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The NICHE Call for Innovative Initiatives aims to strengthen post-secondary education and training capacity, and to address capacity needs of education and training providers in one or more of the eligible countries and focusing amongst others on food security. Deadline for submission is June 17, 2016. The Netherlands Initiative for Capacity development in Higher Education »

Crosswise Works and BoP Innovation Center initiated a business-student challenge that focuses on fit-to-purpose solutions for postharvest food losses in Ghana. The Food & Business Knowledge Platform (F&BKP) has awarded a grant to organize this Food Connection Challenge. »

Five Integrated Projects have been awarded grants within the third Call of the Food & Business Global Challenges Programme (GCP). The theme of the Call, which was developed by the F&BKP, is “Transformation of food systems with a focus on sustainability and urbanization”. »

The Research and Innovation Network for Europe and Africa (RINEA) is a project funded under Horizon 2020. Recently a mobility grant scheme has been launched designed to facilitate the participation of African researchers, entrepreneurs, innovators, and other relevant stakeholders in networking and brokerage events organized in the context of RINEA and beyond. »

Also in 2016, Dutch SMEs in the Agri & Food and Horticulture & Starting Materials sectors have the possibility to submit a proposal for Seed Money Projects, international partnerships with the objective to contribute towards the sustainable development of a local agricultural and/or horticultural system. »

The European Commission will boost research competitiveness by investing almost €16 billion in research and innovation in the next two years under Horizon 2020. This EU’s research and innovation funding scheme, following a new Work Programme for 2016-17, was adopted on October 13, 2015. One of the main research topics is Sustainable Food Security.  In »