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Save the date - World Food Day – High-level event

Monday, 19 August 2019
JPI HDHL will be one of the speakers at a High-Level event in Brussels on World Food Day, the 16th of October 2019, with the theme ‘FOOD 2030: Nourishing people and nurturing the planet through sustainable and healthy diets for all’. Participants are invited to discuss the cross-sectoral role of nutrition, with a focus on obesity. The organization of the event is a collaborative effort by the FAO, the European Economic and Social Committee, the European Committee of the Regions, and the European Commission/FIT4FOOD2030. The agenda and registration link will be published in early September. The event will also be live-streamed online. Read More...

New JPI HDHL Implementation Plan for 2019-2021 is published

Tuesday, 28 May 2019
Corresponding to the recently published new Strategic Research Agenda (SRA), JPI HDHL is delighted to announce the launch of the new Implementation Plan for the years 2019-2021. The Implementation Plan translates the objectives of the SRA into tangible targets for the next three years and defines concrete funding and non-funding activities that will be carried out by the JPI HDHL in the coming years. The Implementation Plan 2019-2021 has been developed in a joint effort by the Management Board, SAB, SHAB and the CSA partners responsible for this task. Read More...

HDHL-INTIMIC: Knowledge Platform on Food, Diet, Intestinal Microbiomics and Human Health is recommended for funding

Tuesday, 21 May 2019
The JPI HDHL is pleased to announce that the Knowledge Platform on Food, Diet, Intestinal Microbiomics and Human Health is recommended for funding. Within this platform 52 research groups will work on data standardization, harmonization, knowledge sharing and integration within the field of intestinal microbiomics, diet and health research. Establishment of the Knowledge platform The Knowledge Platform is the second joint funding activity of the ERA-Net Cofund HDHL-INTIMIC. Fifteen funding organisations from 9 countries selected research groups from various disciplines to be part of this transnational and multidisciplinary consortium. Read More...

JPI HDHL and Fit4Food2030 at Presidency event in Romania

Friday, 10 May 2019
On the 22nd of May, the conference: “Circularity and Resource Efficiency of Food Systems” takes place in Bucharest, Romania. The event will be organised under the Romanian Presidency of the European Council. High level representatives from the ministries of Research & Innovation and Agriculture and the President of the Romanian Academy for Agriculture and Forestry Sciences will be present. In addition there will be researchers and other food chain stakeholders from Romania and other European Countries. Read More...

Vlog JPI HDHL conference online

Monday, 06 May 2019
The vlog that JPI HDHL chair, Martijntje Bakker, made of the 5th JPI HDHL conference in February is now online. In the vlog, Martijntje takes you through the day and several speakers give you an impression of their session. In addition, Martijntje mentions some highlights of the panel discussion and she ends with the most important take home messages. More information about the 5th JPI HDHL conference For the conference report, click here For the vlogs that were made by early career scientists, click here Read More...