The NUE-CROPS project, which was funded under the European Community’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), aimed to reduce the environmental impact of crop production while maintaining or improving current yield and quality levels and increasing sustainability and competitiveness of European crop production systems.

This publishable summary provides a brief overview of the project background and presents its scientific objectives. A list of the methods that were implemented is also included. Moreover, the document briefly refers to the undertaken activities and highlights all major findings that were obtained by the time of the reporting period. Finally, the NUE-CROPS website address is provided so that further information on the project may be sought.