Applications are invited from research scientists working in agriculture, forestry or fisheries for funding towards a conference (or workshop, symposium, etc) to take place in a member country of the Co-operative Research Programme.
Donor Name: OECD
Country: Selected Countries
Type of Grant: Event
Deadline: 09/10/2023
Size of the Grant: EUR 40 000
Details:
The aim of the Conference Sponsorship scheme is to inform policy makers, industry and academia of current and future research, scientific developments and opportunities in these areas.
Applications relevant to the work of the OECD Committee for Agriculture and other bodies are particularly welcome:
- Sustainable and resilient productivity growth and food security and nutrition;
- Climate change mitigation, reducing emissions from agriculture and food systems, carbon sequestration in agriculture, forestry and land use;
- Halting and reversing forest loss and land degradation;
- Reducing the negative environmental impacts of livestock production and practices harmful to animal health and welfare, investigating the positive contribution livestock can make to soil quality and management, biodiversity and livelihoods;
- Biodiversity, enhancing ecosystem services;
- Improving soil health and water and air quality, including through agro-ecological and other innovative, context specific approaches.
- Innovations in the transfer and development of agricultural knowledge, including Indigenous and traditional knowledge;
- Fisheries and aquaculture productivity, sustainability and resilience.
Objectives
- The Co-operative Research Programme’s (“CRP”) main aim is to strengthen scientific knowledge and provide relevant scientific information and advice that will inform future policy decisions related to the sustainable use of natural resources, in the areas of food, agriculture, forests and fisheries.
- The objective and work of the CRP are anchored in both a policy and scientific environment in the fields of food, agriculture, forestry and fisheries, which, more than ever, are developed in a multidisciplinary environment. This happens so as to respond to the varied demands from a range of stakeholder groups with interests in these fields, and to take into account that the world is globalised and food production systems are interlinked.
CRP Research Themes
- The overarching challenges facing agriculture, food, fisheries and forestry research are food security and nutrition – the world will need to balance food production and food demand for a population of at least nine billion in 2050 – and sustainability – of the world’s natural capital as well as its food production systems. These become the key outcomes for the CRP investments.
- In order to deliver on these overarching challenges, the CRP has identified three pillars, or themes, set in the context of globalisation and climate change:
- Managing Natural Capital
- Strengthening Resilience in The Face of Multiple Risks in A Connected World
- Transformational Technologies and Innovation
- Global issues, such as food security and climate change and the growing connectedness of economies through trade and travel, need to be addressed by developed countries participating in the CRP and by developing countries alike. Consequently, many of the issues dealt with through CRP activities can have much wider relevance and impact than just the CRP membership.
Sponsorship Benefits
- The amount of any award depends on the quality of the applications, with a maximum award of EUR 40 000. Awards could be lower than this amount.
- The CRP does not guarantee that any award given will cover the whole cost of the event or the travel costs of all the speakers proposed for funding.
Sponsorship Covers
- Travel Lump Sums for keynote speakers at in person events from CRP participating countries and a relevant member of the Scientific Advisory Body (SAB).
- A Direct Subsidy towards the costs of facilitating an event, particularly hybrid or virtual events.
- A combination of Travel Lump Sums and Direct Subsidy for hybrid events
- A contribution of EUR 3 050 towards the publication costs of the proceedings of the Conference. This contribution it paid directly to the publishers of the proceedings
- Sponsorship does not:
- Provide insurance cover for invited speakers.
- Convey any status to the invited speakers or organisers: The invited speakers or organisers are not considered as an official of the OECD and consequently they do not benefit from any tax exemptions on the travel lump sum paid by the Organisation.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applications are invited from research scientists working in agriculture, forestry or fisheries for funding towards a conference (or workshop, symposium, etc) to take place in a member country of the Co-operative Research Programme.
- The CRP does not guarantee that any award given will cover the whole cost of the event or the travel costs of all the speakers proposed for funding.
- The applicant should have at least the provisional agreement of the key note speakers to participate.
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