GLIP:

New strategies to improve grain legumes for food and feed

What's happening about FP7?

The first calls for proposals rom the seventh framework proposal are likely to be made towards the end of 2006

The details of the priorities and activities in FP7 can be found in the Cordis website at http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/home.html

An important feature in FP7 is the development of 'Technology Platforms' of which the Plant Genomics and Biotechnology Platform is especially relevant, as is the position document 'Plants for the future'. As is the 'Food tor life' platform.

EPSO organised the preparation of 'expressions of interest' in relation to possible FP7 projects. Three linked documents relevant to Grain Legumes as well as other legume crops and models have been submitted. The text of these can be found below.
Note that the EPSO survey was web based, so these documents are the text from which the submissions were prepared.

EoIs:

1: Support and development of legume genetic and genomic platforms for sustainable production of food, feed, bioproducts and bioenergy. [PDF]

2: Novel roles of legumes in European for bioenergy, feed, food, biodiversity and the environment. [PDF]

3: Exploiting genomics resources to optimize seed protein composition and yield. [PDF]

Forward plans for FP7 proposals will likely be developed over the summer, and information will be posted here.