Climate Resilient Orphan croPs for increased DIVersity in Agriculture

Objective

Agrobiodiversity is a vital subset of biodiversity and is the result of the interaction between the environment, genetic resources and management systems used by culturally diverse people. It is a crucial prerequisite for ecologically and economically sustainable agricultural systems and is an important tool for ecological intensification. The aim of CROPDIVA is to reinforce agrobiodiversity on different levels and along distinct geographic and socio-economic areas. The activities of CROPDIVA are clustered around five connected research work packages and three pillars, each with a set of specific objectives: i) promotion of six key underutilised arable crops: oats, hull-less barley, triticale, buckwheat, faba bean and lupin; ii) creation of value chains for selected underutilised crops ; and iii) study of the socio-economic impact of project results. The concept of CROPDIVA is an innovative challenge driven approach based on the promotion of underutilised crops in sustainable cropping systems and new regional value chains. Project activities will focus on the following major challenges: improved resilience of cropping systems, alignment of the economic and social needs of farmers with ecological goals as well as marketing of new food/non-food products meeting consumer demands. The results gathered in CROPDIVA will not be descriptive, but will be used for innovative solutions along the entire food and non-food chain to enable biodiversity management on all levels, including diversifying the use of genetic resources, crop production systems, new food/non-food products, market opportunities while satisfying producers and investigated consumer requirements.

Fields of science

• agricultural sciences › agriculture, forestry, and fisheries › agriculture
• social sciences › economics and business › business and management › commerce

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.3.2.1. - Sustainable agriculture and forestry

Topic(s)

• SFS-01-2018-2019-2020 - Biodiversity in action: across farmland and the value chain

Call for proposal

H2020-SFS-2020-2
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Funding Scheme

RIA - Research and Innovation action

Coordinator

UNIVERSITEIT GENT

Address

Sint Pietersnieuwstraat 25
9000 Gent
Belgium

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

EU contribution

€ 897 170

Participants (26)

AARHUS UNIVERSITET

Denmark

EU contribution

€ 287 035

Address

Nordre Ringgade 1
8000 Aarhus C

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

JULIUS KUHN-INSTITUT BUNDESFORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FUR KULTURPFLANZEN

Germany

EU contribution

€ 346 210

Address

Erwin-baur-strasse 27
06484 Quedlinburg

Activity type

Research Organisations

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO

Italy

EU contribution

€ 291 726,25

Address

Via Festa Del Perdono 7
20122 Milano

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

UNIVERSITAET FUER BODENKULTUR WIEN

Austria

EU contribution

€ 158 125

Address

Gregor Mendel Strasse 33
1180 Wien

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

EIDGENOESSISCHES DEPARTEMENT FUER WIRTSCHAFT, BILDUNG UND FORSCHUNG

Switzerland

EU contribution

€ 726 750

Address

Bundeshaus Ost
3003 Bern

Activity type

Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)

LEIBNIZ - INSTITUT FUER PFLANZENGENETIK UND KULTURPFLANZENFORSCHUNG

Germany

EU contribution

€ 53 000

Address

Correnstrasse 3
06466 Seeland Ot Gatersleben

Activity type

Research Organisations

INSTITUT ZA RATARSTVO I POVRTARSTVO INSTITUT OD NACIONALNOG ZNACAJA ZA REPUBLIKU SRBIJU

Serbia

EU contribution

€ 313 875

Address

Maksima Gorkog 30
21000 Novi Sad

Activity type

Research Organisations

CESKA ZEMEDELSKA UNIVERZITA V PRAZE

Czechia

EU contribution

€ 175 781,25

Address

Kamycka 129 Suchdol
165 00 Praha

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 147 170

Address

Visualisation Centre Penglais
SY23 3BF Aberystwyth

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 368 325

Address

Edgmond
TF10 8NB Newport

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

INSTITUT DE RECERCA I TECNOLOGIA AGROALIMENTARIES

Spain

EU contribution

€ 736 125

Address

Ctra C-59 Km 12 Torre Marimon
08140 Caldes De Montbui Barcelona

Activity type

Other

PROGENO

Belgium

EU contribution

€ 301 750

Address

Haantjesveld 8
9990 Maldegem

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

USTAV EXPERIMENTALNI BOTANIKY AV CR

Czechia

EU contribution

€ 98 847,50

Address

Rozvojova 263
16502 Praha 6

Activity type

Research Organisations

NORDSAAT SAATZUCHTGESELLSCHAFT MITBESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG

Germany

EU contribution

€ 118 375

Address

B0hnshauser Strasse 1
38895 Halberstadt Ot Langenstein

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

GREEN HOUSE FOOD DOO NOVI SAD

Serbia

EU contribution

€ 25 875

Address

Jovana Dordevica 11
21000 Novi Sad

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

SAATZUCHT STEINACH GMBH & CO KG

Germany

EU contribution

€ 112 125

Address

Wittelsbacherstrasse 15
94377 Steinach

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

LANDBAUSCHULE DOTTENFELDERHOFM GEMEINNUTZIGER VEREIN

Germany

EU contribution

€ 149 950

Address

Dottenfelderhof
61118 Bad Vilbel

Activity type

Other

MEYERHANS MUHLEN AG

Switzerland

EU contribution

€ 10 157,50

Address

Industriestrasse 55.1
8570 Weinfelden

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

SENOVA LIMITED

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 19 375

Address

49 North Road Great Abington
CB21 6AS Cambridge

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

STICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH

Netherlands

EU contribution

€ 141 041,25

Address

Droevendaalsesteeg 4
6708 PB Wageningen

Activity type

Research Organisations

INSTITUTE FOR FOOD TECHNOLOGY OF NOVI SAD

Serbia

EU contribution

€ 166 593,75

Address

Bulevar Cara Lazara 1
21000 Novi Sad

Activity type

Research Organisations

PANIFLOWER NV

Belgium

EU contribution

€ 54 750

Address

Westkaai 1
2170 Merksem

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

BOERENBOND

Belgium

EU contribution

€ 70 875

Address

Diestsevest 40
3000 Leuven

Activity type

Other

MOLINO FILIPPINI SRL

Italy

EU contribution

€ 30 000

Address

Via Balicco 61
23900 Lecco

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

INNOVATIESTEUNPUNT VOOR LANDBOUW ENPLATTELAND

Belgium

EU contribution

€ 181 500

Address

Diestsevest 40
3000 Leuven

Activity type

Other

DANKO HODOWLA ROSLIN SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA

Poland

EU contribution

€ 15 750

Address

Choryn 27
64 000 Koscian

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)