CROPSUSTAIN

Integrated Approaches for Sustainable Crop Production in Slovenia: Resisting Global Changes

Coordinatore	KMETIJSKI INSTITUT SLOVENIJE - AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE OF SLOVENIA    more  Organization address address: Hacquetova ulica 17 city: LJUBLJANA postcode: 1000 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: ?ufar Cognome: Marjeta Email: send email Telefono: 38612805216
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Slovenia [SI]
Totale costo	2˙883˙314 €
EC contributo	2˙576˙589 €
Programma	FP7-REGPOT Specific Programme "Capacities": Research potential of Convergence Regions
Code Call	FP7-REGPOT-2012-2013-1
Funding Scheme	CSA-SA
Anno di inizio	2012
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2012-10-01   -   2016-03-31

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	KMETIJSKI INSTITUT SLOVENIJE - AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE OF SLOVENIA  Organization address address: Hacquetova ulica 17 city: LJUBLJANA postcode: 1000 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: ?ufar Cognome: Marjeta Email: send email Telefono: 38612805216	SI (LJUBLJANA)	coordinator	2˙576˙589.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'Diverse consequences relating to inevitable climate changes including changed weather patterns and invasive species, globalization and the urgent need for the development of sustainable food production systems present enormous challenges for the agricultural sector. The need for sustainable, however, also sufficiently high agricultural production is primarily a scientific challenge because of insufficient knowledge of processes related to changing conditions and competing economic and environmental goals. The specific situation in Slovenia, characterized by overall small enterprises consisting of small fields or orchards in mainly hilly areas require the development of novel concepts for resisting global changes. CropSustaIn aims at significantly improving scientific research for the development of sustainable crop production and environmentally friendly plant protection strategies in Slovenia at changing climatic conditions. A key objective of the project is the creation of a new network integrating the Agricultural institute of Slovenia (KIS), through the collaboration of national and international research institutions, agricultural holdings and companies. Newly established links of KIS with leading European agricultural research institutions will provide access to foreign knowledge flanked with technological modernizations through CropSustaIn. The project therefore allows integration of Slovenia into the European Research Area. Implementation of CropSustaIn will be beneficial for the scientific and applied community in Slovenia dealing with plant health and also other European countries can profit from it. CropSustaIn enforces close collaboration between researchers at KIS and the industry and allows optimized result exploitations. Once the network is established it will allow the dissemination of innovations and renewed collaborations between any partners also beyond the project’s life time.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

A research support project in Slovenia is increasing research capacity and fostering new collaborations in the field of sustainable crop management.

Descrizione progetto (Article)

Slovenian agriculture is made up of small farms in hilly terrain, and the sector is unprepared for the demands of sustainable development and climate change. This situation is exacerbated by a lack of high-level organisation in the industry and a dearth of research capacity.

The EU-funded project 'Integrated approaches for sustainable crop production in Slovenia: Resisting global changes' (http://www.cropsustain.si/en (CROPSUSTAIN)) aims to improve research capacity in this area. The project coordinates research between national and EU institutions and fund new equipment and researcher salaries at the Agricultural Institute of Slovenia (KIS).

Thus far, CROPSUSTAIN has recruited several new researchers and managers at KIS. In addition, public relations and intellectual property offices were set up to promote the uptake of Slovenian agricultural research by companies and international researchers.

Other funding at KIS has gone towards new technical equipment to enhance the quality of research performed there.

CROPSUSTAIN has also funded several research exchange programmes within the European Research Area (ERA) to promote regional and international collaboration. This has already resulted in several new partnerships for Slovenian research groups.

Future CROPSUSTAIN work will provide more research equipment and develop strategies for improved technology transfer from KIS to Slovenian and EU companies. In the long-term, this will contribute to Slovenian agricultural research having a greater national and global impact on current and future challenges in crop production.