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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 YEP Programme Bureau has published its Annual Report 2015, providing an overview of the activities and results over the course of 2015 and covering the training programme and the changes and innovations, the results of the Mid Term Review, and information about the YEP alumni. »

On April 29, 2016, an improved version of the YEP Programmes website was launched! Most significant change is the advanced search module with various filters, which allows visitors to easily find Young Experts and organizations. Of course, the new website also offers a lot of information about and for former, present and future Young Experts. »

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. »

In the April newsletter, the launch of the third call of the Food & Business Applied Research Fund is highlighted. Furthermore, several knowledge products and event reports recently developed within the Food & Business Knowledge Platform (F&BKP) are presented. Those include the complete report of the successful Food & Business Applied Research projects workshop held in »

Can the EU stem migration flows to Europe by supporting agriculture in countries of origin? In some situations, it can. The impact could be particularly large if Europe worked to increase the resilience of the food system and the people in countries with self-sustaining farming, thereby reducing reasons to migrate. Yet in countries that rely on market-oriented farming, the context is too complex to find a simple solution. »