Strengthening Organic Farming Competitiveness Via Organic Seeds Breeding Production and Availability ORGAFARM

Geographical location	European Union
Keywords	Agricultural production system organic farming plant breeding Plant production and horticulture
Agricultural sectors	Protein crops Fodder and forage
Main funding source	Horizon 2020 (EU Research & Innovation programme)
Project acronym	H2020-SFS-07-2016-2017
Project type	Research project
Starting date	2017
End date	2017

Title (in English):

Language:

English

Objective of the project (native language):

SFS-07-2016-2017: Organic breeding - Increasing the competitiveness of the organic breeding and farming sectors

The main goal of the project is to raise awareness about the benefits of organic farming and the use of organic seeds for the ecosystem. We strive to develop effective system of crop rotation in organic farming with the use of legumes. The key element of our work is a search for varieties with high value and good properties.

Keywords: varieties for ecological farming, soybean seeds, organic farming, ecological standards, DNA analysis of varieties, QTL analysis, biomarkers.

Objective of the project (in English):

Our project is aimed to result in the implementation of innovative agricultural methods into agricultural practice that will be able to increase the availability of organic seeds produced in ecological farming.

Description of activities (native language):

The main area of our performance is the scientific research in the field of breeding and adaptation of soybean varieties suitable for organic farming to different climate conditions of Europe and other regions of the world.
The crucial problem of subject area is the lack of knowledge about organic farming and benefits arising from the use of organic seeds. The low level of awareness about the advantages of using organic seeds does not stimulate their production, which directly causes their high price. Therefore, 95% of organic production is based on crop varieties that have been bred for

Description of activities (in English):

We invite for cooperation:
- Private research institutes conducting studies in the field of biotechnology and genetics, particularly that are able to carry out DNA analysis of plants, genetic maps, QTL analysis and research of varieties with the help of biomarkers;
- Private companies conducting scientific research in a breeding process of varieties;
- Farmers and companies dealing with organic farming;
- Certification bodies and plant varieties testing organizations of UPOV system in order to improve methodics for testing of soybean varieties suitable for ecological farming.

Contact e-mail:

agroyoumis.selection@gmail.com

Further details

Additional comments:

The leader of consortium Hodowla Soi Agroyoumis Polska Sp. z o.o. is included in the group of companies dealing with research and development in breeding of soybean varieties with more than 25 years of experience, including selection of varieties suitable for organic farming.