Objective To solve the chronic lack of home produced plant protein in the EU, we propose a joint European iniciative to combine the application of marker assisted selection and conventional breeding methods to develop enhanced faba bean genotypes with characteristics of importance to sustainable agriculture. Priority will be given to the combination of increased yield, digestibility, nutritional quality and resistance to major biotic and abiotic stresses, thus allowing for the production of a leguminous crop for animal feed of high value in European crop rotations of low inputs and stable yields. Fields of science agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturesustainable agriculturenatural sciencesbiological sciencesbiochemistrybiomoleculesproteinsagricultural sciencesanimal and dairy sciencedomestic animalsanimal husbandryanimal feed Programme(s) FP5-LIFE QUALITY - Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002 Topic(s) 1.1.1.-5. - Key action Sustainable Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS EU contribution No data Address Calle Serrano 117 MADRID Spain See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (12) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all AGRICTEC, RESEARCH, BREEDING AND SERVICES LTD. Czechia EU contribution No data Address 16,Zemedelska 16 787 01 SUMPERK See on map Total cost No data AGROVEGETAL S.A. Spain EU contribution No data Address Demetrio De Los Rios, 15 41020 SEVILLA See on map Total cost No data GEORG-AUGUST-UNIVERSITY GOETTINGEN Germany EU contribution No data Address von-Siebold-Strasse 8 37075 GOETTINGEN See on map Total cost No data GIE DES SELECTIONNEURS DE FEVEROLE France EU contribution No data Address 12 AVENUE GEORGE V 75008 PARIS See on map Total cost No data Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) France EU contribution No data Address 147 rue de l'Université 75341 Paris See on map Total cost No data JOEGEVA PLANT BREEDING INSTITUTE Estonia EU contribution No data Address Aamisepa, 1 48309 ESTONIA See on map Total cost No data NORDDEUTSCHE PFLANZENZUCHT HANS-GEORG LEMBKE KG Germany EU contribution No data Address Hohenlieth HOLTSEE See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SAATZUCHT GLEISDORF GMBH Austria EU contribution No data Address Am Tieberhof 33 GLEISDORF See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data TOFT PLANT BREEDING APS Denmark EU contribution No data Address Smedevej, 1 Hare 7870 ROSLEV See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSIDAD DE CORDOBA Spain EU contribution No data Address C/ ALFONSO XIII, 13 14071 CORDOBA See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF TORINO Italy EU contribution No data Address Via Giuseppe Verdi 8 10124 TORINO (TURIN) See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address WULFRUNA STREET WOLVERHAMPTON See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data