Challenges and related European Policies 4 Societal Challenges (focus areas of the HORIZON 2020) 1.Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry 2.Sustainable and Competitive Agri-Food Sector for a Safe and Healthy diet 3.Unlocking the Potential of Aquatic Living Resources 4.Sustainable and Competitive Bio-based Industries Other Challenges To support relevant policies and regulations (CAP, CFP, IMP, CAHP, …) To support regional and cohesion policy (costal and rural areas, …) Structuration of a ERA (European Research Area) International cooperation Innovative and socio-economic dimension of the activities Dissemination of research results and technology knowledge transfer Involvement of the industry, in particular SMEs (from 15% to 75%) 13/12/20125
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