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Harnessing the potential of underutilised crops to promote sustainable food production

Projekta līmenis
Starptautiskie projekti
Programma vai projekta veids
Starptautiskie (ārvalstu uzņēmēju pasūtītie)
Projekta īstenošanas laiks
17.10.2023.-16.10.2027.
Vadošais partneris
University College Dublin (Ireland)
Projekta nosaukums angliski
Harnessing the potential of underutilised crops to promote sustainable food production
Projekta partneri
Albania, Austria,Bulgaria, Chech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Marokko, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia
Projekta mērķis
To build an interdisciplinary network who will develop a new pathway to promote underutilised crops (pea, rye and chickpea) in Europe by identifying and sharing a harmonised dataset.
Finansēšanas avots
COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology)
Projekta kontaktpersona

Dr.agr. Livija Zarina

Diversicrop challenge

Promote crop diversification in responce to climate change, sustainable food production, health of citizens and changes into plant-based diet.

Description of the project  (https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA22146/)

With population growing rapidly and within the context of agro-climatic changes, there is an increased demand to sustainably produce nutritious food. In Europe, many nutrient-dense foods are not widely grown and consumed, despite their suitability to European climates and environments, and viability for sustainable production with lower inputs. Underutilised crops that are stress resilient such as rye and legumes, have the potential to supply key nutrients and improve diets and risk of diet-related diseases. Such crops have a long history of cultivation across the continent and are part of the national historic food identity of different European countries yet are underutilised due to several complex reasons. DIVERSICROP addresses these challenges using an innovative, cross-sectoral and multidisciplinary approach by analysing the deep history of underutilised crops in Europe, understanding the genetic diversity and adaptation to climate change of crop germplasm, analysing current regional trends in the consumption of food products and by involving national and EU policymakers and key stakeholders to revive diverse crop production and maximise the impact of Europe’s agricultural sustainability. DIVERSICROP aims to harmonise fragmented data and develop strategies for the sustainable cultivation of target crops, striking a balance between agricultural sustainability and human nutritional value. DIVERSICROP brings together a skilled and interdisciplinary network to identify climate-resilient crop lines, and potential nutritional and health benefits of their consumption to rethink our food systems. DIVERSICROP will strengthen the Farm to Fork and the Biodiversity strategies under the European Green Deal to contribute to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Action keywords

Crop Sciences - Nutrition - Ancient History - Policy Analysis - Genetic Resources

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Pielikums Izmērs
CA 22146_Launch meeting.pdf 1.04 MB
Publicēts: 14/12/2023