Introduction: Research in the context of Agriculture, Food and Biotechnology. The R&D guide gives you an overall introduction. This programme of FP7 folllows the "Food quality and safety" programme in FP6.

Objectives:The objective is to bring together the scientific community, industry and other interested parties in order to exploit research perspectives that tackle the main social and economic challenges in the following activities:
1. Sustainable production and the management of bio-resources from soil cultivation, forests and the aquatic environment
2. "Fork to farm ": food, health and wellbeing
3. Life sciences and biotechnology for sustainable processes and non-food products
Structure of the activities and areas

Thematic domains: Top down approach, applicants have to answer clearly defined research topics

Are you interested? Know more about this programme here and find a collection of documents and websites here

National contact point: Gerhard Gass is your NCP FOOD, gerhard.gass@euresearch.ch  +4131 3806015