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Evidence-based support for transition to agroecological weed management in diverse farming systems and European regions

Descrizione del progetto

Pratiche agroecologiche innovative per un’agricoltura sostenibile

La gestione delle erbe infestanti con gli erbicidi diventerà più impegnativa a causa dell’aumento della CO2 e dei cambiamenti climatici. Le pratiche agroecologiche offrono un percorso verso un’agricoltura sostenibile. Tuttavia, nonostante i vari gradi di applicazione, queste pratiche non sono state ampiamente adottate dagli agricoltori. Il progetto CONSERWA, finanziato dall’UE, intende affrontare questo problema compilando un portafoglio di pratiche di coltivazione agroecologiche, valutandone le combinazioni ottimali e la trasferibilità, utilizzando strumenti innovativi per sostenerne l’attuazione, valutandone le prestazioni e gli impatti, utilizzando un sistema aperto di supporto alle decisioni (DSS) per il processo decisionale pratico e studiando i fattori che influenzano il processo decisionale degli agricoltori riguardo alla coltivazione agroecologica. Il progetto comprenderà casi di studio che coprono tutte le regioni biogeografiche e pedoclimatiche europee, fornendo formazione agli agricoltori e raccomandazioni politiche.

Obiettivo

There is an urgent need to move towards sustainable weed management strategies. Agroecology offers a unique approach & seeks to transform food & agriculture systems, providing long-term solutions.
Challenge 1: Agroecological practices are already applied to different degrees. However, wide adoption of agroecological weed management has lagged behind our understanding of its benefits and way to optimally apply it in different cases.
Challenge 2: Even with simple agroecological practices, uptake by farmers has been limited. Impediments to employing such practices include inadequate policy instruments, a lack of market mechanisms, and a paucity of social infrastructure with which to influence learning & decision-making by farmers.
Challenge 3: Weeds are expected to become more difficult to reliably control with herbicides under increasing CO2 and climate change (CC). Nevertheless, practical implications of climate change for the many non-chemical tactics integral to agroecological weeding have not been thoroughly addressed yet.
CONSERWA will address the aforementioned challenges by: a) compiling a portfolio of agroecological farming practices, studying their optimal combinations & transferability, including suitability under CC scenarios, b) supporting the implementation of these combinations and the measurement of their performance & impacts using novel tools, c) supporting knowledge management & communication between stakeholders with the ultimate goal of practical decision-making and impact assessment through an open DSS, d) studying factors influencing farmers’ decision-making in applying agroecological farming, working together with the value chain, such as the food processors & consultancy services.
The study will be facilitated by case studies covering all European biogeographical/pedo-climatic regions and involving a wide range of crops & farming systems. CONSERWA focuses also on training of farmers, as well as on policy making (through policy recommendations).

Coordinatore

CY.R.I.C CYPRUS RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTER LTD
Contribution nette de l'UE
€ 632 125,00
Indirizzo
AGIAS ELENIS 6 AGIAS ELENIS BUILDING 4TH FLOOR FLAT OFFICE 43
1060 Lefkosia
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