ERA-Net: CORE Organic II 1st Call for Applications (Pre-Proposals) for Transnational Research in Organic Food and Farming Systems

Contact at the FNR: Dr. Carlo Duprel

CORE Organic is the acronym for "Coordination of European Transnational Research in Organic Food and Farming Systems".

As an ERA-NET action, it intends to increase cooperation between national research activities.

CORE Organic II regroups 22 partner countries.

Research project consortia should apply to one of the following three thematic research areas:

  • CROPPING: DESIGNING ROBUST AND PRODUCTIVE CROPPING SYSTEMS AT FIELD, FARM AND LANDSCAPE LEVEL
  • MONOGASTRIC: ROBUST AND COMPETITIVE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS FOR PIGS, POULTRY AND FISH
  • QUALITY: ENSURING QUALITY AND SAFETY OF ORGANIC FOOD ALONG THE WHOLE CHAIN
Who can apply ?

Project consortia are eligible if they consist of at least three research institutions from at least three Core Organic II partner countries providing funding for the call. Applications with more than three participating countries will be given higher priority, if the projects hold equal scientific quality.

Research teams and institutions must be eligible for funding by their national funding bodies. Applicants are encouraged to contact their National Contact Points, if they have questions in relation to national aspects.

Submission of pre-proposals & Deadline

The complete call announcement and the Guideline for applicants are available at the CORE Organic II website:

The pre-proposal application has to be filled in and submitted via the call submission website

Pre-proposals must be submitted by 15 October 2010, 13.00 CET.

Call Schedule

The call involves a 2-step procedure with submission and selection of pre-proposals and, subsequently, shortlisted consortia are invited to submit full-proposals.

Contact

The Core Organic II Call Secretariat will provide administrative support to applicants regarding the call, call documents and procedures:

Dr. Elke Saggau ( elke.saggau@ble.de) - Federal Office for Agriculture and Food
Deichmanns Aue 29, D-53179 Bonn, Germany
Tel: +49 (0)228 6845-3930 / Fax: +49 (0)228 6845-3106

Dr. Elke Baranek ( elke.baranek@ble.de) - Federal Office for Agriculture and Food
Deichmanns Aue 29, D-53179 Bonn, Germany
Tel: +49 (0)228 6845-3366 / Fax: +49 (0)228 6845-2907

The National Contact Point for Luxembourg is supporting the Call Secretariat and should be contacted for all matters regarding national regulations and funding: Dr. Carlo Duprel, Senior Programme Manager.