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EUROAGRI+

EUROAGRI+ is an EUREKA Umbrella led by Switzerland

This is a succesor to EUROAGRI, which was initiated as a EUREKA umbrella in 1992, and focused primarily on the Agricultural sector. Due to changes occurring in society and increasing emphasis on environmental and safety aspects in all areas of life as well as the evolution of innovative technology responses to new demands, this previous activity has been updated.

Agriculture, food and feed production are technologicaly more and more interdependent and EUROAGRI+ is therefore covering all three sectors. Technologies such as biotechnology, genomics, proteomics, conservation technology and tracking and traceability are newcomers to these sectors.

Within the sectors agro, food and feed the 'chain' approach is considered more approprate to the business and product development strategy. In such a frame it is inevitable that use is made of different research disciplines (life sciences, material sciences, process technology) and technologies (conservation technology, separation technology, biotechnology, 'omics', Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), measurement and control technology).

Because of the complexity of new technologies and their importance for the future of all three sectors, SME's in the Agri-food sector as a whole need more guidance in order to generate new ideas for cooperative projects. Consistent with the ongoing efforts of the EUREKA Chair and the EC, the EUROAGRI+ has tried to attain a certain level of synergy and complementarity with the 6th EC RTD Framework programme in this area by establishing channels of communication with the appropriate specific research programmes.

In addition, EUROAGRI+ aims to bridge the gap between technological developments and their industrial application on the one hand, and public acceptance, awareness and concern for the environment on the other.

Contacts

Contact

• Franco COZZANI / European Commission - DG Research Policy Officer - on cooperation with EUREKA / BELGIUM