Objective
The aim of the “ERA-NET Cofund on Sustainable Crop production“ (SusCrop) is to strengthen the European Research Area (ERA) in the field of crop research, in particular in relation to crop production. The SusCrop partners, a consortium of European programme managers and programme owners, will provide a joint call for proposals in the R&D area of sustainable crop production. It will be co-funded by the partners of the consortium and the European Commission and will address the following research topics:
• Enhancement of predictive breeding technologies and development of new genotypes leading to new phenotypes and crop varieties
• Development and exploitation of novel integrated pest and crop management methods and practices
• Improvement of resource-use efficiency of crops and cropping systems
• Systemic research on agricultural crops as part of an ecosystem (“plant as a meta-organism”)
The potential of further joint funding activities of the consortium without cofunding of the EC will be proved and implemented as appropriate. By a broad range of accompanying measures that go beyond these funding activities, it will further contribute to:
• Harmonise data collection on sustainable cropping to deliver a database that can be mined to build models and indices of sustainability and resilience
• Develop methods of assessing the sustainability and resilience of cropping systems at different levels (e.g. field, farm, landscape) using ICT-based knowledge technologies
Additionally it will provide a strategic direction for a sustainable crop production for the future and will work in close collaboration with the Joint Programming Initiative on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change (FACCE-JPI).
Fields of science
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdatabases
- medical and health scienceshealth sciencesnutrition
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystems
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculture
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changes
Programme(s)
- H2020-EU.3.2. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy Main Programme
- H2020-EU.3.2.1. - Sustainable agriculture and forestry
- H2020-EU.3.2.2. - Sustainable and competitive agri-food sector for a safe and healthy diet
Funding Scheme
ERA-NET-Cofund - ERA-NET CofundCoordinator
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75013 Paris
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53179 Bonn
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1220 Wien
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9820 Merelbeke
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75007 Paris Cedex 07
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0283 Oslo
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53175 Bonn
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NA Dublin 2
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06100 Ankara
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51004 Tartu
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SW1P 3JR London
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00790 Helsinki
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2595 AC The Hague
00-801 Warsaw
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1000 Bruxelles
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28006 Madrid
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00023 Helsinki
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1981 Riga
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8000 Aarhus C
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R93 Carlow
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06000 Ankara
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2593 CE Den Haag
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28046 Madrid
28001 Madrid
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53175 Bonn
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D-53107 Bonn
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1012 Vienna
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10133 Tallinn
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1216 København K
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00153 Roma
010362 Bucuresti
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28071 Madrid
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2594 AC Den Haag
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00153 Roma
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