Objective
"Agricultural production in Europe has significantly damaged soil and water resources, ecosystem biodiversity, socio-economic well-being and contributed to climate change. Expected further intensification of production to ensure food safety for population growth must be sustainable to minimise future impacts and negative externalities. This ETN addresses these challenges by training 15 early stage researchers in cutting edge research skills and innovative approaches to manage soil and groundwater impacts from agriculture for sustainable intensification. It supports EU policy goals on food security, resource conservation, renewable energy and climate change, and the aims of the H2020 Societal Challenge 5 Work Programme for sustainable management of the environment and its resources. The scientific objectives focus on developing (1) management techniques which mitigate environmental impacts of agricultural practices on soil, water and climate systems, and support sustainable intensification using new production methods; (2) ""smart"" environmental monitoring, biotechnology and modelling tools to predict the outcome of measures and practices in (1); (3) decision-making tools with sustainability indicators to implement sustainable agricultural production methods. This will be achieved by linking lab-scale studies of processes with field-scale evaluation of novel management concepts, analytical tools and modelling, using state-of-the-art methods. The network includes research, advisory and commercial organisations from all sectors of the agri-environmental management community, and SMEs to multinational firms. Its novel training agenda of workshops and summer schools on technical and business skills, international conferences, industry secondments and knowledge transfer activities has the specific aim of transferable skills training. This is highly relevant for scientific communication, societal impact and entrepreneurship, preparing the fellows for careers in many sectors."
Fields of science
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energy
- engineering and technologyenvironmental biotechnologybioremediation
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental scienceshydrology
- engineering and technologyother engineering and technologiesfood technologyfood safety
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changes
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Funding Scheme
MSCA-ITN-ETN - European Training NetworksCoordinator
S10 2TN Sheffield
United Kingdom
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Participants (10)
8600 Dubendorf
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6708 PB Wageningen
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R93 Carlow
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R93 Tullow
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04318 Leipzig
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45476 Mulheim An Der Ruhr
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4000 Liege
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2400 Mol
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5370 HAVELANGE
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00-661 Warszawa
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Partners (15)
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SW1P 4DF LONDON
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SW1P 3JR LONDON
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SW1X 7HS London
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RG1 7QF READING
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80510 Frauenfeld
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R93 Carlow
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H91 Galway
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35122 Padova
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06112 Halle/Saale
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4031 LIEGE
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3800 Sint Truiden
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4130 Esneux
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02 787 Warszawa
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1210 Wien
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