Improving Sustainability of Agricultural and Food Systems Grant
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This grant funds research to understand the benefits and tradeoffs of agricultural practices and measures aimed at improving sustainability across food systems. It is open to researchers and organizations studying agricultural sustainability and food-system interventions.
About this grant
The Improving Sustainability of Agricultural and Food Systems Research Program focuses on improving sustainability of agricultural and food systems across key environmental metrics. The program aims to understand the benefits and tradeoffs of various measures in agricultural systems and production practices while maintaining production potential and strengthening overall resilience of the agricultural system towards climate change. The program funds cross-disciplinary and solution-oriented research that addresses food system challenges, with current projects examining topics such as sustainable mixed cropping, regenerative agriculture metrics, nitrogen use efficiency in crop rotation, and water resource management under different farming practices in Mediterranean and intensive crop rotation contexts.
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Eligibility
Direct funding is restricted to ETH Zurich World Food System Center members. The program supports cross-disciplinary and solution-oriented research conducted through the World Food System Center at ETH Zurich.
Key requirements
- ✓Research focus on agricultural systems and production practices
- ✓Analysis of benefits and tradeoffs of sustainability measures
- ✓Contribution to understanding food-system sustainability
Recent past awardees
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- Trade-off mapping to implement sustainable mixed cropping
- Environmental, economic, and social metrics and trade-offs for regenerative agriculture
- Increasing sustainability and nitrogen use efficiency by improving peas for crop rotation
- Assessing the effect on water resources and greenhouse gas emissions of fallow vs cover crop in an intensive crop rotation system under the Mediterranean climate
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Frequently asked questions
- Who can apply for Improving Sustainability of Agricultural and Food Systems?
- Eligibility covers organisations in GLOBAL; university, research-institution, nonprofit. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.
Relevant sectors
About this sector
Food systems funding covers sustainable production, supply-chain resilience, food loss, nutrition and smallholder livelihoods. It is offered by agriculture and development agencies, multilateral programmes and foundations, often with a focus on low- and middle-income countries. Applicants are generally asked to show local partnerships and how benefits reach farmers or consumers.
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