Food systems: Research and innovation investment gap study

This comprehensive report presents the results of a comparative study of food systems research and innovation (R&I) investment levels in the EU, considering public and private R&I spent at both national and EU level.

Three main strands of research were used to inform the study: a review of projects funded through the EU Framework Programmes (Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) and Horizon 2020); a mapping of national public funding available for food systems R&I in the EU Member States; and a first analysis of private sector expenditure on food systems R&I. Data were categorised according to the priorities, pathways and sectors identified by the European Commission’s Food 2030 R&I policy framework to understand overall levels of expenditure on different priorities in food-related sectors.

The report complements the summary report/policy brief published in 2022.