Action 860: Sustainable low-input cereal production : required varietal characteristics and crop diversity

Action overview

The main objective was to establish methods for selecting varieties, lines and populations, and to develop ways to increase and make use of crop diversity and genotype-environment interactions to ensure stable and acceptable yields of good-quality crops for low-input, especially organic cereal production in Europe. There was an increasing demand throughout Europe for sustainable crop production characterised by reduced inputs of pesticides and synthetic fertilisers (low-input cropping systems) and increased agricultural biodiversity.

Domain : Food and Agriculture
Action title : Sustainable low-input cereal production : required varietal characteristics and crop diversity

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Action details	Parties
	Country	Date	Status
MoU : 257/04 CSO Approval date : 16/02/2004 Entry into force : 18/03/2004 End of Action : 10/05/2008
	Austria	19/07/2004	Confirmed
	Belgium	18/03/2005	Confirmed
	Cyprus	31/03/2006	Confirmed
	Czech Republic	20/04/2004	Confirmed
	Denmark	18/03/2004	Confirmed
	Estonia	17/01/2005	Confirmed
	Finland	13/05/2004	Confirmed
	Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia	29/06/2004	Confirmed
	France	07/05/2004	Confirmed
	Germany	27/04/2004	Confirmed
	Greece	03/01/2005	Confirmed
	Hungary	16/04/2004	Confirmed
	Iceland	21/09/2004	Confirmed
	Ireland	04/06/2004	Confirmed
	Israel	02/12/2004	Confirmed
	Italy	16/04/2004	Confirmed
	Latvia	18/03/2004	Confirmed
	Lithuania	25/11/2005	Confirmed
	Netherlands	18/03/2004	Confirmed
	Norway	24/06/2004	Confirmed
	Poland	25/03/2004	Confirmed
	Portugal	28/09/2004	Confirmed
	Romania	10/06/2004	Confirmed
	Slovak Republic	02/07/2004	Confirmed
	Spain	16/06/2004	Confirmed
	Sweden	18/03/2004	Confirmed
	Switzerland	15/06/2004	Confirmed
	Turkey	02/08/2006	Confirmed
	United Kingdom	18/03/2004	Confirmed
	Total	29
	Intentions to accept the MoU
	Country		Status
	Total	0

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