The call responds to binding targets under the 2025 amendment of the Waste Framework Directive, which requires EU countries to cut food waste by 10% in processing and manufacturing and by 30% per capita jointly across retail, food services and households by 2030. Eligible actions span the supply chain, from fostering collaboration between producers, processors, wholesalers and retailers, to supporting food banks in reprocessing and redistributing surplus food.

The Commission is prioritising solutions that are close to market and ready for deployment at industrial or commercial scale within the project's duration, rather than early-stage research.

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