PRO-WILD (101134965)

  https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101134965

  Horizon Europe (2021-2027)

  Protect and promote Crop Wild Relatives

  Crop wild relatives for sustainable agriculture (HORIZON-CL6-2023-BIODIV-01-13)

  oilseeds  ·  nutrition  ·  plant breeding  ·  climatic changes  ·  sustainable economy

  2024-09-01 Start Date (YY-MM-DD)

  2029-08-31 End Date (YY-MM-DD)

  € 5,725,033


  Description

Crop wild relatives (CWR) are wild plant species genetically related to cultivated crops. Their untapped diversity can enhance resilience to biotic and abiotic stress and the nutritional quality of modern crops. Wheat, sugar beet, and oilseed rape were selected by Pro-wild because of their importance to food security and EU farmers and because some of their wild relatives are endemic to Europe. Moreover, these CWRs constitute a rich and under-exploited resource needed to face challenges linked to climate change and the transition to low-input agriculture. The genetic diversity and vulnerability of these CWRs must be better characterized to optimize their conservation and utilization. The objectives of Pro-Wild are to identify priorities for in-situ conservation of the selected CWR gene pools, to survey and complement CWR genebanks collections, and to increase the use of CWRs in crop improvement. Pro-Wild associates 18 partners from 11 EU and associated countries with expertise in ecology, conservation, genomics, pathology, microbiology, plant breeding, agriculture, and sociology. Pro-Wild will compile and analyse CWR occurrence maps and perform new in-situ collections. It will predict the vulnerability of several CWR species and populations to ongoing climate changes. Ex-situ collections will be complemented with endangered CWRs accessions. Pro-Wild will investigate the resilience of CWR collections for relevant biotic and abiotic stresses. The identification of CWR-derived desired traits and their transfer into elite backgrounds will be done to promote CWR use. Overall, Pro-Wild specific goals will be coordinated with input from breeders, farmers, and consumers. Pro-Wild outcomes will contribute to European Green Deal initiatives through research, education, and training. It will serve the EU biodiversity and the Farm to Fork strategies by preserving, characterizing, and utilising wild species that have unique importance for the resilience of our food systems.


  Complicit Organisations

2 Israeli organisations participate in PRO-WILD.

Country Organisation (ID) VAT Number Role Activity Type Total Cost EC Contribution Net EC Contribution
Belgium SESVANDERHAVE (921943388) BE0431431749 participant PRC € 115,158 € 115,158 € 115,158
Germany KWS SAAT SE & CO KGAA (999449492) DE114764376 participant PRC € 190,347 € 190,347 € 190,347
Greece ELLINIKOS GEORGIKOS ORGANISMOS - DIMITRA (953814096) EL997604027 participant HES € 230,000 € 230,000 € 230,000
Germany LEIBNIZ - INSTITUT FUER PFLANZENGENETIK UND KULTURPFLANZENFORSCHUNG (999483442) DE811503988 participant REC € 306,000 € 306,000 € 306,000
Israel WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE (999979306) IL520016858 participant HES € 505,070 € 505,070 € 505,070
Israel THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION OF ISRAEL - THE VOLCANI CENTRE (999820614) nan participant PUB € 416,400 € 228,900 € 228,900
France INRAE TRANSFERT SAS (999793260) FR96433960762 participant PRC € 370,067 € 370,067 € 370,067
Italy UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PALERMO (999734284) IT00605880822 participant HES € 122,000 € 122,000 € 122,000
France INNOLEA (887548352) FR28843228636 participant PRC € 202,330 € 202,330 € 202,330
United Kingdom JOHN INNES CENTRE (999992595) GB398061368 associatedPartner REC € 0 € 0 € 0
Switzerland FORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FUR BIOLOGISCHEN LANDBAU STIFTUNG (998802114) CHE107938089MWST associatedPartner REC € 0 € 0 € 0
France INSTITUT NATIONAL D'ENSEIGNEMENT SUPERIEUR POUR L'AGRICULTURE, L'ALIMENTATION ET L'ENVIRONNEMENT (895461515) FR65130026222 thirdParty HES € 0 € 0 € 100,285
Austria UNIVERSITAET FUER BODENKULTUR WIEN (999987357) ATU16285008 participant HES € 506,127 € 506,127 € 506,127
Romania HIGHCLERE CONSULTING SRL (934228632) nan participant PRC € 72,037 € 72,037 € 72,037
France INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE POUR L'AGRICULTURE, L'ALIMENTATION ET L'ENVIRONNEMENT (999993274) FR57180070039 coordinator REC € 1,265,551 € 1,265,551 € 1,165,266
Türkiye UNIVERSITY OF CUKUROVA (999851072) nan participant HES € 230,937 € 230,937 € 230,937
Italy UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PERUGIA (999846319) IT00448820548 participant HES € 265,207 € 265,207 € 265,207
Italy CONSIGLIO PER LA RICERCA IN AGRICOLTURA E L'ANALISI DELL'ECONOMIA AGRARIA (999531360) IT08183101008 participant REC € 507,750 € 507,750 € 507,750
Germany VEREIN DER ZUCKERINDUSTRIE EV (997667020) nan participant HES € 420,048 € 355,000 € 355,000