GSS EU Science Funding Gateway

The proposals should foster social innovation, where different practices can be considered, while working on 5 distinct areas:

• Mapping, tracking and monitoring
• Cost-benefit analysis
• Comparative governance analysis
• Strategic planning
• Challenging the existing theories

(further details on the distinct areas see page 423-424 of the work programme)

Proposals should support the definition of innovative local strategies to overcome the barriers to food and nutrition security in urban areas and boost community resilience. This can include the creation and evaluation of distributive food systems (e.g. mutual aid programmes, local food systems networks) based on local needs and capacities, where value, knowledge and power would be redistributed fairly across actors and territories; tailored solutions – including social innovations, frugal innovation, technologies, new/adapted business models -, as well as new market places. Proposals should address inequalities in urban food systems, whether they be due to gender, race and other social categories.

Proposals should implement the multi-actor approach by conducting inter and trans-disciplinary research and involving a wide diversity of food system actors, with a special attention to consumers and civil society organisations.