Strengthening the EU crop breeding research and innovation ecosystem for competitive, resilient, and sustainable agriculture
Pays one consortium to map EU plant-breeding needs and funding, then build an EU-wide network and roadmap connecting breeders, researchers and funders.
Strengthening the EU crop breeding research and innovation ecosystem for competitive, resilient, and sustainable agriculture is a Horizon Europe Coordination and Support Action from the European Commission that pays one consortium to map EU plant-breeding needs and funding, then build an EU-wide network and roadmap connecting breeders, researchers and funders. It is evaluated in a single-stage rou…
Proposals must map the plant-breeding needs of farmers, breeders, industry and society across the EU, evaluate existing infrastructure and demonstration facilities to find gaps, and gather evidence on how EU, regional and national funding sources support breeding research. Work must also assess how participatory approaches — involving farmers and other end users in breeding decisions — are being adopted, then build a structured EU-wide network, ideally by connecting existing initiatives rather than creating a parallel one, and a strategic research and innovation roadmap for EU plant breeding. Particular attention must go to minor, underutilised and permanent crops and to organic varieties and organic heterogeneous material, and proposals must represent the perspectives of all 27 EU Member States.
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