Objective Increasing world market prices for fossil fuels, driven by limited reserves, growing demand and instability in producing regions, now render renewable fuels economical. Such fuels are also a pathway to reducing GHG emissions and mitigating climate change. Bio-ethanol from crop plants is a promising, partial solution to sustainably satisfy the energy demand for road transport. The success of bio-ethanol from sugarcane in Brazil demonstrates proof of concept but cannot be transferred to water-limited or temperate environments. Sweet sorghum, as a source of either fermentable free sugars or lignocellulosics, has many potential advantages, including: high water, nitrogen and radiation use efficiency; broad agro-ecological adaptation; rich genetic diversity for useful traits; and the potential to produce fuel feedstock, food and feed in various combinations. Fuel-food crops can thereby help reconciling energy and food security issues. This project will breed for improved cultivars and hybrids of sorghum for temperate, tropical semi-arid and tropical acid-soil environments by pyramiding in various combinations, depending on region and ideotype, tolerance to cold, drought and acid (Al-toxic) soils; and high production of stalk sugars, easily digestible biomass and grain (WP 1-3). Molecular-genetic and physiological breeding support is given by WP4, and agro-ecological adaptation and sustainable practices are developed by WP5. Other WPs (6, 7, 8) provide for integrated technology and impact assessments including economics, dissemination and coordination. The Consortium is composed of 10 members from France (leader), Italy, Germany, Brazil, India, Mexico and South Africa, including a seed company. Research involves structured participation of stake holders, including policy makers. Project outcomes will be new germplasm, sustainable practices and commodity chain concepts adapted to each target region. The duration of the project is 5 years. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energyagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturegrains and oilseedssocial scienceseconomics and businesseconomicssocial sciencessocial geographytransportagricultural sciencesagricultural biotechnologybiomass Keywords bio-ethanol breeding cold adaptation drought and poor soils adaptation fuel-food crop sustainability sweet sorghum Programme(s) FP7-KBBE - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology Topic(s) KBBE-2008-3-1-02 - Sweet sorghum – An alternative energy crop for biofuel production in semi-arid and temperate regions – SICA (Latin America, South Africa, India) Call for proposal FP7-KBBE-2008-2B See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-SICA - Collaborative project for specific cooperation actions dedicated to international cooperation partner countries (SICA) Coordinator CENTRE DE COOPERATION INTERNATIONALE EN RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE POUR LEDEVELOPPEMENT - C.I.R.A.D. EPIC Address Rue scheffer 42 75016 Paris France See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Daniel Sannie (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution No data Participants (9) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI-ARID TROPICS India EU contribution € 382 500,00 Address N/a 502 324 Andhra pradesh See on map Administrative Contact Rajesh Agrawal (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE PESQUISA AGROPECUARIA EMBRAPA Brazil EU contribution € 374 050,00 Address Prq estacao biologica pqeb edificio sede plano piloto 70770901 Brasilia See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Robert Schaffert (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data KWS SAAT SE & CO KGAA Germany EU contribution € 263 500,00 Address Grimsehlstrasse 31 37574 Einbeck See on map Region Niedersachsen Braunschweig Northeim Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Robert Heidhues (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data IFEU - INSTITUT FUR ENERGIE- UND UMWELTFORSCHUNG HEIDELBERG GGMBH Germany EU contribution € 347 800,00 Address Wilckensstrasse 3 69120 Heidelberg See on map Region Baden-Württemberg Karlsruhe Heidelberg, Stadtkreis Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Guido Reinhardt (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA Italy EU contribution € 268 250,00 Address Via zamboni 33 40126 Bologna See on map Region Nord-Est Emilia-Romagna Bologna Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Andrea Monti (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data UNIVERSITA CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE Italy EU contribution € 253 250,00 Address Largo gemelli 1 20123 Milano See on map Region Nord-Ovest Lombardia Milano Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Libero Ranelli (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL INSTITUTE FOR SOIL CLIMATE AND WATER South Africa EU contribution € 206 375,00 Address Belvedere street 600 0001 Pretoria See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Piet Van Der Merwe (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon Mexico EU contribution € 187 250,00 Address Av. universidad s/n 66428 San nicolas de los garza See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Nora Luisa Salas De La Rosa (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data WIRTSCHAFT UND INFRASTRUKTUR GMBH & CO PLANUNGS KG Germany EU contribution € 178 175,00 Address Sylvensteinstrasse 2 81369 Muenchen See on map Region Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Christine Meyer-Haege (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data
