The creation of the Department of Plant Nanotechnology to maximise the impact of the ERA Chair culture on the IPG PAS

Project description

The technology of 'all things small' could provide a big boost to Polish agriculture

Poland has a long history of agriculture and forestry. More than half of its land is devoted to farming, most of which are small family farms struggling to stay competitive. Nanotechnology could provide much needed support, increasing crop production with technologies for controlled release of agrochemicals such as fertilisers and pesticides or targeted delivery of biomolecules for control of gene expression. The EU-funded NANOPLANT project is adding a Department of Plant Nanotechnology to the existing plant genetics department at a leading Polish university, bringing in world-class experts and updating facilities. Working together, the two could become the dynamic duo of Polish agriculture, fostering cutting-edge research collaborations within the university, with other institutions and with the private sector.

Fields of science

• agricultural sciences › agricultural biotechnology › agricultural genetics
• engineering and technology › nanotechnology

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.4.c. - Establishing ‚ERA Chairs’

Topic(s)

• WIDESPREAD-04-2019 - ERA Chairs

Call for proposal

H2020-WIDESPREAD-2018-04
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Funding Scheme

CSA - Coordination and support action

Coordinator

INSTYTUT GENETYKI ROSLIN POLSKIEJ AKADEMI NAUK

Address

Ul Strzeszynska 34
60-479 Poznan
Poland

Activity type

Research Organisations

EU contribution

€ 2 499 250