Notizie di interesse Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research and the bio-economy & Biotechnology (SC2)

Mon May 16 10:02:26 CEST 2016

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*Notizie di interesse Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and 
maritime research and the bio-economy & Biotechnology (SC2)* <#>

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*siamo lieti di condividere con lei una selezioni di notizie nell'ambito 
della quinta sfida sociale di Horizon 2020 - Food security, sustainable 
agriculture, marine and maritime research and the bio-economy & 
Biotechnology (SC2) *

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  Horizon 2020 Societal Challenge 2 Info Week- 27- 29 June 2016

The Societal Challenge 2 Info Week 
<https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/news/infoweek-calls-2017-societal-challenge-2> for 
the 2017 calls will take place on 27- 29 June 2016 in Brussels.

This information week, jointly organised by the Research Executive 
Agency (REA), DG RTD, DG AGRI and the BIOHORIZON consortium 
<http://www.ncp-biohorizon.net/start>, will give an overview of 
available funding opportunties under the 2017 calls and updates on 
research results from projects funded under Societal Challenge 2.

via 
http://ec.europa.eu/rea/about_us/events/societal_challenge2_info_day_event_2016_en.htm 

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    BioHorizon international brokerage event for the 2017 SC2 and KET-B
    calls

Following the SC2 Info Day 2016 dedicated to âFood Security, 
Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry, Marine, Maritime and Inland Water 
Research and the Bioeconomyâ challenge in Horizon 2020, on the 
afternoon of 28th June 2016, there will be a corresponding brokerage 
event organised by the EU-funded BioHorizon project.

The BioHorizon brokerage event will be dedicated to consortium building. 
The main part of the event will comprise bilateral meetings between wide 
spectrum of companies, universities and researchers, stakeholders from 
Europe and beyond interested in the same call topics. Following 
successful registration for the event, participants can pre-arrange 
these bilateral meetings automatically by means of a sophisticated, 
user-friendly match-making tool based on the profiles and research 
interests recorded in the system by participants.

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via https://www.b2match.eu/foodbrokerage2016
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*Extreme weather and armed conflicts have put 240 million people under 
food stress*
In 2016, 240 million people across 45 low-income and/or 
conflict-affected countries are assessed as being in a 'food stress' 
situation. Within this number, 80 million people are in the more serious 
condition of "food crisisâ with 41.7 million being located in 
countries affected by El NiÃ±o.

via http://ift.tt/1Tsx9iO

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    Horizon 2020 project looking for experts in IPM

Horizon 2020 project EMPHASIS 
<http://www.emphasisproject.eu/> - Effective Management of Pests and 
Harmful Alien Species: Integrated Solutions - is looking for IPM 
(Integrated Pest Management) experts to complete their survey 
<https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/X9FY6CN> on the biggest plant health 
threats in European agriculture and forestry and the methods currently 
used to deal with them.

via 
http://us7.campaign-archive1.com/?u=c40406f3cb81288b4051d5632&id=3fcad02c3e

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*An integrated EU policy for the Arctic adopted*
The High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the 
European Commission have adopted a policy proposal that will guide the 
actions of the European Union in the Arctic region.

via http://ift.tt/1YTRn6H

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*Fisheries & Aquaculture data collection*
As the science and knowledge service of the European Commission, the 
Joint Research Centre's mission is to support EU policies with 
independent evidence throughout the whole policy cycle.

via http://ift.tt/277xK10

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*Launching new Focus Groups*

The call for experts for the next three EIP-AGRI Focus Groups will be 
published early June. The deadline for applications will be mid-July. 
The topics they will cover are:

  * FG 21 - Robust and resilient dairy production systems
  * FG 22 - Agroforestry: introducing woody vegetation into intensive
    crop and livestock systems
  * FG 23 - Diseases and pests in viticulture

via http://ift.tt/1rVYTDx

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*Thematic networks under Horizon 2020*
The EIP-AGRI has published a brochure âThematic Networks under Horizon 
2020 - compiling knowledge ready for practiceâ. Working on a specific 
topic, these thematic networks collect existing scientific knowledge and 
best practices and translate them into easily understandable end-user 
material.

via http://ift.tt/1XlmY2T

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*EU-AU-IIASA Evidence and Policy event on Water-Energy-Food nexus 30th 
August â 2nd September 2016*
The European and African Union Commissions together with the 
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) are 
organizing a highly participatory evidence and policy event in the field 
of the *Water-Energy-Food nexus*. The event will take place at the Joint 
Research Center site in Ispra, Italy from 31st August to 2nd September 
2016, with a preliminary inception day on 30th August 2016 for some 
participants. The programme includes some lectures and panels with high 
level policy makers and scientists, but mainly comprises a series of 
interactive masterclasses.  Participants will develop their working 
practices, skills, behaviour and methods, in both the scientific and 
policy-making domains via masterclasses and group work.

via http://ift.tt/1Nrm2I0

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        Meet new business partners & expand your Research & Innovation
        Network in the maritime sector at the International Shipping
        Exhibition Posidonia

MariMatch at Posidonia 2016, the brokerage forum organised by the 
Enterprise Europe Network at the International Shipping Exhibition 
Posidonia <http://www.posidonia-events.com/> will take place on 
the 8th & 9thJune 2016 in Athens, Greece. Few events can match the 
concentration of international buyers that gather at the Posidonia 
Exhibition.

via http://www.b2match.eu/posidonia2016

***Cordialmente,***

****Matteo Di Rosa****

***EU Horizon 2020 â National Contact Point:  Climate Action, 
Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials (SC5); Food security, 
sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research and the 
bio-economy & Biotechnology (SC2)***

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