Climate change resilience for perennial crops
A CORE GROUP OF 9 OPERATIONAL GROUPS
CLIMED-FRUIT aims to share knowledge ready for practice, collected from different Operational Groups (OG) across Europe, for a better climate change adaptation and mitigation in perennial crops in the Mediterranean area.
The project is implemented by a multi-actor consortium (advisors, farmer organisations, research and education institutes, one standardisation organisation), and builds on the results of a core group of 9 OGs. Several consortium partners are involved in the coordination and the implementation of these 9 OGs, which allows them to have direct on-hand feedback from practitioners.
OFIVO
Optimization of ferti-irrigation on Occitan vineyards
Keywords: water ressources, water efficiency, grape quality, yield
GASCOGN’INNOV
Redesign of vineyard systems for biological quality improvement and soil conservation
Keywords: soil quality, soil life, fertility, cover-crops, organic manure
VIRECLI
Precision Viticulture for vegetative-productive balance, soil protection and adaptation to climate change in vineyards
Keywords: irrigation, soil management, spring frost
INTAVIEBIO
Technical and Agronomical Innovation in Organic Viticulture
Keywords: copper soil contamination, sulphites reduction, vineyard practices
GO CITRICS
Citrus Irrigation and Fertilisation Precision Farming
Keywords: water management, soil, quality yield
GO AVOCADO
Avocado productivity improvement in Spain
Keywords: diversification, cultivation techniques, quality, sustainability
NEW PRACTICES IN RAINFED OLIVE GROVES
Climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies
Keywords: climate change mitigation, greenhouse gas, soil management, tree management
Oltre.bio
Innovative Management of Organic Cherry Growing and Organic Table Viticulture
Keywords: climate change mitigation, soil fertility management, water-use efficiency, pest management, postharvest quality
CARBOCERT
Carbon increasing capture practices and improving soils in Mediterranean crops
Keywords: carbon capture, quantification and certification, carbon tool, sustainable agronomic practices
A EUROPEAN NETWORK TO SCALE UP LOCAL SOLUTIONS UP TO THE EU LEVEL AND TO SHARE GOOD PRACTICES BETWEEN CROPS
Building the network and capitalising on existing results from OGs core group
This first step will enable to build a specific network of operational groups active in the field of climate change resilience in perennial crops and collect best practices and practical results from OGs core group, members of the consortium.
Collecting new knowledge ready to practice from outside the consortium
This second step will enable to collect additional information from outside the consortium through innovative formats: an online open contest aimed at operational groups, EU projects or international initiatives related to climate change resilience for perennial crops in the Mediterranean area, and a specific crowd writing contest where service providers will propose innovative solutions already applied on the market.
Summarising the information in easy to access formats
All information collected will be summarized to produce useful and easily understandable digital material to be used by farmers, advisors, teachers, professors…
Sharing information
This last step consists in implementing the communication and dissemination activities. It will include local dissemination events, partnerships with publishers of specialized journals and magazines, an OG forum to showcase the results of the project…