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H2020Staff exchange2022–2025

INTACT · INnovation in Truffle cultivation, preservAtion, proCessing and wild truffle resources managemenT

Horizon 2020 — Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Duration
2022-01-01 → 2025-12-31
EU contribution
€1,338,600
Participants
21
Scheme
MSCA-RISE

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Results in brief

INnovation in Truffle cultivation, preservAtion, proCessing and wild truffle resources managemenT

Truffles are esteemed edible fungi and, with their high value, their cultivation is of significant interest in the development of rural areas in European countries, but increasingly also in other continents. However, it has been observed a decline in wild truffle production and heterogeneity in the truffle yields in new plantations. Also, issues are open on the techniques for preserving and processing truffles, and ethical, economical, juridical, and normative frameworks related to truffle hunting and commercial exploitation require to be tackled through a common effort. To face all these issues, the INTACT consortium includes 4 non-academic organizations and 8 academic institutions belonging to EU member states, 1 academic organization belonging to Associated Country, and 4 partner organizations belonging to third countries. Its work plan is based on 7 work packages designed to reach the scientific, technical, and training objectives of the project providing coordination of the activities, dissemination, communication, and exploitation of the results. Each work package tackles one of the major topics of the “truffle” world and provides a good combination of research, training, and knowledge transfer being the planned number of secondments adequate to pursue the objectives at the WP and the task level. The methodological approach of the INTACT project is tailored to contribute to overcoming and solving some of the most concerning challenges related to the truffles value chain.

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Project objective

Truffles are esteemed edible fungi and one of the most valuable non-wood forest products that grow in symbiotic association with their host trees. They are of high economic and social value and their cultivation is of significant interest in the development of rural areas in European countries, but increasingly also in other continents. However, it has been observed a decline of wild truffle production and a heterogeneity in the truffle yields in new plantations, mainly due to the lack of enough knowledge about the ecology and management of the fungi. Accordingly, this MSCA-RISE project aims at establishing a multi-lateral network of research and innovation staff active in sustainable use of both wild and cultivated truffles, including the cultivation, but also pre-treatment, preservation and processing of the truffles. Particular attention will be paid at issues related to the juridical and normative framework for a traceability legislation for each country involved and to rules on collecting wild truffles in Europe. The research capacities will be strengthened through the exchange of knowledge and expertise on a shared research and training program providing a stronger transnational cooperation and better connections between actors committed to research and production on the truffles value chain. The involvement of Non-Academic Organisations will ease the sharing of knowledge and ideas from research to all levels of the truffle value chain. The joint Intersectoral and Interdisciplinary exchange program will involve 17 Academic and Non-Academic Beneficiaries and Partners and will be performed through a series of short-and long-term periods of staff exchanges. The program will run over 4 years thus allowing the broad portfolio of exchanges to be performed. The planned program of secondments is extensive and involves a range of scientific activities from technical skills exchange and training, to methodological development and planning of future new research.

Original text from CORDIS.

Participants

  • CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE · RomaCoordinatorItaly
  • ARAGOTRUF SL · GrausSpain
  • CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION Y EXTENSION FORESTAL ANDINO PATAGONICO · EsquelArgentina
  • CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION Y TECNOLOGIA AGROALIMENTARIA DE ARAGON · ZaragozaSpain
  • COMUNE DI PIETRALUNGA · PIETRALUNGAItaly
  • CONFEDERAZIONE ITALIANA AGRICOLTORI REGIONALE UMBRIA · PerugiaItaly
  • CONSEJO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS Y TECNICAS (CONICET) · Buenos AiresArgentina
  • CONSORCI CENTRE DE CIENCIA I TECNOLOGIA FORESTAL DE CATALUNYA · SolsonaSpain
  • DIPUTACION PROVINCIAL DE HUESCA · HuescaSpain
  • INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE POUR L'AGRICULTURE, L'ALIMENTATION ET L'ENVIRONNEMENT · ParisFrance
  • INSTITUT ZA MULTIDISCIPLINARNA ISTRAZIVANJA · BeogradSerbia
  • MINISTERIO DE MODERNIZACION DE PROVINCIA DE RIO NEGRO · VIEDMACity levelArgentina
  • SOCIETE CIVILE AGRI-TRUFFE · SAINT MAIXANTCity levelFrance
  • TARSUS UNIVERSITESI · MERSINTürkiye
  • UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE CHILE · TemucoChile
  • UNIVERSIDAD DE LLEIDA · LleidaSpain
  • UNIVERSIDAD DE MALAGA · MALAGASpain
  • UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA · ZaragozaSpain
  • UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PERUGIA · PerugiaItaly
  • UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI SASSARI · SassariItaly
  • UNIVERSITE MOHAMMED V DE RABAT · RabatMorocco

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