Achieving more Sustainable Food Systems through R&I: ETP ‘Food for Life’ Priorities for the Horizon Europe Work Programme 2023-2024

The ETP ‘Food for Life’ has analysed the Horizon Europe work programme 2021-2022 in the light of its own strategic documents and has identified many shared R&I priorities. These include alternative food sources, sustainable packaging, food safety, microbiome and the prevention of non-communicable diseases. However, there are still important R&I gaps that need to be addressed for the next Horizon Europe Work Programme 2023-2024 if the EU wants to achieve the ambitious policy goals set out in the Farm to Fork strategy, the Digital strategy, the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability and the Food2030 vision, among others. These R&I priority areas, detailed in our strategic documents, are summarised in the attached document. We believe that with this update we can continue to provide important actionable guidance to the European Commission, Member States, the food industry and the wider research community interested in food, to make a real difference to the Food and Drink Sector.