R&I Brokerage Event

Co-organised by Plants for the Future ETP, and COPA-COGECA.

Plant ETP co-organised a R&I brokerage event with COPA-COGECA on the 6th of June at the COPA-COGECA premises in Brussels.

The aim of the event was to provide a networking opportunity for researchers and agri-food stakeholders, with a focus on building synergies, increasing interactions and early consortium building to promote the multi-actor approach in future Horizon Europe calls. The event was open to Plant ETP members, its extended members, NTP representatives and relevant stakeholders in our network.

During the afternoon, we heard from the European Commission about the Strategic Plan for the 2nd half of the Horizon Europe (you can find the presentation here). Branwen Miles, from COPA-COGECA, introduced the multistakeholder approach, and then we heard from members about projects they are involved in, in the topics of breeding, soil and digitalisation.

 

The projects presented were, by topic:

Breeding

  • Legume Generation: Enhancing legume breeding in Europe, presented by Nick Vangheluwe, Euroseeds. Find the presentation here.
  • COUSIN & FRUITDIV: Utilizing Crop Wild Relatives for resilient farming, presented by Marta Sánchez, CRAG. See picture.
  • GeneBEcon: Exploring gene editing for a sustainable bioeconomy, presented by Amrit Nanda, Plant ETP. Find the presentation here.

Soil

  • Prepsoil: Deploying “A Soil Deal for Europe”, presented by Kate Gilheany, Copa-Cogeca. Link to the presentation here.
  • Leguminose: Promoting legume-cereal intercropping, presented by Gonzalo Corrales Ciganda, UPA. Find the presentation here.
  • Stratus: Advancing Integrated Fertilisation Management, presented by Yaite Cuesta Arenas, ZLTO. Link to the presentation here.

Digitalisation

  • QuantiFarm: Assessing digital agri-tech impacts, presented by Cyprien Riffé, Copa-Cogeca. Find the presentation here.
  • INVITE: Improving variety testing and providing stakeholders with detailed information on crop performance, presented by Nick Vangheluwe, Euroseeds. Find the presentation slides here.
  • TRUSTyFood: Supporting blockchain technology in agri-food, presented by Davide Esposito, Confagricoltura. Find the slides here.
Marta Sánchez, CRAG
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