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FP6 - 32502
BIOSAFOR: Biosaline agroforestry: remediation of saline wastelands through the production of biosaline biomass (for bioenergy, fodder and biomaterials)
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FP6 Projects
| Type of Project |
INCO - STREP |
| Contract No |
FP6 - 32502 |
| Total Cost |
1.410KEuro |
| EC Contribution |
1.200 KEuro |
| Start Date |
1-12-2006 |
| Duration |
36 Months |
Abstract
Increasing salinity is more than a threat to agricultural production alone.
It contributes to desertification, disrupts socio-economic structures, causes rural exodus.
Biosaline agro-forestry applies innovative approaches to salinity, using the qualities of salt
tolerant species combined with improved soil- and water management practices.
Research on this subject is by far not complete and the potentials of biosaline agriculture
and forestry are insufficiently investigated.
The overall objective of the B IOSAFOR project is twofold:
1. To contribute to the development of biosaline agro-forestry systems
for various saline environments (local/regional approach) and parallel to that
2. To explore the potentials and options for biomass production in saline environments
(globally)
More specific objectives are:
- To indicate the special role of biosaline agro-forestry for degraded areas with saline
soils and/or areas with brackish water resources
- To contribute to the regeneration of saline wastelands
- To select and screen tree species for the production of biomass in specific saline
environments
- To develop agro-forestry systems for biomass production in different kind of saline
environments
- To assess the economic and environmental performance of selected b iosaline
agro-forestry production systems
- To estimate the amount of biomass that can globally be produced in saline environments
- To assess the potential contribution of biomass from saline environments to a
sustainable biomass, respectively biofuel and biomaterial supply in developing countries and the EU
- To disseminate the results to relevant gremia (decision makers, politicians) in the
EU and to organizations dealing with salinity globally especially the biosaline networks.
Coordinator
OASE Foundation. Netherlands
Partners
- Universitaet Hohenheim, Germany
- Centro De Investigacion Y Tecnologia Agroalimentaria De Aragon / Diputacion General De
Aragon, Spain
- Acacia Institute, Netherlands
- Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, Pakistan
- Central Soil Salinity Research Institute (Icar Dare), India
- Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Bangladesh
- International Center For Biosaline Agriculture, United Arab Emirates
- Universiteit Utrecht, Netherlands
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