Diversifood

Embedding crop diversity and networking for local high quality food systems

Project Nº 633571. Horizon 2020 – Research and Innovation action (Aviso H2020-SFS-2014-2)

PARCERIA:

INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE COIMBRA

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE

PROGRESSIVE FARMING TRUST LTD LBG

FORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FUR BIOLOGISCHENLANDBAU STIFTUNG

LOUIS BOLK INSTITUUT

ALMA MATER STUDIORUM – UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT OF CYPRUS

UNIVERSITA DI PISA

INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIA QUIMICA E BIOLOGICA – UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA

AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS

INSTITUT TECHNIQUE DE L AGRICULTURE BIOLOGIQUE

OKOLOGIAI MEZOGAZDASAGI KUTATOINTEZET KOZHASZNU NONPROFIT KFT

RESEAU SEMENCES PAYSANNES – ASSOCIATION POUR LA BIODIVERSITE DES SEMENCES ET PLANTS DANS LES FERMES

RETE SEMI RURALI

ASOCIACION RED ANDALUZA DE SEMILLAS CULTIVANDO BIODIVERSIDAD

PROSPECIERARA

ARCHE NOAH SCHAUGARTEN GMBH

OIKOS – OKOLOGISK NORGE

FORMICABLU SRL

INRA TRANSFERT S.A.

INVESTIGADOR RESPONSÁVEL IPC:

PEDRO MENDES MOREIRA (ESAC)

FINANCIAMENTO:

Investimento Elegível: 4.009.851,25 €

Apoio da União Europeia:

Incentivo Não Reembolsável (85,5%): 3.429.908,75 €

Comparticipação dos promotores (14,5%): 579.942,50 €

Investimento elegível IPC: 160.006,25 €

DESCRIÇÃO SUMÁRIA:

Caracterização:

DIVERSIFOOD will evaluate and enrich the diversity of cultivated plants within diverse agroecosystems so as to increase their performance, resilience, quality and use through a multi-actor approach. By integrating existing experienced networks and using specific and relevant cases across Europe the project will strengthen “food culture” to improve economic viability of local chains resulting in a greater diversity of produce with a cultural identity. Thanks to the composition of its consortium, DIVERSIFOOD will cover the whole food chain from genetic resources to marketing, connecting and amplifying local existing actions. It will design specific concepts and methodologies for combining in situ experiments to ensure performance and quality. It will evaluate the genetic resources of a dozen underutilized and forgotten plant species for organic and low-input agriculture or marginal/specific conditions, including the association of various underutilized legumes with several cereals, and create new diversity by innovative breeding methods designed for more intra-crop variation. It will help to facilitate cooperation between participatory research networks and professional breeders as well as policy makers in connecting formal and informal seed systems in Europe in relation to international negotiations on Farmers’ rights with the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Key-lessons based on the diverse experiences in the project will be shared to support on-farm seed production networks to guarantee high quality seed. DIVERSIFOOD will demonstrate the socio-economic value of on-farm seed systems, help at local and wider policy levels to increase food and environmental awareness, and improve multi-actor approaches to embed healthy and tasty local products in regional food chains.

Localização:

Áustria; Chipre; Espanha; Finlândia; França; Holanda; Hungria; Itália; Noruega; Portugal; Reino Unido; Suiça.

Período de execução:

Data de início: 20/02/2015

Data de fim: 19/01/2019