Objective
"Agricultural production in Europe has significantly damaged soil and water resources, ecosystem biodiversity, socio-economic well-being and contributed to climate change. Expected further intensification of production to ensure food safety for population growth must be sustainable to minimise future impacts and negative externalities. This ETN addresses these challenges by training 15 early stage researchers in cutting edge research skills and innovative approaches to manage soil and groundwater impacts from agriculture for sustainable intensification. It supports EU policy goals on food security, resource conservation, renewable energy and climate change, and the aims of the H2020 Societal Challenge 5 Work Programme for sustainable management of the environment and its resources. The scientific objectives focus on developing (1) management techniques which mitigate environmental impacts of agricultural practices on soil, water and climate systems, and support sustainable intensification using new production methods; (2) ""smart"" environmental monitoring, biotechnology and modelling tools to predict the outcome of measures and practices in (1); (3) decision-making tools with sustainability indicators to implement sustainable agricultural production methods. This will be achieved by linking lab-scale studies of processes with field-scale evaluation of novel management concepts, analytical tools and modelling, using state-of-the-art methods. The network includes research, advisory and commercial organisations from all sectors of the agri-environmental management community, and SMEs to multinational firms. Its novel training agenda of workshops and summer schools on technical and business skills, international conferences, industry secondments and knowledge transfer activities has the specific aim of transferable skills training. This is highly relevant for scientific communication, societal impact and entrepreneurship, preparing the fellows for careers in many sectors."
Fields of science
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energy
- medical and health scienceshealth sciencesnutrition
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental scienceshydrology
- engineering and technologyother engineering and technologiesfood technologyfood safety
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculture
Programme(s)
Call for proposal
H2020-MSCA-ITN-2015
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Funding Scheme
MSCA-ITN-ETN - European Training NetworksCoordinator
S10 2TN Sheffield
United Kingdom
Participants (10)
8600 Dubendorf
6708 PB Wageningen
R93 Carlow
R93 Tullow
04318 Leipzig
45476 Mulheim An Der Ruhr
4000 Liege
2400 Mol
5370 Havelange
00 661 Warszawa
Partners (15)
SW1P 3JR London
SW1P 3JR London
SW1X 7HS London
HP17 8BY Haddenham
80510 Frauenfeld
R93 Carlow
H91 Galway
35122 Padova
72074 Tübingen
06112 Halle/saale
4031 Liege
3800 Sint Truiden
4130 Esneux
02 787 Warszawa
1210 Wien