Project Summary

The project will focus on seven forage crops and seven grain crop that are currently grown to produce feed (for ruminants – cattle, sheep, goat and monogastric animals – pig, poultry), food (as is or after processing) or to deliver ecosystem services

The objectives of the projects are:

1. To develop tools and methodologies for cost-effective breeding programmes and deliver proofs of concept, with and for breeders.

2. To facilitate the economic regulatory environment varity registration variety recommendation and business models

3. To implement an efficient, ambitious and durable transfer of innovation through the BELIS platform that includes a network of breeders and actors from scientific research, extension services and seed, food and feed industries, as well as a training portfolio.