General information about the project/initiative
Name of the Project/Initiative: Breeding, agronomic and biotechnological approaches for reintegration and revalorization of legumes in Mediterranean agriculture
Acronym: FP7-ARIMNet-MEDILEG
General information about the organisation
Name: CSIC
City: Cordoba
Post Code: 14004
Country: Spain
Contact details of the person responsible for the project/initiative:
Name: Diego Rubiales
Website
Description of the project/initiative
Domains covered by the project/initiative:
- Plant genetic resources (PGR)
Number of partners: 10
Scope of the project: International
Initial motivation for starting the project/initiative: Food legumes are annual and multifunctional crops with extraordinary historical importance for the agriculture and the environment of the Mediterranean basin. Despite their importance, the progress achieved in the Mediterranean region remains modest. In what can be considered as an EU-wide market failure, investment in advanced technologies for legumes lags behind that of the cereals and other major crops such as potato and tomato. Therefore, for food security and economic reasons, it makes strategic sense for the EU and Mediterranaen countires to set about improving its own capacity to grow legume crops.
Actions which describe the project – Actions are ranked from 1 to 10
| Generating information (phenotyping, genotyping, etc.) | 1 |
| Breeding and producing cultivars/breeds (including pre-breeding) | 2 |
| Scientific research (analysing diversity, finding traits, etc.) | 3 |
| Promoting use (aiming at potential users) | 4 |
| Raising public awareness (aiming at the general public) | 5 |
Budget and funding
Overall budget of the project/initiative (in Euros): 600
National government: 100%
Comments: this is an ERA-Net, what means that is evaluated and monitored at EU level, but expenses covered by national agencies
Expected outcomes and communication
Outcomes
| Increase knowledge | X |
| Improve/conserve genetic resource materials | X |
| Scientific community | X |
Beneficiaries
| Final consumers | X |
| Users of genetic resources such as breeders, farmers, industry | X |
Project/initiative to lead to the initiation of further projects/initiatives
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