Interdisciplinary funding; Strengthening the resilience of the UK food system

Apply for funding to strengthen the resilience of the UK food system, by taking a food systems approach and considering cascading risks.

You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC funding, who will administer the funding on behalf of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).

Your project must be interdisciplinary and you must collaborate with at least one stakeholder organisation (government, business and the third sector).

The full economic cost (FEC) of your project can be up to £1.75 million. BBSRC will fund 80% of the FEC.

The funding is available for three year projects.

What we’re looking for:

This funding opportunity aims to improve the resilience of the UK food system to a variety of potentially cascading risks, including but not limited to:

further pandemics climate change and extreme weather food safety pests and diseases trade and geopolitics labour shortages food price spikes civil unrest

Proposals must address two or more cascading risks and align with one or more of the themes on the full briefing page (listed under ‘Scope’). The information provided is extensive and addresses what will and won’t be considered for funding.

This call closes on 19th March 2024, and will award between £1million – £1.4million to projects. This call is funded by BBSRC, AHRC, ESRC, EPSRC, Innovate UK, NERC, STFC and is co-funded by DEFRA.

Find out more information and apply.