Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF), in collaboration with the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME), has announced the launch of the first cycle of the Food Security Call. Each award is up to US$300,000 per year and up to three years with total budget up to US$750,000. The research priority areas of this call are:

• Local Food Production
• Community Initiative
• Policy and Legislation
• Strengthening resilience among people and Agrifood systems
• Supply Chain

The Lead Principal Investigator (LPI) must be affiliated with either an approved submitting institution inside Qatar or a collaborative institution outside Qatar. In case the LPI is affiliated to a collaborative institution outside Qatar, a Co-LPI from an approved submitting institution inside Qatar must be identified. Applicants may participate by submitting a proposal in accordance with the guidelines and timeline stated in the Call for Proposal (CFP) along with the research plan template and the other related documents available online in the Download Centre of the Food Security Call. Deadline: 2 October 2019, 12 noon (Doha time)