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CORE Organic Newsletter, February 2018



Getting started with twelve new CORE Organic Cofund projects
 
In December 2016, CORE Organic Cofund consortium, including 26 partners from 19 countries, launched the new call supporting the European transnational organic research. The applicants participated in a two steps section procedure where in the first step out of 50 proposals 33 were invited to the second step where 12 research proposals were selected for the funding.
 
The CORE Organic Cofund consortium spent in the call nearly 14 million Euro including cofunding from the European Commission. The selected project proposals are distributed across four thematic areas agreed on the level of consortium:
Plant production systems, animal feed, livestock systems and organic food processing.

The planned project activities should start from Spring 2018 and be implemented over the next three years. In the current edition of CORE Organic Newsletter we would like to present selected research projects and consortiums to our readership!

Enjoy reading!
 
CORE Organic Governing Board Meeting in Namur, Belgium

POWER – to strengthen welfare and resilience in organic pig production

The CORE Organic Cofund project POWER will contribute to remove significant obstacles in organic pig farming by focusing on the young pigs.

MIX-ENABLE – improving organic mixed livestock farming

The CORE Organic Cofund project MIX-ENABLE will develop the sustainability and robustness of organic animal production on mixed livestock farms in Europe.

PROYOUNGSTOCK – research for improved organic young stock rearing

The project PROYOUNGSTOCK will explore ways to promote young stock and cow health and welfare by natural feeding systems.

GrazyDaiSy – to promote health and mother-infant contact in organic dairy farming

The CORE Organic Cofund project GrazyDaiSy will develop innovative and sustainable grazing-based dairy systems, integrating cows and young stock.

FreeBirds – improving chicken health and environmental problems in free-range production

The CORE Organic Cofund project FreeBirds will work with optimization of the use of the free-range as a key to improve organic chicken production.

SUSORGPLUS – developing smarter organic processing chains

The SUSORGPLUS project will develop smart and low energy input processing chains, natural food additives and colourants, and supportive material for a code of practice to increase sustainability and consumer acceptance of organic food stuffs.

ProOrg – Developing a Code of Practice for organic food processing

The CORE Organic Cofund project ProOrg aims to develop a code of practice that will provide strategies and tools for decisions making for food processors and organic labelling organizations.

ProRefine – new methods for locally produced feed

The CORE Organic Cofund project ProRefine will explore refined forage legumes as local sources of protein feed for monogastrics and high quality fibre feed for ruminants in organic production.

SUREVEG – new diversified cropping systems for vegetables

Strip-cropping and recycling of waste as the basis for biodiverse and resource-efficient intensive vegetable production will be explored in the SUREVEG project.

BIOVINE – creating diversified vineyards with lower input needs

The project BIOVINE will exploit biodiversity in viticultural systems to reduce pest damage and pesticide use, and increase ecosystems services provision.

DOMINO – new strategy for sustainable fruit orchards and vineyards

By dynamic sod mulching and use of recycled amendments to increase biodiversity, the DOMINO project will improve resilience and sustainability of intensive organic fruit orchards and vineyards.

GREENRESILIENT will improve organic greenhouse production

The CORE Organic Cofund project GREENRESILIENT will create sustainable and resilient organic and biodynamic vegetable production systems in low-energy greenhouses.
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