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Food exporters seek ideas on beating Ukraine ports blockade

[ November 8, 2022   //   Chris Lewis ]

The EIT Food innovation community is calling for proposals to help Ukraine export large quantities of grain and reduce dependency on export by sea through ports affected by the Russian invasion. The Ukrainian Ministry of Agriculture is seeking alternative ways to move the country’s food exports, including an overland “pipeline”.

EIT Food is supported by the EU’s European Institute of Innovation and Technology. It is calling for proposals for a feasibility study for a functional and rapidly deployable grain transport system, meeting a series of criteria that have been specified by the Ukrainian government.

Funding for the feasibility study is available to all organisations, both EIT Food partners and new applicants, from Member States of the European Union (EU) and from Horizon Europe Associate Countries.

A maximum grant of €300,000 is available and more than one feasibility study may be funded.

The call is open from now to 6 January 2023, with Feasibility Studies to be submitted by 30 April 2023.

Further details on the criteria and how to apply can be found at: Ukraine Grain Transportation System: Call for Feasibility Study Proposals – EIT Food