SUS-BIOCROP · Doctoral Network in Developing Sustainable Biocomposite Materials for Enhancing Crop Resilience and Yield

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Project objective

The agricultural sector is at a critical turning point, facing the immense challenge of meeting the food needs of a rapidly growing global population while simultaneously reducing its environmental footprint. By 2050, it is expected that food production will need to increase by 70%, yet traditional agricultural methods have led to significant environmental degradation. To address this, innovative and sustainable agricultural practices must be developed, ones that can not only increase productivity but also protect the environment. This proposal aims to address these challenges by developing advanced biocomposite materials that enhance plant resilience against both biotic (pests, diseases) and abiotic (drought, soil degradation) stresses. Through interdisciplinary research and innovation, the consortium will bring together leading experts from academia and industry to train a new generation of researchers in sustainable agricultural technologies. The proposed Joint Doctoral Network will foster a comprehensive approach to solving agricultural challenges, incorporating cutting-edge research on biocomposites, training programs on materials and sustainable agriculture, and effective dissemination of knowledge.

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Participants

• UNIVERSIDAD DEL PAIS VASCO/ EUSKAL HERRIKO UNIBERTSITATEA · LeioaCoordinatorSpain
• ALBERT-LUDWIGS-UNIVERSITAET FREIBURG · FreiburgGermany
• BASQUE CENTER FOR MACROMOLECULAR DESIGN AND ENGINEERING POLYMAT FUNDAZIOA · Donostia San SebastianSpain
• CLAVE DE FLOR SA · MAR DEL PLATAArgentina
• EURICE EUROPEAN RESEARCH AND PROJECT OFFICE GMBH · ST INGBERTGermany
• FUNDACAO PARA O DESENVOLVIMENTO DA UNESP - FUNDUNESP · SAO PAULOBrazil
• GREENLIGHT BIOSCIENCES ESPANA SL · LOS PALACIOS Y VILLAFRANCASpain
• INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES APPLIQUEES DE LYON · VILLEURBANNE CEDEXFrance
• INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGIA DE MATERIALES · Mar Del PlataArgentina
• MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS GMBH · LeverkusenGermany
• UNESP · AraraquaraBrazil
• UNIVERSIDAD DE VALLADOLID · VALLADOLIDSpain
• UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL MAR DEL PLATA · Buenos AiresArgentina
• UNIVERSIDADE DE AVEIRO · AveiroPortugal
• UNIVERSITE LIBRE DE BRUXELLES · Bruxelles / BrusselBelgium
• UNIVERSITE LYON 1 CLAUDE BERNARD · Villeurbanne CedexFrance
• WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY · WageningenNetherlands

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