GO4STEVIA

Stevia rebaudiana as a diversification alternative for European Tobacco Farmers to strengthen the European Competitiveness

Coordinatore	UNIVERSITAET HOHENHEIM    more  Organization address address: Schloss Hohenheim 1 city: STUTTGART postcode: 70599 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Stephan Cognome: Dabbert Email: send email Telefono: 497114590 Fax: 4971150000000
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Germany [DE]
Totale costo	2˙998˙344 €
EC contributo	2˙347˙999 €
Programma	FP7-SME Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs
Code Call	FP7-SME-2012
Funding Scheme	BSG-SME-AG
Anno di inizio	2013
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2013-02-01   -   2017-01-31

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	UNIVERSITAET HOHENHEIM  Organization address address: Schloss Hohenheim 1 city: STUTTGART postcode: 70599 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Stephan Cognome: Dabbert Email: send email Telefono: 497114590 Fax: 4971150000000	DE (STUTTGART)	coordinator	107˙600.00
2	COUAGA VEGAS DE GRANADA SCA  Organization address address: CL GENERAL ARANDA city: GRANADA postcode: 18194 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Carmen Cognome: Diaz Email: send email Telefono: 34958440086	ES (GRANADA)	participant	451˙407.00
3	TABACCHICOLTORI VENETI  Organization address address: Largo Europa 101 city: POJANA MAGGIORE postcode: 36026 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Luca Cognome: Vigato Email: send email Telefono: 390445000000	IT (POJANA MAGGIORE)	participant	434˙607.00
4	ASSOCIACAO DE PRODUTORES DE TABACO TIPO BURLEY  Organization address address: Rua Nossa Senhora do Desterro 7 city: Cantanhede postcode: 3060-558 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Cristina Cognome: Abrantes Email: send email Telefono: 351231000000	PT (Cantanhede)	participant	433˙807.00
5	AGRARIAN-INDUSTRIAL TOBACCO-PRODUCING COOPERATIVE OF TOUMBA PEONIA KILKIS  Organization address address: Toumpa city: "Axioupoli, KILKIS" postcode: 61400 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Stergios Cognome: Peltekiadis Email: send email Telefono: 302343000000	EL ("Axioupoli, KILKIS")	participant	430˙607.00
6	AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES UNION OF AMFIKLEIA  Organization address address: ATH. EFTAXIA 27 city: Amfikleia postcode: 35002 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Dimitrios Cognome: Sklavounos Email: send email Telefono: 30223402287	EL (Amfikleia)	participant	430˙607.00
7	AGRITAB SOCIETA AGRICOLA SOCIETA SEMPLICE  Organization address address: Via Pozza 82 city: CEREA postcode: 37053 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Franco Cognome: Bozzolin Email: send email Telefono: 39044282044	IT (CEREA)	participant	16˙000.00
8	PELTEKIADIS VASILEIOS  Organization address address: TOYMPA city: AXIOUPOLI postcode: 61400 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Vasilis Cognome: Peltekiadis Email: send email Telefono: 306943000000	EL (AXIOUPOLI)	participant	16˙000.00
9	VALENTE DUARTE ANTONIO ALFREDO  Organization address address: RUA DE SEPINS PEQUENO 26 city: SEPINS postcode: 3060-547 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Antonio Alfredo Cognome: Valente Duarte Email: send email Telefono: 351231000000	PT (SEPINS)	participant	14˙164.99
10	GARCIA MORALES JUAN  Organization address address: CALLE EUGENIA DE MONTIJO 22 city: GRANADA postcode: 18195 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Juan Garcia Cognome: Morales Email: send email Telefono: 34958584826	ES (GRANADA)	participant	13˙200.00
11	ASOCIACION COOPERATIVAS DE GRANADA  Organization address address: CALLE ISLAS CIES 7 BAJO city: MOTRIL GRANADA postcode: 18600 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Ester Cognome: Alvarez Email: send email Telefono: 34958522616	ES (MOTRIL GRANADA)	participant	0.00
12	COOPERATIVA SOCIALE INSTITUTO NAZIONALE PER LO STUDIO E IL CONTROLLO DEI TUMORI E DELLE MALATTIE AMBIENTALI BERNARDINO RAMAZZINI SOCIETA CS  Organization address address: VIA LIBIA 13 A city: BOLOGNA postcode: 40138 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Morando Cognome: Soffritti Email: send email Telefono: 390517000000 Fax: 390517000000	IT (BOLOGNA)	participant	0.00
13	UNIWERSYTET PRZYRODNICZY W POZNANIU*  Organization address address: ULICA WOJSKA POLSKIEGO 28 city: POZNAN postcode: 60637 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Cz?apka-Matyasik Cognome: Magdalena Email: send email Telefono: 48618487335	PL (POZNAN)	participant	0.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'The CAP reform for the tobacco sector (EG Nr. 864/2004) has the aim to phase out the subsidy payment for tobacco cultivation on Dec 31, 2013. This will have a great impact on the tobacco growers in terms of income and employment. Without a diversification alternative with a high added value most of European Tobacco farms must close. The DIVTOB and the CoAlTa-Project on diversification of Tobacco farms identified Stevia rebaudiana as one of the most promising economic opportunities for the traditional small Tobacco family farms (2-10 ha total farm area) in Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain. Therefore the Go4Stevia proposal has the strategic objective to solve a problem of livelihood for EU tobacco farmers integrated in SME Associations from four EU Member States. The scientific and technical objective of the Go4Stevia project is to develop a new and innovative economic opportunity for European Tobacco farmers. This shall be achieved by a consortium from 13 partners of 6 EU Member States composed by 5 SME Associations from 4 member states as beneficiaries, 3 RTD-performers with complementary expertise and 5 other participants as end-users. The Go4Stevia project aims to beam the EU in the future international trade sector of Stevia rebaudiana and Stevia products in a strong competitive position by the development of a Novel Food as an innovative food ingredient on the basis of Stevia rebaudiana (WP2-WP4). The development of an integrated weed control system adapted to the environmental conditions of the SME Associations for Stevia crop final implementation in the EU (WP5). Dissemination activities are directed to European Food Industry and towards the SME beneficiaries by IPR protection and the preparation of the novel food application (WP6). Training (WP7) shall ensure that the SME beneficiaries will absorb all developed foreground IPR.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

A new research consortium is promoting an alternative crop for tobacco farmers in the face of difficult economic conditions.

Descrizione progetto (Article)

New regulations in the EU mean that tobacco farmers are no longer subsidised by their government. This means that these farmers need new crops to complement or even replace tobacco cultivation.

Sweetleaf (Stevia rebaudiana), a source of natural, sugar-free sweeteners, is one such alternative crop. The EU-funded http://go4stevia.eu/ (GO4STEVIA) project is promoting the uptake of sweetleaf cultivation by tobacco growers through research and strategic interventions in the industry.

A lab-based model of the human digestive system has been created and validated by researchers. They will use this system to investigate the impacts of sweetleaf compounds on digestion.

GO4STEVIA tested the health effects of sweetleaf consumption in a 90-day trial in rats. Researchers showed it is safe, with no observed changes in health, physiology or behaviour. They are now conducting the same tests as part of a life-time trial in rats.

Another aspect of the project focused on encouraging farmers to grow sweetleaf. This was achieved through agreements between small businesses and organisations involved in sweetleaf production, and a comprehensive market evaluation.

Sweetleaf offers a healthy alternative to sugar and current non-nutritive sweeteners. The work of GO4STEVIA will promote this new crop while also helping struggling European tobacco farmers.