Call for proposals to the Lantmännen Research Foundation opens today
The annual call for proposals to the Lantmännen Research Foundation – that supports research within agriculture, bioenergy and food – is now open. The Foundation welcomes applications up to the deadline of 1 October.
The Lantmännen Research Foundation annually awards funding of up to SEK 25 million for research within the entire agriculture value chain, from field to fork. The Foundation has three prioritised research areas – agriculture and machinery, bioenergy and green materials, plus food and packaging. This year’s call for proposals is open for applications from today, and up to 1 October 2020.
“There is a big need for research that contributes to profitable and sustainable farming and food production, and it is precisely such initiatives that the Foundation was created for and wishes to support,” says Hans Wallemyr, Chairman of the Lantmännen Research Foundation and Vice Chairman of the Lantmännen Board of Directors.
The Lantmännen Research Foundation is primarily oriented towards research that focuses on findings with a practical application and innovations, and projects usually run from one to three years. The Foundation currently supports around 50 different projects, in both Sweden and internationally.
“The Foundation is unique in the way that owners, academics and employees all work in an integrated way to assure the research is of benefit to agriculture, its scientific quality and business potential,” says Helena Fredriksson, Research Manager at the Lantmännen Research Foundation.
Read more about the Lantmännen Research Foundation at https://www.lantmannen.com/research-and-innovation/research-foundation/.
For further information, please contact:
Helena Fredriksson, Research Manager, the Lantmännen Research Foundation
Phone: +46 10 55 61 047
E-mail: helena.fredriksson@lantmannen.com
Lantmännen Press Office
Phone: +46 10 556 88 00
E-mail: press@lantmannen.com
About Lantmännen
Lantmännen is an agricultural cooperative and Northern Europe’s leader in agriculture, machinery, bioenergy and food products. Owned by 20,000 Swedish farmers, we have 10,000 employees, operations in over 20 countries and an annual turnover of SEK 50 billion. With grain at the heart of our operations, we refine arable land resources to make farming thrive. Some of our best-known food brands are AXA, Bonjour, Kungsörnen, GoGreen, Gooh, FINN CRISP, Schulstad and Vaasan. Our company is founded on the knowledge and values acquired through generations of farmers. With research, development and operations throughout the value chain, together we take responsibility from field to fork. For more information: www.lantmannen.com
