Encourager les agriculteurs à adopter une agriculture plus verte

Il est possible d’accroître les bienfaits de l’agriculture pour l’environnement en transformant les pratiques actuelles. Le projet Contracts2.0, financé par l’UE, a élaboré une série d’approches agricoles qui trouvent un juste équilibre entre productivité et durabilité.

L’évolution de https://commission.europa.eu/food-farming-fisheries_fr (l’agriculture) permettrait d’atténuer les effets de deux crises majeures qui rongent notre planète: le changement climatique et le déclin de la biodiversité.

À l’heure actuelle, les agriculteurs peuvent participer à des programmes d’agroécologie et de protection du climat et bénéficier d’une compensation financière pour leurs efforts visant à mener à bien des mesures de conservation sur leurs terres. La mise en œuvre et le suivi efficaces de ces programmes peuvent toutefois s’avérer complexes, ce qui entrave leur adoption généralisée par les agriculteurs de l’UE.

«Les programmes actuels sont souvent rigides et ne tiennent pas compte des spécificités géographiques», explique https://www.zalf.de/en/ueber_uns/mitarbeiter/Pages/matzdorf_b.aspx (Bettina Matzdorf), chercheuse en sciences sociales au Centre de recherche de Leibniz sur le paysage agricole et coordinatrice du projet https://www.project-contracts20.eu/ (Contracts2.0) (Co-design of novel contract models for innovative agri-environmental-climate measures and for valorisation of environmental public goods).

Elle ajoute: «De nouveaux contrats qui proposent une rémunération sur la base des résultats obtenus et qui favorisent la collaboration des agriculteurs pourraient mieux encourager ces derniers à produire non seulement des produits agricoles mais aussi à engendrer de la biodiversité et d’autres services écosystémiques.»

Le projet Contracts2.0, financé par l’UE, a élaboré des approches innovantes pour améliorer l’efficacité de ces programmes et leur attractivité aux yeux des agriculteurs.

L’idée générale était d’encourager les agriculteurs à produire davantage de https://www.project-contracts20.eu/glossary/environmental-public-goods/ (biens publics environnementaux): des produits non exclusifs et durables comme des paysages attrayants. L’équipe de Contrats2.0 entendait découvrir quels modèles de contrat amélioraient la fourniture de ces biens publics environnementaux, tout en favorisant une production agricole économiquement viable.

«Les réponses à bon nombre de nos problèmes liés à la biodiversité, à l’eau et au climat doivent être déployées à l’échelle du paysage», explique Bettina Matzdorf.

Afin de trouver les approches les plus adaptées, l’équipe s’est penchée sur une série de programmes de protection du climat agro-environnementaux collectifs et fondés sur les résultats. En outre, ils ont envisagé des approches axées sur un régime de propriété foncière et se sont projetés plus en aval de la chaîne de valeur pour générer des idées telles que des régimes de paiements privés fondés sur des certificats.

«Nous avons analysé les exemples existants en Europe, testé de nouveaux concepts de contrats dans le cadre d’expériences économiques et codéveloppé des solutions sur le terrain», fait remarquer Bettina Matzdorf. L’équipe a également étudié les conditions-cadre en matière de politique nécessaires à la mise en œuvre de nouveaux programmes dans neuf pays de l’UE différents.

Susciter l’innovation sur le terrain et en ligne

Le projet Contracts2.0 a mis en place 11 laboratoires de l’innovation axés sur les contrats aux quatre coins de l’Europe, qui rassemblent agriculteurs, scientifiques et experts environnementaux en vue d’élaborer de nouvelles solutions pratiques qui pourraient être incorporées dans les contrats. À ces solutions viennent s’ajouter des «laboratoires politiques», qui ont réuni des décideurs politiques autour d’une même table pour élaborer les cadres politiques appropriés.

En 2019, l’équipe a organisé une série de visites sur le terrain qui visaient à encourager l’échange de connaissances, à illustrer des exemples de bonnes pratiques et à rendre les approches et les objectifs tangibles. «Les praticiens ont mis en exergue l’importance de l’apprentissage mutuel. Les voyages ont facilité l’échange entre les parties prenantes de différents laboratoires, mais nous y avons également pris part en qualité de chercheurs», explique Bettina Matzdorf.

Pendant la pandémie, l’équipe a dû remplacer les ateliers physiques par des événements «virtuels» sur des thèmes de l’agro-écologie. Le format en ligne, le libre accès et les experts invités ont contribué au franc succès des ateliers.

Bettina Matzdorf met en évidence le fait que, grâce à la collaboration entre la pratique agricole, la politique et la science dans de nombreux pays européens, un large éventail de circonstances, de modes d’exploitation, de paysages et d’environnements politiques ont pu être pris en compte. «Je crois que nous avons véritablement apporté notre pierre à l’édifice qu’est la mise en place de meilleurs contrats pour l’agriculture et la nature», fait-elle remarquer.

Le projet a également produit un catalogue des facteurs favorisent ou entravant les approches existantes et a formulé des lignes directrices pour un cadre politique qui favorise les approches fondées sur les contrats et l’élaboration de politiques agro-environnementales et climatiques appropriées.

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Zuchtfortschritte bei Hülsenfrüchten

Ein EU-finanziertes Projekt unterstützt Europa und China dabei, ihre Abhängigkeit von Proteinimporten zu verringern.

Hülsenfrüchte (Leguminosen) sind ein wichtiger Bestandteil im Futter- und Lebensmittelsektor und haben positive Auswirkungen auf die http://www.eucleg.eu/index.php/legumes-advantages (Umwelt). Sie sind proteinreich und tragen zum Stickstoffeintrag in die Anbausysteme bei, wodurch der Bedarf an synthetischen Stickstoffdüngern verringert wird. Außerdem stellen sie eine nahrhafte pflanzliche Alternative zu Fleisch dar – ein wachsender Markt, auf dem viele nach neuen Möglichkeiten suchen, das https://agriculture.ec.europa.eu/farming/crop-productions-and-plant-based-products/cereals/development-plant-proteins_de (Potenzial der pflanzlichen Proteinproduktion) zu nutzen. Der verstärkte Anbau von Leguminosen wäre somit in vieler Hinsicht sinnvoll.

Obwohl in Europa und China die https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-89578-9_18 (agrarökologischen Bedingungen) für den Anbau pflanzlicher Proteine eigentlich günstig sind, ist das Potenzial dort noch kaum erschlossen, was beide Regionen stark von Proteinimporten und intensivem Einsatz synthetischer Stickstoffdünger abhängig macht. Das EU-finanzierte Projekt http://www.eucleg.eu/ (EUCLEG) (Breeding forage and grain legumes to increase EU’s and China’s protein self-sufficiency) sollte dazu beitragen, diese Abhängigkeit zu verringern.

„Wir haben daran gearbeitet, die Sorten von Hülsenfrüchten zu verbessern“, erklärt Bernadette Julier, Projektkoordinatorin und Forschungsdirektorin bei INRAE, dem Französischen Nationalen Forschungsinstitut für Landwirtschaft, Ernährung und Umwelt. Dabei kamen insbesondere die Geno- und Phänotypisierung sowie statistische Methoden zum Einsatz.

EUCLEG befasste sich primär mit den fünf häufigsten europäischen Leguminosenarten: zwei Futtersorten (Luzerne und Rotklee) sowie drei Körnerleguminosen (Erbse, Ackerbohne und Sojabohne).

„Unser Ziel war es, die Zucht besser angepasster, leistungsfähiger Leguminosensorten zu fördern. Die Zucht dieser Sorten, deren Ertragsleistung, Qualität und Stabilität höher ist als bei bisherigen Sorten, soll in geografischen Regionen erfolgen, die bereits Leguminosen anbauen. Zudem soll ihr Anbau in Regionen gefördert werden, in denen der Schwerpunkt bislang nicht auf Leguminosen lag“, führt Julier weiter aus. Ein höherer Ertrag und eine größere Anbaufläche werden dazu beitragen, mehr heimische Proteine zu produzieren. So können neue Sorten leichter in Fruchtfolgen zur Diversifizierung eingeführt werden.

 Die Projektarbeit hat zur Freigabe und/oder Übernahme von genomweiten Genotypisierungsinstrumenten für die fünf wichtigsten Leguminosenarten geführt. „Weiterhin entwickelten wir eine neue Zielsetzung, um die genetische Vielfalt bei jeder Art zu erhöhen. Mit den zahlreichen Markern aus der großen Genbank von Akzessionen konnte das Wissen um die genetische Vielfalt von Luzerne und Soja deutlich erweitert werden. Außerdem wurden neue Quellen für phänotypische Variationen ermittelt“, fügt Julier hinzu.

Durch genomweite Genotypisierung konnten im Rahmen des Projekts molekulare Marker identifiziert werden, die mit Merkmalsvariationen im Zusammenhang stehen. Diese Marker könnten dann in Zuchtprogramme aufgenommen werden, um den Zuchtfortschritt voranzutreiben. „Die Ergebnisse legen nahe, dass die genomische Selektion auch den genetischen Fortschritt in der Leguminosenzüchtung beschleunigen sollte, wie bei anderen wichtigen Pflanzen- und Tierarten“, sagt Julier.

An der Erfassung und Auswertung der Daten wirkten mehrere öffentliche und private Zuchtbetriebe für Leguminosen mit. „Diese Partnerschaft leistet Vorschub für den Wissenstransfer von der Forschung zur Industrie“, so Julier. Weiterhin organisierte das Projekt Schulungen für Zuchtbetriebe.

„Dort wurde das Potenzial molekularer Züchtungsmethoden für Leguminosen demonstriert. Langfristig erwarte ich, dass die Leguminosenzüchtung molekulare Werkzeuge nutzen wird, um den genetischen Fortschritt zu beschleunigen und Sorten freizugeben, die an verschiedene Einschränkungen und Verwendungszwecke angepasst sind“, fügt sie hinzu.

Als nächstes will das Projekt demonstrieren, welchen Fortschritt die molekulare Züchtung im Vergleich zur phänotypischen Züchtung erwirken kann. „Vor allem aber müssen die Kosten der Genotypisierung verringert werden, und zwar durch Anpassung der Methoden und Anzahl der Marker, die für ein Zuchtprogramm erforderlich sind. Schließlich sollten auch in Zuchtprogrammen molekulare Methoden für die Sortenzucht eingesetzt sowie Berechnungsformeln und Marker auf die erwünschte genetische Vielfalt ausgerichtet werden“, schließt Julier.

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Die Europäische Union (EU) hat sich ehrgeizige Ziele für den Agrarsektor gesetzt. Die landwirtschaftlichen Betriebe in Europa müssen nicht nur eine zuverlässige Versorgung mit qualitativ hochwertigen Lebensmitteln – Obst, Gemüse, Nüsse, Getreide und tierische Erzeugnisse – und Nichtlebensmitteln zu wettbewerbsfähigen Preisen gewährleisten, sondern auch die Umweltverpflichtungen des europäischen Grünen Deals und der Strategie „Vom Hof auf den Tisch“ erfüllen.

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Agroecology: Transitioning toward sustainable, climate and ecosystem-friendly farming and food systems

Farming in Europe has been transformed over the last 70 years by policies, technologies and practices that sought to guarantee a stable supply of affordable food. But success has come at the cost of mounting environmental degradation. This CORDIS Results Pack highlights 11 EU-funded research projects that demonstrate the potential of more sustainable alternatives.

A holistic approach that supports sustainable agricultural production while maintaining robust stewardship of the environment, agroecology works with nature and ecosystem services, increasing the resilience and diversity of farms, and that holds the potential to drive a full transformation of farming and food systems.

Agroecology has implications for a span of agricultural practices, from breeds and varieties used, to soil management practices and crop diversification strategies, integration in value chains, and business models that can sustain locally adapted practices and provide greater market opportunities for farmers and consumers. Examples of farming practices implementing agroecological principles are organic farming, agroforestry and mixed farming.

Agroecology has the potential to become a fundamental tool for the EU in its effort to promote a sustainable farming sector that respects planetary boundaries and is able to respond to changing needs of society both in terms of sustainable and healthy diets and with regard to the environmental and climate issues related to primary production.

Research and innovation in this area is opening up new opportunities in farming systems, making it possible to use ecosystem services to benefit sustainable and resilient land use systems without jeopardising profitability of the farming activity.

Agroecology has been identified as a practice that can be supported through the eco-schemes under the first pillar of the https://ec.europa.eu/info/food-farming-fisheries/key-policies/common-agricultural-policy/cap-glance_en (Common Agricultural Policy) (CAP). It has also been singled out as one of the sustainable farming practices that can help achieve the targets of the https://ec.europa.eu/info/strategy/priorities-2019-2024/european-green-deal_en (EU Green Deal) and its related https://ec.europa.eu/food/horizontal-topics/farm-fork-strategy_en (Farm to Fork) and https://ec.europa.eu/environment/strategy/biodiversity-strategy-2030_en (Biodiversity) strategies. Under Horizon 2020, the EU has funded several research projects dedicated to advancing agroecological research. These projects are contributing to an increased understanding of the practical implementation of ecological and low-input farming practices, along with their environmental, climate and social benefits.

These advances will be further boosted in Horizon Europe, under which the Commission has proposed a candidate European partnership on https://ec.europa.eu/info/research-and-innovation/research-area/agriculture-forestry-and-rural-areas/partnership-agroecology_en (‘Accelerating farming systems transition: agroecology living labs and research infrastructures’). If successful, the overarching goal of this candidate partnership would be to tap into the potential of agroecology and of local innovation to accelerate the transition towards sustainable, climate- and ecosystem-friendly farming systems in Europe.

Beyond informing the definition of upcoming research and innovation actions under Horizon Europe and helping to create synergies between Horizon 2020 projects and the proposed candidate European partnership on agroecology, this CORDIS Results Pack on Agroecology aims to feed into key ongoing processes such as the reform of the CAP, where it can provide useful knowledge for the preparation and evaluation of the CAP Strategic Plans and the design of eco-schemes. Moreover, the EU recently adopted its new https://ec.europa.eu/info/food-farming-fisheries/farming/organic-farming/organic-action-plan_en (Action Plan for the development of organic production), for which research in agroecology will be an important enabler.

Ultimately, the Results Pack seeks to mobilise stakeholders to work together to scale up this promising research area by showcasing what has already been achieved by EU-funded research and innovation actions.

Projects highlighted in this Results Pack are examples of the broad range of EU-funded research and innovation activities being carried out in this space, and the variety of ways in which agroecology can support sustainable agriculture and environmental protection.

https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/434317 (DIVERSify), https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/434316 (Diverfarming) and https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/434326 (DiverIMPACTS) all show how increasing the diversity of crops grown on farms can provide greater economic and food security, more protection against pests, higher biodiversity and more sustainable production than short rotation cropping and monocultures.

Europe’s growing demand for legumes, and the role of legume crops in diversified and ecological farming, are addressed through projects including https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/434323 (TRUE), https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/434319 (LEGVALUE) and https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/434318 (Legumes Translated). The need for increased access to organic feed and seed are the focus of the https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/434322 (OK-Net EcoFeed) and https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/434321 (LIVESEED) projects. And research carried out within https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/434320 (LIFT) and https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/434324 (UNISECO) and by projects funded under the https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/434325 (CORE Organic Cofund) reveal the different ways in which farmers, industry and policymakers can nurture the growth and development of agroecological farming.

agroecology, farming, agriculture, food, organic, green, sustainable, diversity, climate, security, resilience

Climate Change and Environment

Society

Food and Natural Resources

National government

Local and regional authority

Network, platform, chamber, group of professionals

/Network, platform, chamber, group of professionals

AGRI - Research and innovation

Results Pack

Article: Collections of results, from finished or nearly completed projects, focusing on a specific theme that you can apply in your domain

CORDIS Editorial

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Plant health: Keeping plants healthy while protecting the environment

Plants are at the centre of life itself. They are a primary source of food for us, as well as for the animals we eat. They help regulate the climate and are a part of the natural environment in which we live. With millions of people regularly employed in the agricultural sector, plants are also a key part of the EU economy. Ensuring plant health is therefore paramount to safeguarding the bloc’s economic stability and its citizens’ well-being. This new edition of the CORDIS Results Pack on Plant Health showcases 12 EU-funded projects at the forefront of research and innovation activities in this domain.

Climate Change and Environment

Food and Natural Resources

Health

Higher or Secondary Education, training organisation

/Higher or Secondary Education, training organisation

Small or Medium Size Enterprise (SME)

Research organisation

Enterprise and industry organisation

REA - Excellent Science Department

Results Pack

CORDIS Editorial

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A ground-breaking biomolecular production platform for safer, more efficient and sustainable pest control and crop health management

Project

Project factsheets

plant protection

/agricultural sciences/agriculture, forestry, and fisheries/agriculture/agronomy/plant protection

biomolecules

infectious diseases

/medical and health sciences/health sciences/infectious diseases

SME instrument phase 2

SME instrument phase 2

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

Xylella Fastidiosa Active Containment Through a multidisciplinary-Oriented Research Strategy

Project

Project factsheets

plant protection

bacteriology

remote sensing

/engineering and technology/environmental engineering/remote sensing

entomology

genomes

Research and Innovation action

Research and Innovation action

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

Novel biocontrol agents for insect pests from neuroendocrinology

Project

Project factsheets

genetics

plant protection

synthetic biology

/natural sciences/biological sciences/synthetic biology

nutrition

/medical and health sciences/health sciences/nutrition

entomology

Research and Innovation action

Research and Innovation action

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

New commercial EUropean RICE (Oryza sativa) harbouring salt tolerance alleles to protect the rice sector against climate change and apple snail (Pomacea insularum) invasion

Project

Project factsheets

sustainable agriculture

/agricultural sciences/agriculture, forestry, and fisheries/agriculture/sustainable agriculture

hydrology

/natural sciences/earth and related environmental sciences/hydrology

productivity

/social sciences/economics and business/economics/production economics/productivity

climatic changes

/natural sciences/earth and related environmental sciences/atmospheric sciences/climatology/climatic changes

business and management

/social sciences/economics and business/business and management

Research and Innovation action

Research and Innovation action

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

DEcision Support system for Smart Agriculture

Project

Project factsheets

internet of things

/natural sciences/computer and information sciences/internet/internet of things

software

/natural sciences/computer and information sciences/software

plant protection

sensors

vegetable growing

/agricultural sciences/agriculture, forestry, and fisheries/agriculture/horticulture/vegetable growing

SME instrument phase 1

SME instrument phase 1

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

Weeding robot for precision farming reducing herbicide usage by 95%

Project

Project factsheets

sustainable agriculture

optical sensors

/engineering and technology/electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering/electronic engineering/sensors/optical sensors

autonomous robots

/engineering and technology/electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering/electronic engineering/robotics/autonomous robots

vegetable growing

machine learning

/natural sciences/computer and information sciences/artificial intelligence/machine learning

SME instrument phase 2

SME instrument phase 2

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

EU-CHINA Lever for IPM Demonstration

Project

Project factsheets

plant protection

/agricultural sciences/agriculture, forestry, and fisheries/agriculture/agronomy/plant protection

fruit growing

/agricultural sciences/agriculture, forestry, and fisheries/agriculture/horticulture/fruit growing

nutrition

vegetable growing

invasive species

/natural sciences/biological sciences/ecology/invasive species

Research and Innovation action

Research and Innovation action

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

Pest Organisms Threatening Europe

Project

Project factsheets

plant protection

lab on a chip

/engineering and technology/other engineering and technologies/microtechnology/lab on a chip

fruit growing

remote sensing

/engineering and technology/environmental engineering/remote sensing

forestry

/agricultural sciences/agriculture, forestry, and fisheries/forestry

Research and Innovation action

Research and Innovation action

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

Microbial Uptakes for Sustainable management of major bananA pests and diseases

Project

Project factsheets

plant protection

mycology

data mining

/natural sciences/computer and information sciences/data science/data mining

nutrition

/medical and health sciences/health sciences/nutrition

biological interactions

/natural sciences/biological sciences/biological behavioural sciences/ethology/biological interactions

Research and Innovation action

Research and Innovation action

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

Multi-approach determination of metal based pesticides in food

Project

Project factsheets

fruit growing

mycology

vegetable growing

aliphatic compounds

/natural sciences/chemical sciences/organic chemistry/aliphatic compounds

mass spectrometry

/natural sciences/chemical sciences/analytical chemistry/mass spectrometry

Standard EF

Standard EF

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

Role of bacterial cellulases in the transition from free living to root endophytes in rapeseed crops and in the design of efficient biofertilizers

Project

Project factsheets

bacteriology

productivity

/social sciences/economics and business/economics/production economics/productivity

agriculture

/agricultural sciences/agriculture, forestry, and fisheries/agriculture

climatic changes

enzymes

Standard EF

Standard EF

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

Fusarium oxysporum mediated underpinning of cell type-specific modulation in multiple host interaction

Project

Project factsheets

mycology

nutrition

agriculture

enzymes

laser physics

/natural sciences/physical sciences/optics/laser physics

Standard EF

Standard EF

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

A NOVEL AND INTEGRATED APPROACH TO INCREASE MULTIPLE AND COMBINED STRESS TOLERANCE IN PLANTS USING TOMATO AS A MODEL

Project

Project factsheets

sustainable agriculture

/agricultural sciences/agriculture, forestry, and fisheries/agriculture/sustainable agriculture

irrigation

/engineering and technology/civil engineering/water engineering/irrigation

fruit growing

vegetable growing

/agricultural sciences/agriculture, forestry, and fisheries/agriculture/horticulture/vegetable growing

legumes

/agricultural sciences/agriculture, forestry, and fisheries/agriculture/grains and oilseeds/legumes

Research and Innovation action

Research and Innovation action

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

Accelerating Innovative practices for Spraying Equipment, Training and Advising in European agriculture through the mobilization of Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems

Project

Project factsheets

viticulture

/agricultural sciences/agriculture, forestry, and fisheries/agriculture/horticulture/viticulture

innovation management

/social sciences/economics and business/business and management/innovation management

vegetable growing

civil society

/social sciences/political sciences/political policies/civil society

cereals

/agricultural sciences/agriculture, forestry, and fisheries/agriculture/grains and oilseeds/cereals

Coordination and support action

Coordination and support action

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

Effective Management of Pests and Harmful Alien Species - Integrated Solutions

Project

Project factsheets

plant protection

/agricultural sciences/agriculture, forestry, and fisheries/agriculture/agronomy/plant protection

nutrition

/medical and health sciences/health sciences/nutrition

vegetable growing

ecosystems

forestry

/agricultural sciences/agriculture, forestry, and fisheries/forestry

Research and Innovation action

Research and Innovation action

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

Discovering susceptibility genes to Rhizoctonia solani in rice as breeding targets for sheath blight disease resistance

Project

Project factsheets

data science

/natural sciences/computer and information sciences/data science

grains and oilseeds

/agricultural sciences/agriculture, forestry, and fisheries/agriculture/grains and oilseeds

mycology

nutrition

Society and Enterprise panel

Society and Enterprise panel

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

Galileo Enhanced Solution for Pest Detection and Control in Greenhouse Fields with Autonomous Service Robots

Project

Project factsheets

plant protection

computer vision

/natural sciences/computer and information sciences/artificial intelligence/computer vision

autonomous robots

food safety

/engineering and technology/other engineering and technologies/food technology/food safety

sensors

Innovation action

Innovation action

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

A new crop protection strategy by chemical priming of the plant immune system

Project

Project factsheets

agriculture

/agricultural sciences/agriculture, forestry, and fisheries/agriculture

Proof of Concept Grant

Proof of Concept Grant

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

Validation of diagnostic tests to support plant health

Project

Project factsheets

plant protection

databases

/natural sciences/computer and information sciences/databases

virology

diagnostic technologies

/engineering and technology/medical engineering/medical laboratory technology/diagnostic technologies

invertebrate zoology

/natural sciences/biological sciences/zoology/invertebrate zoology

Innovation action

Innovation action

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

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How cooperative crops can boost sustainable farming

By planting a mixture of crops, farmers can increase productivity while also decreasing the need for harmful pesticides.

Food and Natural Resources

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Article: Classic and enhanced

CORDIS Editorial

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Designing InnoVative plant teams for Ecosystem Resilience and agricultural Sustainability

Project

Project factsheets

sustainable agriculture

/agricultural sciences/agriculture, forestry, and fisheries/agriculture/sustainable agriculture

media and communications

/social sciences/media and communications

productivity

/social sciences/economics and business/economics/production economics/productivity

Research and Innovation action

Research and Innovation action

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

Seeds of change: a systems-based approach to plant breeding

The LIVESEED project investigated how crop breeders and seed producers can combine best practices from across the industry to increase the availability and quality of organic seeds. The results will help meet the EU’s ambitious targets for organic agriculture.

Food and Natural Resources

Result in Brief

Article: Classic and enhanced

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Improve performance of organic agriculture by boosting organic seed and plant breeding efforts across Europe

Project

Project factsheets

sustainable agriculture

databases

fodder

/agricultural sciences/agriculture, forestry, and fisheries/agriculture/industrial crops/fodder

plant breeding

/agricultural sciences/agriculture, forestry, and fisheries/agriculture/agronomy/plant breeding

legumes

/agricultural sciences/agriculture, forestry, and fisheries/agriculture/grains and oilseeds/legumes

Research and Innovation action

Research and Innovation action

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

Soil health: Reaping the benefits of healthy soils, for food, people, nature and the climate

Soil is the foundation of our lives. Soil services are essential for the provision of food through agriculture, energy and raw materials, carbon sequestration, water purification, nutrient regulation, biodiversity preservation and pest control, to name but a few. This CORDIS Results Pack highlights projects working in the field of soil research that have recently finished or will soon end and also introduces two newer projects that promise to make valued contributions over the coming years.

Climate Change and Environment

Society

Food and Natural Resources

Local and regional authority

Network, platform, chamber, group of professionals

/Network, platform, chamber, group of professionals

REA - Industrial Leadership and Societal Challenges Department

/REA - Industrial Leadership and Societal Challenges Department

Results Pack

CORDIS Editorial

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Towards climate-smart sustainable management of agricultural soils

Project

Project factsheets

edaphology

/natural sciences/earth and related environmental sciences/soil sciences/edaphology

ecosystems

climatic changes

/natural sciences/earth and related environmental sciences/atmospheric sciences/climatology/climatic changes

COFUND (European Joint Programme)

COFUND (European Joint Programme)

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

Let restore our soils : using the soil food web to engineer the soil structure and functionning

Project

Project factsheets

ecology

Standard EF

Standard EF

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

Soil Mission Support: Towards a European research and innovation roadmap on soils and land management

Project

Project factsheets

ecosystems

agriculture

biomaterials

/engineering and technology/industrial biotechnology/biomaterials

forestry

/agricultural sciences/agriculture, forestry, and fisheries/forestry

Coordination and support action

Coordination and support action

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

LAND Management: Assessment, Research, Knowledge base

Project

Project factsheets

sustainable agriculture

climatic zones

/natural sciences/earth and related environmental sciences/atmospheric sciences/climatology/climatic zones

reverse osmosis

/engineering and technology/chemical engineering/separation technologies/desalination/reverse osmosis

edaphology

ecosystems

Research and Innovation action

Research and Innovation action

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

Innovative tools enabling drinking WATER PROTECTion in rural and urban environments

Project

Project factsheets

drinking water treatment processes

/engineering and technology/environmental engineering/water treatment processes/drinking water treatment processes

wastewater treatment processes

/engineering and technology/environmental engineering/water treatment processes/wastewater treatment processes

hydrology

/natural sciences/earth and related environmental sciences/hydrology

mobile phones

/engineering and technology/electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering/information engineering/telecommunications/mobile phones

business and management

/social sciences/economics and business/business and management

Research and Innovation action

Research and Innovation action

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

Revealing the function of dormant soil microorganisms and the cues for their awakening

Project

Project factsheets

genetics

bacteriology

genetic engineering

/medical and health sciences/medical biotechnology/genetic engineering

mycology

ecosystems

Starting Grant

Starting Grant

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

Boosting 4 BEST practices for SOIL health in Europe

Project

Project factsheets

didactics

databases

/natural sciences/computer and information sciences/databases

innovation management

/social sciences/economics and business/business and management/innovation management

compost

/engineering and technology/environmental biotechnology/bioremediation/compost

agriculture

/agricultural sciences/agriculture, forestry, and fisheries/agriculture

Coordination and support action

Coordination and support action

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

Interactive Soil Quality Assessment in Europe and China for Agricultural Productivity and Environmental Resilience

Project

Project factsheets

edaphology

productivity

/social sciences/economics and business/economics/production economics/productivity

ecosystems

agriculture

business and management

Research and Innovation action

Research and Innovation action

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

Coordination of International Research Cooperation on soil CArbon Sequestration in Agriculture

Project

Project factsheets

sustainable agriculture

/agricultural sciences/agriculture, forestry, and fisheries/agriculture/sustainable agriculture

edaphology

/natural sciences/earth and related environmental sciences/soil sciences/edaphology

nutrition

/medical and health sciences/health sciences/nutrition

climatic changes

/natural sciences/earth and related environmental sciences/atmospheric sciences/climatology/climatic changes

business and management

Coordination and support action

Coordination and support action

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

Biological analysis of soils and advanced data analytics for precision agriculture maps

Project

Project factsheets

sustainable agriculture

electromagnetism and electronics

/natural sciences/physical sciences/electromagnetism and electronics

irrigation

/engineering and technology/civil engineering/water engineering/irrigation

pollution

/natural sciences/earth and related environmental sciences/environmental sciences/pollution

statistics and probability

/natural sciences/mathematics/applied mathematics/statistics and probability

SME instrument phase 1

SME instrument phase 1

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

Increased drainage effects on soil properties and water quality

Project

Project factsheets

urban drainage

/engineering and technology/civil engineering/water engineering/urban drainage

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)

/Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

Managing soil and groundwater impacts from agriculture for sustainable intensification

Project

Project factsheets

renewable energy

/engineering and technology/environmental engineering/energy and fuels/renewable energy

bioremediation

/engineering and technology/environmental biotechnology/bioremediation

food safety

/engineering and technology/other engineering and technologies/food technology/food safety

nutrition

climatic changes

European Training Networks

European Training Networks

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

Nutrient Management and Nutrient Recovery Thematic Network

Project

Project factsheets

agriculture

sustainable economy

/social sciences/economics and business/economics/sustainable economy

Coordination and support action

Coordination and support action

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

Soil Care for profitable and sustainable crop production in Europe

Project

Project factsheets

Research and Innovation action

Research and Innovation action

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

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Supporting the production and use of grain legumes

Research is providing the data needed to help Europe transition towards more sustainable plant protein production. The EU-funded Legumes Translated project is gathering that knowledge and turning it into practical action.

Food and Natural Resources

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Translating knowledge for legume-based farming for feed and food systems.

Project

Project factsheets

proteins

cereals

/agricultural sciences/agriculture, forestry, and fisheries/agriculture/grains and oilseeds/cereals

legumes

/agricultural sciences/agriculture, forestry, and fisheries/agriculture/grains and oilseeds/legumes

Coordination and support action

Coordination and support action

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

Quantifying the ecological practices that can make farming more sustainable

With the aim of improving agriculture’s carbon footprint, new research is examining the benefits and challenges of adopting best practices in ecological farming.

Food and Natural Resources

Result in Brief

Article: Classic and enhanced

CORDIS Editorial

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Low-Input Farming and Territories - Integrating knowledge for improving ecosystem-based farming

Project

Project factsheets

ecosystems

agriculture

/agricultural sciences/agriculture, forestry, and fisheries/agriculture

Research and Innovation action

Research and Innovation action

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

Set pulses racing: how farmers can meet consumers’ growing appetite for legumes

Consumer appetite for legumes is opening up new prospects for EU farmers. An EU-funded project has gathered practical information and know-how to help growers explore the potential of this trend.

Food and Natural Resources

Result in Brief

Article: Classic and enhanced

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Fostering sustainable legume-based farming systems and agri-feed and food chains in the EU

Project

Project factsheets

databases

/natural sciences/computer and information sciences/databases

proteins

fodder

/agricultural sciences/agriculture, forestry, and fisheries/agriculture/industrial crops/fodder

animal husbandry

/agricultural sciences/animal and dairy science/domestic animals/animal husbandry

legumes

Research and Innovation action

Research and Innovation action

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

Agroecology: research for resilient, sustainable, climate-, ecosystem- and social-friendly farming systems

The EU has set ambitious targets for the agricultural sector. Not only do Europe’s farmers need to ensure a reliable supply of high-quality food – fruit, vegetables, nuts, cereals and animal products – and non-food products at competitive prices, they must also deliver on the environmental commitments of the EU Green Deal and farm to fork strategy.

Climate Change and Environment

Society

Food and Natural Resources

National government

Local and regional authority

Network, platform, chamber, group of professionals

/Network, platform, chamber, group of professionals

AGRI - Research and innovation

Results Pack

CORDIS Editorial

Written by CORDIS

Developing SUstainable PERmanent Grassland systems and policies

Project

Project factsheets

nongovernmental organizations

/social sciences/political sciences/political policies/civil society/nongovernmental organizations

hydrology

/natural sciences/earth and related environmental sciences/hydrology

productivity

/social sciences/economics and business/economics/production economics/productivity

ecosystems

agriculture

Research and Innovation action

Research and Innovation action

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

Integrated Weed Management: PRActical Implementation and Solutions for Europe

Project

Project factsheets

plant protection

/agricultural sciences/agriculture, forestry, and fisheries/agriculture/agronomy/plant protection

innovation management

/social sciences/economics and business/business and management/innovation management

sensors

ecosystems

biomaterials

/engineering and technology/industrial biotechnology/biomaterials

Research and Innovation action

Research and Innovation action

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

Co-design of novel contract models for innovative agri-environmental-climate measures and for valorisation of environmental public goods

Project

Project factsheets

public policies

/social sciences/political sciences/political policies/public policies

environmental engineering

/engineering and technology/environmental engineering

Research and Innovation action

Research and Innovation action

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

Agroecology for Europe

Project

Project factsheets

sustainable agriculture

/agricultural sciences/agriculture, forestry, and fisheries/agriculture/sustainable agriculture

Coordination and support action

Coordination and support action

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

Replacement of Contentious Inputs in organic farming Systems

Project

Project factsheets

sustainable agriculture

dairy

/agricultural sciences/animal and dairy science/dairy

antibiotics

/medical and health sciences/basic medicine/pharmacology and pharmacy/pharmaceutical drugs/antibiotics

animal husbandry

business and management

/social sciences/economics and business/business and management

Research and Innovation action

Research and Innovation action

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

Pathways to phase-out contentious inputs from organic agriculture in Europe

Project

Project factsheets

sustainable agriculture

antibiotics

bioeconomy

/social sciences/economics and business/economics/bioeconomy

animal husbandry

Research and Innovation action

Research and Innovation action

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

The European Agroecology Living Lab and Research Infrastructure Network: Preparation phase

Project

Project factsheets

governance

hydrology

ecosystems

agriculture

/agricultural sciences/agriculture, forestry, and fisheries/agriculture

climatic changes

/natural sciences/earth and related environmental sciences/atmospheric sciences/climatology/climatic changes

Coordination and support action

Coordination and support action

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

Breeding forage and grain legumes to increase EU's and China's protein self-sufficiency

Project

Project factsheets

proteins

fodder

/agricultural sciences/agriculture, forestry, and fisheries/agriculture/industrial crops/fodder

nucleotides

legumes

/agricultural sciences/agriculture, forestry, and fisheries/agriculture/grains and oilseeds/legumes

animal feed

/agricultural sciences/animal and dairy science/domestic animals/animal husbandry/animal feed

Research and Innovation action

Research and Innovation action

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

Coordination of European Transnational Research in Organic Food and Farming Systems Cofund

Project

Project factsheets

ERA-NET Cofund

ERA-NET Cofund

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

Breeding for Resilient, Efficient and Sustainable Organic Vegetable production

Project

Project factsheets

sustainable agriculture

vegetable growing

/agricultural sciences/agriculture, forestry, and fisheries/agriculture/horticulture/vegetable growing

climatic changes

business and management

microbiology

Research and Innovation action

Research and Innovation action

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

CONtract SOLutions for Effective and lasting delivery of agri-environmental-climate public goods by EU agriculture and forestry

Project

Project factsheets

governance

silviculture

/agricultural sciences/agriculture, forestry, and fisheries/forestry/silviculture

agriculture

Research and Innovation action

Research and Innovation action

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

Diversification through Rotation, Intercropping, Multiple cropping, Promoted with Actors and value-Chains Towards Sustainability

Project

Project factsheets

fertility

business models

/social sciences/economics and business/business and management/business models

productivity

/social sciences/economics and business/economics/production economics/productivity

agriculture

civil society

/social sciences/political sciences/political policies/civil society

Research and Innovation action

Research and Innovation action

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

Increasing the efficiency and competitiveness of organic crop breeding

Project

Project factsheets

plant breeding

/agricultural sciences/agriculture, forestry, and fisheries/agriculture/agronomy/plant breeding

Research and Innovation action

Research and Innovation action

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

Boosting Innovation in Organic FRUIT production through strong knowledge NETworks

Project

Project factsheets

fruit growing

/agricultural sciences/agriculture, forestry, and fisheries/agriculture/horticulture/fruit growing

Coordination and support action

Coordination and support action

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

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Growing sustainable agriculture through local legumes

To become more sustainable, Europe must diversify its agri-food systems. According to one EU project, this starts with promoting the cultivation and consumption of home-grown legumes.

Food and Natural Resources

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Transition paths to sustainable legume based systems in Europe

Project

Project factsheets

governance

economics

/social sciences/economics and business/economics

nutrition

/medical and health sciences/health sciences/nutrition

civil society

legumes

Research and Innovation action

Research and Innovation action

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

Sowing diversity, reaping sustainability: why Europe needs more ‘diverfarmers’

Diversifying their cropping systems and optimising the use of resources can help farmers solve the conundrum of how to stay profitable while meeting environmental commitments.

Food and Natural Resources

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Crop diversification and low-input farming across Europe: from practitioners engagement and ecosystems services to increased revenues and chain organisation

Project

Project factsheets

data mining

/natural sciences/computer and information sciences/data science/data mining

productivity

ecosystems

bioeconomy

agriculture

Research and Innovation action

Research and Innovation action

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

Sharing knowledge and techniques across Europe’s organic farms

The EU meat and dairy industry relies heavily on imported soybean products for animal feed. A unique information database is helping organic farmers move toward 100 % organic feed.

Food and Natural Resources

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Organic Knowledge Network on Monogastric Animal Feed

Project

Project factsheets

sustainable agriculture

/agricultural sciences/agriculture, forestry, and fisheries/agriculture/sustainable agriculture

databases

/natural sciences/computer and information sciences/databases

proteins

fodder

animal feed

Coordination and support action

Coordination and support action

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

Many agroecological futures are possible in Europe

New research demonstrates how sustainable farming not only benefits the environment but also empowers farmers and rural communities.

Food and Natural Resources

Result in Brief

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Understanding and improving the sustainability of agro-ecological farming systems in the EU

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nutrition

agriculture

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How variety can be the spice of life for EU farms

Europe’s agricultural success has come at the cost of a reliance on a small number of high-yielding crops, supported by high inputs of fertilisers and pesticides. Diversifying the crops we grow can support the ecological processes necessary to preserve biodiversity and ensure healthier and more sustainable diets.

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CORDIS Editorial

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fertility

business models

productivity

agriculture

civil society

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Nurturing the growth and development of the organic sector

The EU Green Deal sets a target for 25 % of agricultural land to be organic by 2030. Meeting this ambitious goal demands continuous research and innovation in sustainable food production. The CORE Organic Cofund is helping to drive this transition by increasing cooperation between international research activities.

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ERA-NET Cofund

ERA-NET Cofund

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Ecological approaches to farming practices are gaining interest across Europe. As this interest grows there is a pressing need to assess the potential contributions these practices may make, the contexts in which they function and their attractiveness to farmers as potential...

Low-Input Farming and Territories - Integrating knowledge for improving ecosystem-based farming

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ecosystems

agriculture

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Increasing production efficiency and coping with climate change, while ensuring sustainability and resilience

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Programme: Legal basis for research funding

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Socio-eco-economics – socio-economics in ecological approaches

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Programme: Part of the Commission work programme implementing legal basis

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Agricultural economics

Public economics

Agriculture related to crop production, soil biology and cultivation, applied plant biology

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Agricultural marketing

Sociology

Common agricultural policy (CAP)

Microeconomics, behavioural economics

Farm economics

Natural resources and environmental economics

/Natural resources and environmental economics

Economics, Econometrics

Labour economics

Organic farming

Farm structures

Horticultural economics

Ecological intensification

Agricultural engineering

Agroecology

SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy

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The goal of LEGVALUE is to pave the road to develop sustainable and competitive legume-based farming systems and agri-feed and food chains in the EU. To this end, the project will assess both the economic and environmental benefits for the EU agro industry to widely produce...

Fostering sustainable legume-based farming systems and agri-feed and food chains in the EU

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databases

proteins

fodder

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animal husbandry

/agricultural sciences/animal and dairy science/domestic animals/animal husbandry

legumes

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Legumes - transition paths to sustainable legume-based farming systems and agri-feed and food chains

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CORDA

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Agricultural economics

Agroindustry

Industrial sectoral change

Plant cropping systems

Economic geography

Oil plants

Feed crops

International trade

Organization studies: theory & strategy, industrial organization

/Organization studies: theory & strategy, industrial organization

Agricultural marketing

Field crops

Environmental regulations and climate negotiations

/Environmental regulations and climate negotiations

Common agricultural policy (CAP)

Food crops

Microeconomics, behavioural economics

Industrial economics

Farm economics

Low-Carbon economy

New industrial value chains

Organic farming

Forage crops

Animal nutrition

Legumes

Participatory/Participation

Farm structures

Ecological intensification

Agronomy

Feed products

Agroecology

A sustainable and competitive agri-food industry

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LIVESEED aims to improve the performance and competitiveness of the organic sector by boosting organic seed and plant breeding efforts. To increase the availability and choice of organic seed, LIVESEED will (i) harmonize the implementation of legislative requirements and...

Improve performance of organic agriculture by boosting organic seed and plant breeding efforts across Europe

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sustainable agriculture

databases

fodder

plant breeding

legumes

Research and Innovation action

Research and Innovation action

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Organic breeding – Increasing the competitiveness of the organic breeding and farming sectors

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Horticulture, viticulture

Plant breeding and plant protection

Field crops

Plant breeding

Farm economics

Organic farming

Forage crops

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With the long-term view of increasing diversification and biodiversity in Europe and fostering sustainable development of bioeconomy, the Diverfarming consortium come together to develop and deploy innovative farming and agribusiness strategies. Diverfarming will increase the...

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data mining

productivity

/social sciences/economics and business/economics/production economics/productivity

ecosystems

bioeconomy

/social sciences/economics and business/economics/bioeconomy

agriculture

Research and Innovation action

Research and Innovation action

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Crop diversification systems for the delivery of food, feed, industrial products and ecosystems services - from farm benefits to value-chain organisation

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Plant cropping systems

/Bioproducts (products that are manufactured using biological material as feedstock) biomaterials, bioplastics, biofuels, bioderived bulk and fine chemicals, bio-derived novel materials

Resources efficiency

Spatial development and architecture, land use, regional planning

/Spatial development and architecture, land use, regional planning

Participatory Innovation

Industrial crops

Business models

Plant breeding

Farm economics

Ecosystem services provided by soils

Crop rotations

Distribution and logistics

Ecological intensification

Agrobiodiversity

Supply chain management

Agro-forestry

Sustainable and competitive bio-based industries and supporting the development of a European bio-economy

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Organic agriculture is considered to be one of the important development pathways towards a more sustainable agriculture and food production. This development has been and will be dependent on continuous research and innovation.CORE Organic started in 2004 and has been...

Coordination of European Transnational Research in Organic Food and Farming Systems Cofund

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ERA-NET Cofund

ERA-NET Cofund

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ERA-NET Cofund: Public-Public Partnerships in the bioeconomy

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Horticulture, viticulture

Plant breeding and plant protection

Drink technology

Nutrition, Dietetics

Agricultural biotechnology and food biotechnology

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Agriculture

Sustainable agriculture and forestry

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Sustainable and competitive agri-food sector for a safe and healthy diet

Sustainable and competitive agri-food sector for a safe and healthy diet

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The overarching objective of UNISECO is to strengthen the sustainability of EU farming systems, through co-constructing practice-validated strategies and incentives for the promotion of improved agro-ecological approaches. We will enhance the understanding of socio-economic...

Understanding and improving the sustainability of agro-ecological farming systems in the EU

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nutrition

/medical and health sciences/health sciences/nutrition

agriculture

Research and Innovation action

Research and Innovation action

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RTD research data warehouse

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CORDIS Editorial

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Socio-eco-economics – socio-economics in ecological approaches

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CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

Agricultural economics

Public economics

Agriculture related to crop production, soil biology and cultivation, applied plant biology

Agricultural marketing

Sociology

Common agricultural policy (CAP)

Microeconomics, behavioural economics

Farm economics

Natural resources and environmental economics

Economics, Econometrics

Labour economics

Organic farming

Farm structures

Horticultural economics

Ecological intensification

Agricultural engineering

Agroecology

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Legumes Translated supports innovation in grain legume-supported cropping systems and value-chains by linking sources and users of quality-assured knowledge using rigorous knowledge synthesis and compilation. Knowledge is compiled at two levels: at the level of Actor Groups’...

Translating knowledge for legume-based farming for feed and food systems.

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proteins

cereals

/agricultural sciences/agriculture, forestry, and fisheries/agriculture/grains and oilseeds/cereals

legumes

Coordination and support action

Coordination and support action

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Empowerment of rural areas, support to policies and rural innovation

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A sustainable and competitive agri-food industry

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Fostering the bio-economy for bio-based industries

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Sustainable forestry

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Providing ecosystems services and public goods

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Thematic networks compiling knowledge ready for practice

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Demand driven innovation

Participatory Innovation

Agriculture related to animal husbandry, dairying, livestock raising

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Forestry

Innovation

Knowledge support networks

Agriculture related to crop production, applied plant biology

/Agriculture related to crop production, applied plant biology

Participatory/Participation

Agronomy

Agriculture

The overall goal of DiverIMPACTS is to achieve the full potential of diversification of cropping systems for improved productivity, delivery of ecosystem services and resource-efficient and sustainable value chains by (i) assessing performances of crop diversification through...

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fertility

business models

/social sciences/economics and business/business and management/business models

productivity

agriculture

/agricultural sciences/agriculture, forestry, and fisheries/agriculture

civil society

/social sciences/political sciences/political policies/civil society

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CORDA

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Plant cropping systems

Resources efficiency

Spatial development and architecture, land use, regional planning

Participatory Innovation

Industrial crops

Business models

Plant breeding

Farm economics

Ecosystem services provided by soils

Crop rotations

Distribution and logistics

Ecological intensification

Agrobiodiversity

Supply chain management

Agro-forestry

Sustainable and competitive bio-based industries and supporting the development of a European bio-economy

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CORDIS Editorial

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TRUE - (TRansition paths to sUstainable legume based systems in Europe) is a 22 partner consortium covering business and society actors from legume commodity production, processing, and citizens. TRUE is underpinned by science excellence in the natural and social sciences, and...

Transition paths to sustainable legume based systems in Europe

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governance

economics

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nutrition

civil society

legumes

Research and Innovation action

Research and Innovation action

CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

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CORDIS Editorial

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Legumes - transition paths to sustainable legume-based farming systems and agri-feed and food chains

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CORDA

RTD research data warehouse

Agricultural economics

Agroindustry

Industrial sectoral change

Plant cropping systems

Economic geography

Oil plants

Feed crops

International trade

Agriculture related to crop production, soil biology and cultivation, applied plant biology

/Agriculture related to crop production, soil biology and cultivation, applied plant biology

Organization studies: theory & strategy, industrial organization

Agricultural marketing

Field crops

Environmental regulations and climate negotiations

Common agricultural policy (CAP)

Food crops

Microeconomics, behavioural economics

Industrial economics

Farm economics

Low-Carbon economy

New industrial value chains

Organic farming

Forage crops

Animal nutrition

Legumes

Participatory/Participation

Farm structures

Ecological intensification

Agronomy

Feed products

Agroecology

A sustainable and competitive agri-food industry

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DIVERSify is a consortium of scientists, farmers, advisors, breeders and SMEs to co-construct a new approach and tools to investigate the mechanisms underpinning the benefits associated with cropping plant teams, and the crop traits and agronomic practices promoting these...

Designing InnoVative plant teams for Ecosystem Resilience and agricultural Sustainability

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sustainable agriculture

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media and communications

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productivity

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Teaming up for good: Exploiting the benefits of species diversity in cropping systems

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Horticulture, viticulture

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Plant physiology

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Organic farming

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Plant sciences, botany

Development, developmental genetics, pattern formation and embryology in plants

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The overall aim of OK-Net EcoFeed is to help farmers, breeders and the organic feed processing industry in achieving the goal of 100% use of organic and regional feed for monogastrics, in particular pigs, broilers, laying hens and parents of broilers and laying hens.In the...

Organic Knowledge Network on Monogastric Animal Feed

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sustainable agriculture

databases

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proteins

fodder

/agricultural sciences/agriculture, forestry, and fisheries/agriculture/industrial crops/fodder

animal feed

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Coordination and support action

Coordination and support action

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Sustainable and competitive bio-based industries and supporting the development of a European bioeconomy

Bio-based industries and supporting bio-economy

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CORDIS Editorial

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Sustainable agriculture and forestry

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Thematic Networks compiling knowledge ready for practice

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CORDA

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Knowledge transfer

Participatory Innovation

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Sustainable and competitive agri-food sector for a safe and healthy diet

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Αγροοικολογία: Η μετάβαση προς βιώσιμη, φιλική για το κλίμα και τα οικοσυστήματα γεωργία και συστήματα τροφίμων

Η γεωργία στην Ευρώπη έχει αλλάξει άρδην τα τελευταία 70 χρόνια εξαιτίας πολιτικών, τεχνολογιών και πρακτικών που επιδίωκαν να διασφαλίσουν σταθερή προσφορά οικονομικά προσιτών τροφίμων. Ωστόσο, η επιτυχία είχε ως τίμημα την αυξανόμενη υποβάθμιση του περιβάλλοντος. Αυτή η δέσμη αποτελεσμάτων CORDIS παρουσιάζει 11 ερευνητικά προγράμματα που χρηματοδοτούνται από την ΕΕ, τα οποία αποδεικνύουν ότι υπάρχει δυνατότητα εύρεσης πιο βιώσιμων εναλλακτικών λύσεων.

Η αγροοικολογία, μια ολιστική προσέγγιση η οποία υποστηρίζει τη βιώσιμη γεωργική παραγωγή, ενώ παράλληλα μεριμνά για την ορθή διαχείριση του περιβάλλοντος, βασίζεται στις υπηρεσίες της φύσης και των οικοσυστημάτων, αυξάνοντας την ανθεκτικότητα και την ποικιλομορφία των γεωργικών εκμεταλλεύσεων, ενώ μπορεί να δώσει ώθηση για μια ολική μεταμόρφωση της γεωργίας και των συστημάτων τροφίμων.

Η αγροοικολογία επηρεάζει μεγάλο φάσμα γεωργικών πρακτικών, από τις ποικιλίες που χρησιμοποιούνται έως τις πρακτικές διαχείρισης του εδάφους και τις στρατηγικές διαφοροποίησης των καλλιεργειών, την ενσωμάτωση σε αλυσίδες αξίας καθώς και τα επιχειρηματικά μοντέλα τα οποία μπορούν να υποστηρίξουν τοπικά προσαρμοσμένες πρακτικές και να παρέχουν περισσότερες ευκαιρίες στην αγορά για τους γεωργούς και τους καταναλωτές. Παραδείγματα γεωργικών πρακτικών που εφαρμόζουν αρχές της αγροοικολογίας είναι η βιολογική καλλιέργεια, η αγροδασοπονία και η πολυκαλλιέργεια.

Η αγροοικολογία μπορεί να καταστεί θεμελιώδες εργαλείο για την ΕΕ στις προσπάθειές της να προάγει έναν βιώσιμο γεωργικό τομέα ο οποίος να σέβεται τα όρια του πλανήτη και είναι σε θέση να ανταποκριθεί στις μεταβαλλόμενες ανάγκες της κοινωνίας, τόσο όσον αφορά τον βιώσιμο και υγιεινό τρόπο διατροφής όσο και για ζητήματα σχετικά με το περιβάλλον και το κλίμα τα οποία σχετίζονται με την πρωτογενή παραγωγή.

Η έρευνα και η καινοτομία σε αυτόν τον τομέα δημιουργούν νέες ευκαιρίες στα συστήματα καλλιέργειας, καθιστώντας δυνατή τη χρήση υπηρεσιών οικοσυστήματος ώστε να επωφελούνται από τα βιώσιμα και ανθεκτικά συστήματα χρήσης γης χωρίς να διακυβεύεται ο επικερδής χαρακτήρας της γεωργικής δραστηριότητας.

Η αγροοικολογία έχει προσδιοριστεί ως μια πρακτική η οποία μπορεί να λάβει στήριξη από τα οικολογικά προγράμματα του πρώτου πυλώνα τής https://ec.europa.eu/info/food-farming-fisheries/key-policies/common-agricultural-policy/cap-glance_el (κοινής γεωργικής πολιτικής) (ΚΓΠ). Επίσης, έχει ξεχωρίσει ως μία από τις γεωργικές πρακτικές οι οποίες μπορούν να βοηθήσουν την επίτευξη των στόχων της https://ec.europa.eu/info/strategy/priorities-2019-2024/european-green-deal_el (Ευρωπαϊκής Πράσινης Συμφωνίας) και των σχετικών στρατηγικών της https://ec.europa.eu/food/horizontal-topics/farm-fork-strategy_el («από το αγρόκτημα στο πιάτο») και https://ec.europa.eu/environment/strategy/biodiversity-strategy-2030_el (τις στρατηγικές για τη βιοποικιλότητα). Η ΕΕ, στο πλαίσιο της πρωτοβουλίας «Ορίζων 2020», έχει χρηματοδοτήσει αρκετά ερευνητικά έργα, που έχουν σχεδιαστεί ειδικά για να δώσουν ώθηση στην αγροοικολογική έρευνα. Αυτά τα έργα συμβάλλουν στην κατανόηση της πρακτικής εφαρμογής των οικολογικών γεωργικών πρακτικών με χαμηλές εισροές, καθώς και των οφελών τους για το περιβάλλον, το κλίμα και την κοινωνία.

Αυτή η πρόοδος θα ενισχυθεί περαιτέρω με το πρόγραμμα «Ορίζων Ευρώπη», στο πλαίσιο του οποίου η Επιτροπή έχει προτείνει μια ενδεχόμενη ευρωπαϊκή σύμπραξη για την https://ec.europa.eu/info/research-and-innovation/research-area/agriculture-forestry-and-rural-areas/partnership-agroecology_el («Accelerating farming systems transition: agroecology living labs and research infrastructures») («Επιτάχυνση της μετάβασης των γεωργικών συστημάτων: "ζωντανά εργαστήρια" και ερευνητικές υποδομές αγροοικολογίας»). Αν τελικά ευοδωθεί αυτή η ενδεχόμενη σύμπραξη, ο απώτερος στόχος της θα είναι να αξιοποιήσει τις δυνατότητες που προσφέρει η αγροοικολογία και η τοπική καινοτομία για την επιτάχυνση της μετάβασης σε γεωργικά συστήματα στην Ευρώπη που να είναι βιώσιμα και φιλικά προς το κλίμα και τα οικοσυστήματα.

Αυτή η δέσμη αποτελεσμάτων CORDIS για την αγροοικολογία, πέρα από το ενημερώνει ποιες θα είναι οι επερχόμενες ερευνητικές και καινοτόμες δράσεις και να συμβάλλει στη δημιουργία συνεργιών μεταξύ έργων του προγράμματος «Ορίζων 2020» και της ενδεχόμενης ευρωπαϊκής σύμπραξης για την αγροοικολογία, έχει ως στόχο να δώσει ώθηση σε καίριες τρέχουσες διαδικασίες, όπως τη μεταρρύθμιση της ΚΓΠ, στην οποία μπορεί να παράσχει χρήσιμες γνώσεις για την εκπόνηση και αξιολόγηση των στρατηγικών σχεδίων ΚΓΠ και τον σχεδιασμό οικολογικών προγραμμάτων. Επιπλέον, η ΕΕ πρόσφατα ενέκρινε το νέο https://ec.europa.eu/info/food-farming-fisheries/farming/organic-farming/organic-action-plan_el (σχέδιο δράσης της για την ανάπτυξη της βιολογικής παραγωγής), για το οποίο η έρευνα στον τομέα της αγροοικολογίας θα αποτελέσει σημαντική στρατηγική διευκόλυνση.

Τέλος, η δέσμη αποτελεσμάτων επιδιώκει να κινητοποιήσει φορείς να συνεργαστούν ώστε να αναβαθμιστεί αυτός ο πολλά υποσχόμενος τομέας έρευνας προβάλλοντας όσα έχουν ήδη γίνει από την έρευνα και τις δράσεις καινοτομίας που χρηματοδοτούνται από την ΕΕ.

Τα έργα που παρουσιάζονται σε αυτήν τη δέσμη αποτελεσμάτων αποτελούν παραδείγματα του ευρέως φάσματος των δραστηριοτήτων έρευνας και καινοτομίας που χρηματοδοτούνται από την ΕΕ, και τους διάφορους τρόπους με τους οποίους η αγροοικολογία μπορεί να στηρίξει τη βιώσιμη γεωργία και την περιβαλλοντική προστασία.

Τα έργα https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/434317 (DIVERSify), https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/434316 (Diverfarming) και https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/434326 (DiverIMPACTS) δείχνουν όλα τον τρόπο με τον οποίον αν αυξηθεί η διαφοροποίηση των καλλιεργειών στις γεωργικές εκμεταλλεύσεις, αυτό θα παρέχει μεγαλύτερη οικονομική και επισιτιστική ασφάλεια, μεγαλύτερη προστασία κατά των παράσιτων, μεγαλύτερη βιοποικιλότητα και πιο βιώσιμη παραγωγή σε σύγκριση με τις καλλιέργειες βραχείας αμειψισποράς και τις μονοκαλλιέργειες.

Η αυξανόμενη ζήτηση της Ευρώπης για όσπρια, και ο ρόλος της καλλιέργειας οσπρίων στη διαφοροποιημένη και τη βιολογική γεωργία εξετάζονται στο πλαίσιο έργων, μεταξύ άλλων των https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/434323 (TRUE), https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/434319 (LEGVALUE) και https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/434318 (Legumes Translated). Η ανάγκη για αυξανόμενη πρόσβαση σε βιολογικές ζωοτροφές και σπόρους συνιστούν το επίκεντρο του έργου https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/434322 (OK-Net EcoFeed) και του έργου https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/434321 (LIVESEED). Και η έρευνα που έχει διενεργηθεί στο πλαίσιο του έργου https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/434320 (LIFT) και του έργου https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/434324 (UNISECO) καθώς και από έργα που χρηματοδοτήθηκαν στο πλαίσιο του https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/434325 (CORE Organic Cofund) καταδεικνύει τους διαφορετικούς τρόπους με τους οποίους οι γεωργοί, ο κλάδος και οι υπεύθυνοι χάραξης πολιτικής μπορούν να προωθήσουν την επέκταση και ανάπτυξη της αγροοικολογικής γεωργίας.

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Πώς οι συνεργατικές καλλιέργειες μπορούν να ενισχύσουν την αειφόρο γεωργία

Φυτεύοντας ένα μείγμα καλλιεργειών, οι αγρότες μπορούν να αυξήσουν την παραγωγικότητα ενώ μειώνουν την ανάγκη για επιβλαβή λιπάσματα.

Οι σπόροι της αλλαγής: μια προσέγγιση για τη βελτίωση φυτών βάσει συστημάτων

Το έργο LIVESEED διερεύνησε πώς οι δημιουργοί νέων ποικιλιών σπόρων προς σπορά και οι παραγωγοί σπόρων μπορούν να συνδυάσουν τις βέλτιστες πρακτικές όλου του κλάδου για να αυξήσουν τη διαθεσιμότητα και την ποιότητα βιολογικών σπόρων. Τα αποτελέσματα θα συμβάλλουν στην επίτευξη των φιλόδοξων στόχων της ΕΕ όσον αφορά βιολογική γεωργία.

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Υποστήριξη της παραγωγής και της χρήσης οσπριοειδών

Οι έρευνες παρέχουν τα αναγκαία δεδομένα για τη μετάβαση της Ευρώπης σε πιο βιώσιμη παραγωγή φυτικών πρωτεϊνών. Το έργο Legumes Translated που χρηματοδοτείται από την ΕΕ συγκεντρώνει αυτές τις γνώσεις και τις μετατρέπει σε πρακτικές δράσεις.

Ποσοτικοποίηση των οικολογικών πρακτικών που μπορούν να καταστήσουν τη γεωργία πιο βιώσιμη

Με σκοπό τη βελτίωση του αποτυπώματος άνθρακα της γεωργίας, νέες έρευνες εξετάζουν τα οφέλη και τις προκλήσεις της υιοθέτησης βέλτιστων πρακτικών στην οικολογική γεωργία.

Άνοδος της ζήτησης φυτικών πρωτεϊνών: πώς οι αγρότες μπορούν να καλύψουν την ολοένα και μεγαλύτερη όρεξη των καταναλωτών για λαχανικά

Η όρεξη των καταναλωτών για λαχανικά δημιουργεί νέες προοπτικές για τους γεωργούς της ΕΕ. Ένα έργο που χρηματοδοτείται από την ΕΕ έχει συγκεντρώσει πρακτικές πληροφορίες και τεχνογνωσία ώστε να βοηθήσει τους καλλιεργητές να εξετάσουν τις δυνατότητες αυτής της τάσης.

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Ανάπτυξη της αειφόρου γεωργίας μέσα από όσπρια τοπικής παραγωγής

Η Ευρώπη, για να γίνει πιο βιώσιμη, πρέπει να διαφοροποιήσει τα αγροδιατροφικά συστήματά της. Σύμφωνα με ένα έργο της ΕΕ, αυτό ξεκινάει από την προώθηση της καλλιέργειας και κατανάλωσης οσπρίων που καλλιεργούνται τοπικά.

Σπορά ποικιλομορφίας, συγκομιδή βιωσιμότητας: γιατί η Ευρώπη χρειάζεται περισσότερες διαφοροποιημένες καλλιέργειες

Η διαφοροποίηση των συστημάτων καλλιέργειας και η βελτιστοποίηση της χρήσης των πόρων μπορεί να βοηθήσει τους αγρότες να λύσουν το πρόβλημα του πώς μπορούν να έχουν κέρδος ενώ τηρούν τις περιβαλλοντικές δεσμεύσεις.

Οι βιολογικές γεωργικές εκμεταλλεύσεις της Ευρώπης ανταλλάσσουν μεταξύ τους γνώσεις και τεχνικές

Η βιομηχανία κρέατος και γαλακτοκομικών προϊόντων της ΕΕ στηρίζεται σε πολύ μεγάλο βαθμό σε εισαγόμενα προϊόντα σπόρων σόγιας για ζωοτροφές. Μια μοναδική βάση πληροφοριών βοηθάει τους γεωργούς βιολογικής παραγωγής να στραφούν προς 100 % βιολογικές ζωοτροφές.

Πολλά αγροοικολογικά μέλλοντα είναι πιθανά στην Ευρώπη

Νέα έρευνα καταδεικνύει τον τρόπο με τον οποίον η βιώσιμη γεωργία δεν ωφελεί απλώς το περιβάλλον αλλά επίσης ενδυναμώνει τους γεωργούς και τις αγροτικές κοινότητες.

Πώς η ποικιλία μπορεί να είναι το αλατοπίπερο της ζωής στις γεωργικές εκμεταλλεύσεις της ΕΕ

Η γεωργική επιτυχία της ΕΕ είχε ως τίμημα την εξάρτηση από μικρό αριθμό καλλιεργειών υψηλής απόδοσης, οι οποίες στηρίζονται σε μεγάλες εισροές λιπασμάτων και παρασιτοκτόνων. Αν διαφοροποιήσουμε τις καλλιέργειές μας μπορούμε να στηρίξουμε τις οικολογικές διαδικασίες οι οποίες είναι αναγκαίες για να προστατεύεται η βιοποικιλότητα και να διασφαλίζονται υγιεινότεροι και πιο βιώσιμοι τρόποι διατροφής.

Τροφοδοτώντας την επέκταση και ανάπτυξη του τομέα βιολογικής παραγωγής

Η Πράσινη Συμφωνία της ΕΕ θέτει τον στόχο να γίνει το 25 % της γεωργικής γης βιολογική έως το 2030. Η επίτευξη αυτού του φιλόδοξου στόχου απαιτεί συνεχή έρευνα και καινοτομία στο πλαίσιο της βιώσιμης παραγωγής τροφίμων. Το έργο CORE Organic Cofund συμβάλλει στο να δοθεί ώθηση σε αυτήν τη μετάβαση αυξάνοντας τη συνεργασία μεταξύ διεθνών ερευνητικών δραστηριοτήτων.

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Partage de connaissances entre les producteurs de fruits biologiques d’Europe

L’agriculture biologique est de plus en plus populaire, mais les connaissances spécialisées sont souvent confinées à l’intérieur des frontières nationales. Le projet BIOFRUITNET, financé par l’UE, s’est efforcé de surmonter cette limite.

https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/87436-an-eu-view-of-organic-farming/fr (L’agriculture biologique) connaît une croissance rapide en Europe. Néanmoins, en 2020, seulement 9,1 % de la surface agricole totale de l’UE était consacrée à la production biologique. Dans le cadre du pacte vert de l’UE, la stratégie «de la ferme à la table» s’est fixé pour objectif de https://agriculture.ec.europa.eu/farming/organic-farming/organic-action-plan_en (consacrer 25 % des terres agricoles de l’UE à l’agriculture biologique d’ici 2030).

L’agriculture biologique est une activité difficile et exigeante sur le plan technique. Les agriculteurs sont confrontés à diverses difficultés face auxquelles ils ne peuvent pas se tourner vers des solutions conventionnelles, comme la gestion des sols et de la fertilisation, et la protection des cultures. De nombreux agriculteurs biologiques européens ont développé leurs propres stratégies d’agroécologie pour améliorer la santé des plantes et optimiser l’agriculture biologique, mais une grande partie de ces connaissances n’est pas largement diffusée, en partie à cause des barrières linguistiques et géographiques.

«Il existe déjà une culture de partage de l’information par le biais de réseaux d’échange de connaissances établis de manière formelle ou informelle en Europe», explique Sophie Egerer de https://www.naturland.de/fr/ (Naturland), coordinatrice du projet https://biofruitnet.eu/fr/ (BIOFRUITNET) (Boosting Innovation in Organic FRUIT production through strong knowledge NETworks). «Cependant, ces réseaux sont principalement actifs au niveau local, et les informations sur les connaissances pratiques existantes, en particulier, traversent à peine les frontières régionales ou nationales.»

Le projet BIOFRUITNET, financé par l’UE, avait pour objectif de surmonter ce problème de communication, en créant un réseau de connaissances, à la fois physique et en ligne, pour collecter et partager les connaissances locales et scientifiques sur l’agriculture fruitière biologique dans toute l’UE, dans les langues locales.

«La contribution apportée par BIOFRUITNET au renforcement de l’accessibilité des connaissances sur l’agriculture biologique pour les agriculteurs de toute l’Europe est perçue comme un effort important pour favoriser la transition vers une UE plus verte», fait remarquer Sophie Egerer.

Recenser les connaissances agricoles existantes

L’équipe de BIOFRUITNET a d’abord mené une enquête auprès des agriculteurs, des conseillers et de leurs associations afin de recenser les réseaux d’échange de connaissances existants dans l’UE et les pays voisins.

Une deuxième enquête, qui a touché environ 250 agriculteurs et conseillers dans 12 pays de l’UE, a aidé l’équipe de BIOFRUITNET à identifier et à définir les nuisibles et les maladies les plus préoccupants dans les vergers biologiques. Elle a également révélé le niveau d’adoption des pratiques de gestion des vergers adaptées à l’agriculture biologique, en particulier celles liées au choix des variétés, à la fertilisation, à la biodiversité fonctionnelle et à la protection des cultures.

«Nous avons pu obtenir une image actualisée et précise des défis auxquels sont confrontés les producteurs de fruits biologiques dans toute l’Europe, et identifier les sujets pour lesquels BIOFRUITNET pourrait leur être le plus utile», ajoute Sophie Egerer.

L’équipe a ensuite examiné la documentation scientifique et «grise» existante pour préparer un vaste éventail de supports de communication, afin de surmonter le goulot d’étranglement de la barrière linguistique. Désormais disponibles en 10 langues, ces supports comprennent 30 courtes vidéos techniques, 100 résumés pratiques, cinq podcasts et trois cours d’apprentissage en ligne, chacun comprenant quatre à cinq modules d’environ une demi-heure chacun.

Un réseau européen de connaissances biologiques en pleine expansion

Les nouveaux supports de connaissances de BIOFRUITNET constituent une solide base de formation sur la culture fruitière biologique, tandis que les réseaux de communication permettront d’accroître le partage direct des connaissances entre les fruiticulteurs biologiques d’Europe.

«La création d’un réseau européen de connaissances a été conçue pour maintenir et développer le transfert du savoir-faire à l’avenir», déclare Sophie Egerer.

Le réseau européen de connaissances est également conçu pour assurer la poursuite des travaux du projet après son terme.

Le projet ayant dépassé les frontières de l’UE, en intégrant des réseaux de connaissances de pays non membres d’Europe et de la région méditerranéenne, son impact profitera à une transition plus vaste vers une agriculture plus verte. «Au rang de ces pays, figurent ceux où la production de fruits biologiques n’en est qu’à ses débuts et où il existe donc un énorme potentiel pour une transition vers l’agriculture biologique», conclut Sophie Egerer.

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