Overview

CROPBOOSTER-P is a Coordination and Support Action (CSA) project supported through the EU Horizon 2020 funding programme. The project has started on 1 November 2018 and will run for 3 years. This € 3 million project will map and assess current and future strategies, methods and technologies for crop improvement. Also, the consortium will develop a Roadmap for the introduction of these new crop varieties in current agricultural practice by aligning the development of these crops with the needs, concerns, wishes and expectations of society. Following a responsible research and innovation (RRI) approach, stakeholders representing all actors of the food system will be involved both in designing the blueprints for the future crops, as well as in the developing of the roadmap to successfully introduce the new crops to the users, and to educate the consumers to new paradigms of sustainable agriculture, based on future proofed crops and more efficient resource use. The CropBooster-P Consortium entails 18 partners and associated partners , in cooperation with a Stakeholder Group that will represent academia, industry, consumers, NGO’s and policy makers. It brings together some of Europe’s most prestigious plant science institutions and stakeholder organizations who jointly will develop the blueprints for the crop varieties of the future. Website: www.cropbooster-p.eu