Our research projects

Rural areas and agriculture are facing major economic, social and environmental challenges regarding climate change, biodiversity loss and water supply. As a consequence, there is a need for new or improved innovative bu…

In the face of rapid urbanization, with 70% of the global population expected to live in cities by 2050 , urban soils have become critical in providing essential ecosystem services (ESs) supporting healthy urban ecosyste…

The AGRO-WELL project is addressing the challenging and hazardous conditions faced by workers in the agricultural sector, which is marked by high accident rates and health issues due to physical labor and repetitive task…

European soils face significant health challenges, with 60-70% deemed unhealthy due to pollution, urbanization, intensive agriculture, and climate change. This degradation has severe economic, societal, and environmental…

The Partnership for Sustainable Food Systems - SFS - aims for the transformation of national, EU and global food systems, making them safe, sustainable, healthy, resilient and trusted - for everyone and within planetary …

The main objective of SPIN-FERT is to integrate optimised and validated innovations in soil management practices and improve peat-free substrates to enhance soil health in vegetable, fruit and ornamental crops. SPIN-FERT…

Livestock farming is a key sector that involves 40 % of the total agricultural activity in Europe. representing a total value for products equal to 170 billion. However, there is an increasing concern due to livestock f…

Digitalisation, robotics, and smart algorithms have brought the data economy to the farm. However, farms face large societal pressures related to soil: cleaner water, healthier soils, improved carbon storage and increase…

The Soil-X-Change Initiative aims to facilitate knowledge exchange and collaboration on sustainable soil and farm management. It will connect farmers, policymakers, projects, and initiatives to accelerate innovation and …

Europe faces escalating challenges including more frequent droughts, heatwaves, and emerging diseases, prompting a shift from current agrochemical and water-dependent agricultural practices. CropBiomes leads this transit…

Fruit cracking is a peel disorder, limiting fruit quality and yield. The phenomenon occurs mainly in the pre-harvest stage and affects many types of fruit. External conditions like climatic and environmental conditions, …

At present, 60-70% of all soils are unhealthy in Europe as a result of land management practices, pollution, intensive agriculture, urbanisation, and the effects of climate change. Due to this and other biophysical const…

Unsustainable agricultural practices are major drivers affecting habitat and species diversity in agricultural landscapes of the EU. However, peatland, grassland, and species associated with agriculture are of most conce…

ECONUTRI is a consortium of scientific experts and researchers from different disciplines, private companies, farmers associations, and stakeholders. ECONUTRI is partnering with six Chinese Institutions, four from public…

Due to climate change water scarcity and increased evapotranspiration requirements are serious challenges for agriculture worldwide and are jeopardizing the future supply of many crop productions. As perennials, fruit tr…

Climate Farm Demo is a unique pan-European network of Pilot Demo Farmers (PDFs) covering 28 countries and all pedo-climatic areas. Its overall aim it to accelerate the adoption of Climate Smart Farming (CSF) practices an…

The objective of the project LIFE CARBON FARMING is to reduce by 15% the carbon footprint of mixed crop livestock farms thanks to a result-based system. The project will mutualize knowledge of 30 partners to build a comm…