Plants for the future (Web)
The European Technology Platform "Plants for the Future" is a stakeholder forum on plant genomics and biotechnology that was initiated by the European Commission on the request of the Brussels European Council of March 2003. This ETP is hosted by EPSO, the European Plant Science Organisation, which is an independent body that represents more than 50 leading Research Institutions from 23 European countries.
“Plants for the Future” wants to improve impact and visibility of Plant Science in Europe. The four challenges for society to which the plant sector can contribute are articulated in the Vision and Research Agenda papers (LINK) as: Healthy, safe and sufficient food and feed, Sustainable agriculture, forestry and landscape, Green products, Competitiveness, consumer choice and governance.
The Technology Platform has expressed the future tasks in the Strategic Research Agenda 2025 (SRA) (LINK): identifying the state of this sector across Europe by developing an information platform, the database of EU-wide research analysed in a “European Map” identifying gaps and overlaps in research at national and European level; discuss with policy makers at national and European level to foster the implementation of the SRA, pointing towards the need for new strategic initiatives and improving trans-national cooperation and coordination among Member and Associate States.
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