Agropolis Fondation, Fondazione Cariplo and Fondation Daniel et Nina Carasso signed in October 2015 a Partnership Agreement expressing common objective of contributing to address sustainability of agriculture and food systems issues by collectively supporting international scientific projects from developed and developing countries.

Under the overall theme of “sustainable agriculture and food systems,” the Thought for Food initiative Open Call for Proposals covers two strands, namely: (a) Diverse agricultural production for more sustainable food systems and diets; and (b) sustainable food processing for more sustainable and healthy diets.

Under this collaboration, the three European foundations will support collaborative and multidisciplinary scientific research projects and research projects with a capacity building component in a common effort to contribute to the understanding and promotion of a holistic approach to sustainable food systems.