LEGUME-FUTURES

Legume-supported cropping systems for Europe

Coordinatore	SRUC    more  Organization address address: West Mains Road city: EDINBURGH postcode: EH9 3JG contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Michael L Cognome: Smith Email: send email Telefono: +44 131 535 4074 Fax: +44 131 535 4183
Nazionalità Coordinatore	United Kingdom [UK]
Sito del progetto	http://www.legumefutures.eu/
Totale costo	4˙095˙015 €
EC contributo	2˙999˙981 €
Programma	FP7-KBBE Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology
Code Call	FP7-KBBE-2009-3
Funding Scheme	CP-FP
Anno di inizio	2010
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2010-03-01   -   2014-02-28

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	SRUC  Organization address address: West Mains Road city: EDINBURGH postcode: EH9 3JG contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Michael L Cognome: Smith Email: send email Telefono: +44 131 535 4074 Fax: +44 131 535 4183	UK (EDINBURGH)	coordinator	505˙685.00
2	THE SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE  Organization address address: "ERROL ROAD, INVERGOWRIE" city: DUNDEE postcode: DD2 5DA contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Pietro Cognome: Iannetta Email: send email Telefono: +44 1382 56 00 17 Fax: +44 1382 562 426	UK (DUNDEE)	participant	284˙000.00
3	LEIBNIZ-ZENTRUM FUER AGRARLANDSCHAFTSFORSCHUNG (ZALF) e.V.  Organization address address: Eberswalder Str. 84 city: MUENCHEBERG postcode: 15374 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Peter Cognome: Zander Email: send email Telefono: +49 3343282214 Fax: +49 3343282308	DE (MUENCHEBERG)	participant	214˙250.00
4	HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO  Organization address address: YLIOPISTONKATU 4 city: HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO postcode: 14 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Frederick Cognome: Stoddard Email: send email Telefono: +358 9 19158342 Fax: +358 9 19158582	FI (HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO)	participant	212˙750.00
5	AARHUS UNIVERSITET  Organization address address: Nordre Ringgade 1 city: AARHUS C postcode: 8000 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Jørgen Eivind Cognome: Olesen Email: send email Telefono: +45 89991659 Fax: +45 40821619	DK (AARHUS C)	participant	202˙000.00
6	THE PROVOST, FELLOWS, FOUNDATION SCHOLARS & THE OTHER MEMBERS OF BOARD OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY & UNDIVIDED TRINITY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH NEAR DUBLIN  Organization address address: College Green - city: DUBLIN postcode: 2 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Deirdre Cognome: Savage Email: send email Telefono: +353 18961942 Fax: +353 17071633	IE (DUBLIN)	participant	160˙521.75
7	TEAGASC - AGRICULTURE AND FOOD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY  Organization address address: Oak Park city: CARLOW contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Mark Cognome: Ryan Email: send email Telefono: 3532542216 Fax: 3532542340	IE (CARLOW)	participant	158˙728.25
8	"INSTYTUT UPRAWY NAWOZENIA I GLEBOZNAWSTWA, PANSTWOWY INSTYTUT BADAWCZY"  Organization address address: CZARTORYSKICH 8 city: PULAWY postcode: 24 100 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Jaroslaw Cognome: Stalenga Email: send email Telefono: +48 818863421 Fax: +48 818864547	PL (PULAWY)	participant	136˙750.00
9	CENTRE DE COOPERATION INTERNATIONAL EN RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT  Organization address address: Rue Scheffer 42 city: PARIS postcode: 75116 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Jean Marc Cognome: Deboin Email: send email Telefono: +33 467615956 Fax: +33 467614455	FR (PARIS)	participant	123˙000.00
10	AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS  Organization address address: Iera Odos 75 city: ATHENS postcode: 11855 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Dimitrios Cognome: Savvas Email: send email Telefono: +30 210 5294510 Fax: +30 210 5294504	EL (ATHENS)	participant	121˙750.00
11	JOHANN HEINRICH VON THUENEN-INSTITUT, BUNDESFORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FUER LANDLICHE RAUME, WALD UND FISCHEREI  Organization address address: BUNDESALLEE 50 city: BRAUNSCHWEIG postcode: 38116 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Herwart Cognome: Böhm Email: send email Telefono: +49 4539 8880313 Fax: +49 4539 8880140	DE (BRAUNSCHWEIG)	participant	121˙750.00
12	SVERIGES LANTBRUKSUNIVERSITET  Organization address address: ARRHENIUSPLAN 4 city: UPPSALA postcode: 75007 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Ingrid Cognome: Ragnarsdotter Jajke Email: send email Telefono: +46 18671437 Fax: +46 18673557	SE (UPPSALA)	participant	121˙750.00
13	UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI MEDITERRANEA DI REGGIO CALABRIA  Organization address address: VIA SALITA MELISSARI FEO DI VITO city: Reggio Calabria postcode: 89124 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Michele Cognome: Monti Email: send email Telefono: +39 0965 814998 Fax: +39 0965 311092	IT (Reggio Calabria)	participant	121˙750.00
14	UNIVERSIDAD DE CORDOBA  Organization address address: AVENIDA DE MEDINA AZAHARA 5 city: CORDOBA postcode: 14005 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Rafael J. Cognome: Lopez-Bellido Email: send email Telefono: 34957218495 Fax: 34957218440	ES (CORDOBA)	participant	112˙000.00
15	STICHTING DIENST LANDBOUWKUNDIG ONDERZOEK  Organization address address: Costerweg 50 city: WAGENINGEN postcode: 6701BH contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Tom Cognome: Kuhlman Email: send email Telefono: +31 703358152 Fax: +31 703615624	NL (WAGENINGEN)	participant	111˙797.00
16	Donal Murphy-Bokern  Organization address address: Lindenweg 12 city: Lohne postcode: 49393 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Donal Cognome: Murphy-Bokern Email: send email Telefono: +49 4442802190 Fax: +49 4442802190	DE (Lohne)	participant	107˙999.00
17	MAA JA ELINTARVIKETALOUDEN TUTKIMUSKESKUS  Organization address address: Building O - Humppilantie 14 city: JOKIOINEN postcode: FI-31600 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Eila Cognome: Turtola Email: send email Telefono: +358 3 4188 2421 Fax: +358 3 4188 2437	FI (JOKIOINEN)	participant	100˙000.00
18	INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE AGRICOLA FUNDULEA  Organization address address: Nicolae Titulescu 1 city: Fundulea postcode: 915200 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Ion Cognome: Toncea Email: send email Telefono: +40 242642044 Fax: +40 242642044	RO (Fundulea)	participant	83˙500.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'This research will deliver knowledge and technology for the optimisation of the use of legumes in European agricultural systems and promote the partnerships needed to support the public policy outcomes sought. By integrating the Consortiums extensive set of existing field case studies, modelling and knowledge base, the project will test, validate and deliver novel cropping systems. This network of 18 case studies, in 12 countries, will be the focus of interaction with farmers, SMEs, other businesses, and policy makers. Outputs will include system-optimised cropping plans for each pedo-climatic region, input into existing farm-planning tools, local on-farm demonstrations, a socio-economic analysis that will enable local economic assessment of cropping systems, and an ecological assessment of the effects of relevant farming system changes on greenhouse gas and nitrogen budgets, biodiversity and soil health from the farm to the continental scale. A book on legume-supported eco-efficient farming systems covering all aspects of the use of legumes in Europe will be published. The research is planned around the appreciation of how nitrogen fertilisation and the production and use of plant protein lie at the heart of many of the global, regional and local environmental challenges arising from agriculture. The project will take a novel strategic approach to knowledge interaction and delivery, in order to enhance and pool existing knowledge platforms and databases. It will then deliver the results into the farming community, commercial use, and policy practice beyond the life of the project. The project will facilitate wide access to new and existing knowledge and technologies and it will promote awareness of the role of legumes in the development of sustainable supply chains and consumption patterns. All research results and products will be put in the public domain, and partnership with all the agents of change, including policy makers, will be a key element of the work.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

An EU team developed new cropping methods involving increased use of legumes. Through field trials, the group assessed candidate species and documented the environmental and socioeconomic effects of the proposed methods.

Descrizione progetto (Article)

Legume crops are extremely important in agriculture: they fix a key nutrient (atmospheric nitrogen) into the soil, which fertilises the medium for other plants. Legumes also break cycles of disease affecting cereal crops.

Nevertheless, legumes are under-utilised in European agriculture, a situation the EU-funded project 'Legume-supported cropping systems for Europe' (http://www.legumefutures.eu (LEGUME-FUTURES)) aimed to rectify. Via a set of 9 objectives, the consortium planned 18 field trials across Europe, leading to new cropping systems. The endeavour ran over four years to February 2014.

The work established Europe-wide sites for experimental legume cropping. The resulting data were processed at an Internet data resource centre, supporting analysis of the socioeconomic and environmental impacts of legume-based production. The study also assessed available genetic material. From such information, the team developed a new understanding of the role of legumes in European farming and the basis for suggesting improvements.

Project outcomes include new cropping system designs, case studies, enhanced access to information, and assessment of environmental and socioeconomic impacts. The team also assessed non-traditional uses of legumes.

A core part of the consortium's work was knowledge interaction and research delivery. The resulting communications and delivery strategy helped match the effective delivery of research results to user needs, using a variety of delivery methods. These included farm demonstrations, conferences and workshops, a web portal and academic publications.

LEGUME-FUTURES helped to redefine the role of legumes in European cropping. The project also studied the economic and environmental considerations of farming strategies.