diversification: Bringing protein diversification to the mainstream
  • Regenerative Agriculture: Enabling farmers to lead the transition to Net Zero
  • Labelling, Packaging & Transparency: Empowering people in their food choices

The full details of the calls and an explanatory webinar can be found on this website

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