Enhancing of legumes growing in Europe through sustainable cropping for protein supply for food and feed

Project Information

EUROLEGUME

Grant agreement ID: 613781

Project closed

Start date 1 January 2014

End date 31 December 2017

Funded under

• Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology

Total cost € 6 564 763,85

EU contribution € 4 993 592,00

Coordinated by

UNIVERSIDADE DE TRAS-OS-MONTES E ALTO DOURO
Portugal

Objective

Long term S&T objective: The project is aimed to sustainable use of Leguminous plants and soil resources in order to ensure European citizens with balanced and safe food, ensuring the high quality protein sources in their daily diet by increasing competitiveness and cultivation of legumes for food and feed. Short-term S&T objectives: 1. Evaluation of pea, faba bean and cowpea/black-eye-bean local genetic resources for the development of new varieties for food and feed and further use in breeding; 2. Development of new food and feed products from available European varieties of pea, faba bean and cowpea; 3. Selection of appropriate rhizobium strains and arbuscular mycorrhizae fungi to support nitrogen fixation and development of new, commercial inoculants; 4.Evaluation of influence of leguminous plants on the soil properties in sustainable, regionally specific cropping systems. Activities: WP1 Management and coordination; WP2 Broadening of genetic diversity in breeding trough evaluation of local genetic resources; WP3 Selection of appropriate rhizobium strains to support nitrogen fixation and development of inoculants; WP4 Nutritional value and innovative food and feed; WP5 Legume supported cropping system in sustainable agriculture; WP6 Management and valorization of the residual biomass; WP7 Publicity and dissemination. 19 partners from 10 EU Member States.

Fields of science

• agricultural sciences › agriculture, forestry, and fisheries › agriculture › sustainable agriculture
• natural sciences › biological sciences › biochemistry › biomolecules › proteins
• natural sciences › biological sciences › microbiology › mycology
• agricultural sciences › agricultural biotechnology › biomass
• agricultural sciences › agriculture, forestry, and fisheries › agriculture › grains and oilseeds › legumes

Programme(s)

• FP7-KBBE - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology

Topic(s)

• KBBE.2013.1.2-02 - Legume breeding and management for sustainable agriculture as well as protein supply for food and feed

Call for proposal

FP7-KBBE-2013-7-single-stage
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Funding Scheme

CP-TP - Collaborative Project targeted to a special group (such as SMEs)

Coordinator

UNIVERSIDADE DE TRAS-OS-MONTES E ALTO DOURO

• EU contribution: € 772 814,55
• Address: QUINTA DE PRADOS ; 5000 911 Vila Real ; Portugal
• Region: Continente › Norte › Douro
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Eduardo Rosa (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data

Participants (20)

KPRA SOCIEDAD COOPERATIVA

Participation ended

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: CAMINO VIEJO FORTUNA APARTADO 125 ; 30110 CABEZO DE TORRES MURCIA
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Francisco Moya (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

VALSTS PRIEKULU LAUKAUGU SELEKCIJAS INSTITUTS

Participation ended

Latvia

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: ZINANTES 1A ; LV-4126 CESIS
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Arta Kronberga (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

LATVIJAS BIOZINATNU UN TEHNOLOGIJU UNIVERSITATE

Latvia

• EU contribution: € 530 903,70
• Address: LIELA IELA 2 ; LV-3001 Jelgava
• Region: Latvija › Latvija › Zemgale
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Ina Alsiņa (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data

PURES DARZKOPIBAS PETIJUMU CENTRS SIA

Latvia

• EU contribution: € 295 926,90
• Address: ABAVAS IELA 2 PURES PAG TUKUMA NOV 2 ; 3124 PURE
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Līga Lepse (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

AGRORESURSU UN EKONOMIKAS INSTITUTS

Latvia

• EU contribution: € 289 764,00
• Address: ZINATNES IELA 2, PRIEKULI, PRIEKULU PAGASTS ; 4126 Priekuli
• Region: Latvija › Latvija › Vidzeme
• Activity type: Other
• Administrative Contact: Arta Kronberga (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

SABIEDRIBA AR IEROBEZOTU ATBILDIBU BIOEFEKTS

Latvia

• EU contribution: € 65 763,20
• Address: BIKERNIEKU 123 ; 1021 RIGA
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Anita Lielpetere (Mrs.)
• Total cost: No data

MAAELU TEADMUSKESKUS

Estonia

• EU contribution: € 272 384,99
• Address: J AAMISEPA 1 ; 48309 Jogeva Alevik
• Region: Eesti › Eesti › Lõuna-Eesti
• Activity type: Other
• Administrative Contact: Margit Olle (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITETI BUJQESOR I TIRANES

Albania

• EU contribution: € 113 847,80
• Address: KAMEZ ; 1001 Tirana
• Region: Shqipëria › Qender › Tiranë
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Astrit Balliu (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data

JTI - Institutet för jordbruks- och miljöteknik AB

Participation ended

Sweden

• EU contribution: € 238 246,85
• Address: Ultunaallén 4 ; SE-750 07 Uppsala
• Region: Östra Sverige › Östra Mellansverige › Uppsala län
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Fredrik Fogelberg (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

FRESCURA SUBLIME - UNIPESSOAL LDA

Portugal

• EU contribution: € 132 165,25
• Address: RUA CRUZ DO ROMEU 510 CONCELHO GUIMARAES ; 4805 406 RONFE
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Manuel António Sousa (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE CARTAGENA

Spain

• EU contribution: € 388 417,02
• Address: PLAZA DEL CRONISTA ISIDORO VALVERDE EDIFICIO LA MILAGROSA ; 30202 Cartagena
• Region: Sur › Región de Murcia › Murcia
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Pablo Fernández Escámez (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGAÇAO AGRARIA E VETERINARIA

Portugal

• EU contribution: € 141 713,84
• Address: AVENIDA DA REPUBLICA QUINTA DO MARQUES ; 2780 157 Oeiras
• Region: Continente › Área Metropolitana de Lisboa › Área Metropolitana de Lisboa
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Manuela Berjano (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITAET FUER BODENKULTUR WIEN

Austria

• EU contribution: € 300 190,59
• Address: GREGOR MENDEL STRASSE 33 ; 1180 Wien
• Region: Ostösterreich › Wien › Wien
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Boris Rewald (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

GEOPONIKO PANEPISTIMION ATHINON

Greece

• EU contribution: € 359 350,00
• Address: IERA ODOS 75 ; 118 55 ATHINA
• Region: Αττική › Aττική › Κεντρικός Τομέας Αθηνών
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Dimitrios Savvas (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data

NIBIO - NORSK INSTITUTT FOR BIOOKONOMI

Norway

• EU contribution: € 585 271,00
• Address: HOEGSKOLEVEIEN 7 ; 1430 Aas
• Region: Norge › Oslo og Viken › Viken
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Hanne Sorlie (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

NORGES MILJO-OG BIOVITENSKAPLIGE UNIVERSITET

Norway

• EU contribution: € 109 800,00
• Address: UNIVERSITETSTUNET 3 ; 1433 As
• Region: Norge › Oslo og Viken › Viken
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Rune Eikanger (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

Symbiom, s.r.o.

Czechia

• EU contribution: € 108 750,00
• Address: Sazava 170 ; 56301 Lanskroun
• Region: Česko › Severovýchod › Pardubický kraj
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Ales Latr (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

KPRA, LECHE Y GENETICA, S.L.

Spain

• EU contribution: € 102 744,00
• Address: Cº Viejo de Fortuna ; 30110 Cabezo de Torres
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Francisco Moya (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

ESTIRPE D'HONRA - UNIPESSOAL LDA

Portugal

• EU contribution: € 80 525,16
• Address: RUA DA PEDRAFITA SN ALFAIAO ; 5300-401 BRAGANCA
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Luis Ribeiro (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

RISE RESEARCH INSTITUTES OF SWEDEN AB

Sweden

• EU contribution: € 105 013,15
• Address: BRINELLGATAN 4 ; 501 15 Boras
• Region: Södra Sverige › Västsverige › Västra Götalands län
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Fredrik Fogelberg (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data