The European Technology Platform (ETP) ‘Food for Life’, the European Collaboration of the National Food Technology Platforms and the European Federation of Food Science and Technology have developed a joint chapter on Implementation Actions for the SMEs of the food and drink sector that will be part of the ETP 'Food for Life' 2017 Implementation Action Plan.

The joint chapter analyses the role and characteristics of SMEs in the food and drink sector and their obstacles to engage in Research and Innovation (R&I), and suggests potential approaches to overcome R&I hurdles and a number of targeted actions for food and drink SMEs.