Projets financés
Intensify production, transform biomass to energy and novel goods and protect soils in Europe – INTENSE
INTENSE will respond to several of the “Great Challenges” for the 21st century, which are global food security, use of renewable raw materials and production of energy from biomass, for which the agricultural sector is important. INTENSE will contribute to sustainable increase in food production,
Viable InTensification of Agricultural production through sustainable Landscape transition – VITAL
Europe will face increasing pressure on agricultural systems due to increasing global food demands, competing claims on land resources and decreasing possibilities to displace production outside Europe. Moreover, increasing societal demands for a wide range of ecosystem services and biodiversity p
Average global temperatures are projected to rise by 3–5 ¬°C by 2100. A changing climate leads to changes in the frequency; intensity, spatial extent, duration, and can result in unprecedented extreme weather and climate events. Climate change (CC) will affect the ecosystem processes such as prima
New integrative sustainable system from C4 photosyntetic miscanthus to biological synthesis of valuable C4 compounds – BioC4
Because of the finite nature of fossil fuel resources and the imminent climate change caused by their intensive use, the demand for renewable materials and bio-based chemicals for industrial applications, as well as for renewable energy, will steadily increase. Due to the inherent techno-economic
Developing Ni agromining on ultramafic land in Europe – Agronickel
Serpentine (ultramafic) outcrops in Europe cover over 10,000 km2 and have a low-fertility and low-productivity, making them unattractive for traditional agriculture. Many of these areas are slowly abandoned by farmers, with rural exodus and landscape closure. However, ultramafic landscapes have po
Predicting and enhancing the Resilience of European Agro-ecosystems to environmental change using crop Rotations – PREAR
Arable farming in Europe mostly comprises of crop rotations, in which a series of crops, planted each year, is repeated over time. Crop rotations have a range of economic and environmental impacts, including temporal spill-over effects from one year to another. The choice of crops used in a rotati
Targets for Sustainable And Resilient Agriculture – TSARA
Towards Sustainable And Resilent Agriculture (TSARA) investigates means to support and develop pathways to delivering to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and targets. The UN SDGs replace the Millennium Goals for the period 2015-2030 and most heads of UN governments are expected to sign u