RECROP

The sustainability and productivity of agriculture in the Mediterranean region is severely threatened by climate change and water resource depletion.

This is aggravated by poor management practices such as excessive use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides, overgrazing and monoculture. ReCROP aims to redesign Mediterranean agrosystems with increased resilience and productivity, focusing on the development of sustainable agricultural production systems through the combined use of biotechnological tools and environmentally friendly agronomic practices.

RECROP uses the novel approach of plant and micro-organism management that is based on increasing soil functions and health through the use of bioinoculums, amendments, cropping systems and climate-ready crops to increase crop yields while providing ecosystem services, e.g. increased carbon sequestration, organic matter, nutrient cycling and water conservation.

ReCROP covers the Mediterranean Geographical Area (MGA), which includes Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia (Southern MGA), Italy and France (Northern MGA), and Portugal and Spain (Western MGA), and incorporates the main crops of these countries: vineyards, cereals and aromatic/medicinal plants.

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