Seventeen projects are selected for funding

We are happy to announce that 17 projects from the first call of FOSC have been nominated for funding. All projects contribute in innovative ways to sustainable food systems under climate change. Each project is a collaboration between researchers from multiple countries and continents. The projects will run for 3 years and will start in June 2021.

SALAD - Saline Agriculture as a Strategy to Adapt to Climate ChangeBelgium, Egypt, Germany, Italy, Morocco, the Netherlands

BLUE-CYCLING - Integrated aquaculture and agriculture for resource-efficient food productionGermany, Honduras, Kenya, Norway, South Africa, Sweden, the Netherlands, United Kingdom + Brazil

URBANFOSC - Urban Food Resilience under Climate Change ChallengesAlgeria, France, Kenya, South Africa, the Netherlands

SAFOODS - Strengthening African Food Systems in the face of climate change and food insecurityFrance, Ivory Coast, Senegal, United Kingdom

TRUSTFARM - Towards Resilient and sUStainable integrated agro-ecosystems Through appropriate climate-smart FARMing practicesEgypt, France, Germany, Italy, Morocco, Senegal

CLIMAQUA - Establishing an innovative and transnational feed production approach for reduced climate impact of the aquaculture sector and future food supplyGermany, Kenya, Norway, South Africa

ThermoK - Thermophilic breakdown of keratin-laden biomass wasteFrance, Kenya, Norway, South Africa, United Kingdom

CHIAM - Integrated chia and Oyster mushroom system for Sustainable food value chain in AfricaAlgeria, Egypt, Germany, Hungary, Kenya, Morocco

SECUREFOOD2050 - Improving resilience and food security in 2050 climate through soilless precise agricultural techniques and irrigation with wastewater properly treated by innovative technologies to ensure food safetyAlgeria, Belgium, Egypt, Italy, Morocco + 7 industrial partners

CRRIsP - Climate Resilient and Responsible Innovations in PotatoGermany, Ireland, Kenya, the Netherlands, South Africa

BICEPS - Biochar Integration in Small-Holder Cropping Systems –Economy, Food Product Value Chains, Climate Change Resilience and Soil FertilityKenya, Norway, South Africa, Sweden

NutriGreen - Promoting Green Nutrition for the Sahel regionBurkina Faso, Germany, Senegal, Sweden

C4C - CropsForChange; Tackling the global warming effects in cropsAlgeria, Italy, Morocco, South Africa, Turkey

CREATE - Cross-Border Climate Vulnerabilities and Remote Impacts of Food Systems of the EU, Turkey and Africa: Trade, Climate Risk and AdaptationEgypt, Morocco, the Netherlands, Turkey

PHEALING - Post Harvest losses mitigation by improved plant hEALINGBelgium, Germany, Kenya, South Africa

BIO-BELIEF - BIOfortification of common Bean to promote heaLthy dIEt and Food security in a context of climatic variationFrance, Italy, Kenya, South Africa + Brazil

Sus-Agri-CC - Innovative biofertilizers boosting yield of cereals and horticultural crops under global climate change: Toward Sustainability of Agricultural systems against the Climate Change in arid zonesAlgeria, France, Germany, Morocco, Turkey + Tunisia, Japan and Mexico