PANACEA Network aims at the dissemination of near to practice applicable cases of Non-food Crops and at the cooperation between research, industry and farming community, in order to increase the contribution of Non-food Crops to the European Bio-economy Strategy.
Non-food crops (NFC) are those that do not enter the food chains and are used to produce a wide range of bio-based products including polymers, lubricants, construction materials, pharmaceuticals, as well as bioenergy and fuels. Currently, a wide range of NFC plantations can be found in Europe, targeting the production of bio-based products and bioenergy.
However, in spite of considerable investment in research and development, NFC are not widespread in European agriculture, mainly due to challenges in supply chains as well as gaps in the policy framework and in the investment incentives. Thus, the increasing need for feedstock to supply the bio-based industries makes the successful penetration of NFC in EU agriculture necessary.
In this context, PANACEA Network addresses the challenge of increasing the penetration of NFC into the EU Agriculture and Bio-economy, with the following objectives:
Create and disseminate an INVENTORY of scientific results near to practice on the sustainable production of NFC.
Analyse and contribute to the role that NFC can play in the RURAL RENAISSANCE of Europe taking into consideration the farmers’ and bio-based industries’ needs and interests.
Create interactive MULTI-ACTOR COMMUNITIESin 10 countries involving a wide range of actors from science, industry and agricultural practice that will facilitate the dissemination of near to practice NFC solutions and capturing and spreading innovative ideas.
Provide TRAINING to farmers, agronomists and agricultural students on practice-oriented knowledge on specific NFC value chains.
Develop the online PANACEA PLATFORM, offering services to farmers, agronomists and bio-based industries for knowledge exchange, networking, assessment of the economic and environmental aspects of NFC, and matching between the supply and demand sides for new projects and initiatives.
NETWORK with other relevant EU initiatives, such as EIP-AGRI, other Thematic Networks and Operational Groups, ensuring the sustainability on the long term of the Network results.
PANACEA Network is funded by EU’s Horizon 2020 programme and backed up by EIP-AGRI.
As a Thematic Network on Non-food Crops (NFC), PANACEA will collect existing but insufficiently used scientific knowledge and best practices, making it ready to be used by practitioners through accessible and understandable materials, resources and tools that will enrich the EIP-AGRI database with concrete solutions that farmers can easily implement.
PANACEA activities will take place both at national level, in 10 Member States, France, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain and UK (see PANACEA in Your Country section), as well as at a European wide level, as the online PANACEA Platform will facilitate the dissemination of results and interaction between stakeholders from all over Europe.
PANACEA is structured in 7 Work Packages, developed to help deliver its results:
WP1
INVENTORY OF NEAR TO PRACTICE NFC
Work Package 1 “Inventory of long-term scientific & innovation results on NFC”
Work Package 1 “Inventory of long-term scientific & innovation results on NFC”, will inventory scientific & innovation results on NFC and identify those more promising near-to-practice. Led by Alma Mater Studiorum – Universita di Bologna (UNIBO).
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WP2
NFC FOR A RURAL RENAISSANCE
WP2 NFC FOR A RURAL RENAISSANCE
Work Package 2 “Contribution of non-food crops to rural renaissance based on bio-based <industries and farmers’ needs and interests”, will analyse and contribute to the role that NFC can play for an EU rural renaissance based on bio-based industries and farmers’ needs and interests. Led by Wageningen University & Research (WR).
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WP3
INTERACTIVE VALUE CHAIN ON NFC
WP3 INTERACTIVE VALUE CHAIN ON NFC
Work Package 3 “Interactive multi-actor value chains networking on non-food crops”, will create multi-actor communities in 10 countries, for the dissemination and exchange of applicable NFC solutions, the capturing of innovative ideas and the delivery of national and EU recommendations for improving the penetration of NFC on new value chains. Led by Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine (IMPERIAL).
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WP4
TRAINING
WP4 TRAINING
Work Package 4, “Training of the practitioners on the near-to-practice NFC”,will provide training courses and educational material with practice-oriented knowledge on the specific NFC value chains aimed at farmers, agronomists and agricultural students. Led by Association de Coordination Technique Agricole (ACTA).
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WP5
PANACEA PLATFORM
WP5 PANACEA PLATFORM
Work Package 5“PANACEA PLATFORM”, will develop an online and free platform for end-users offering services on knowledge sharing, communication and networking, assessment of the economic and environmental aspects of NFC, and matching between the supply and demand sides. Led by Agricultural University of Athens (AUA).
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WP6
DISSEMINATION & NETWORKING
WP6 DISSEMINATION & NETWORKING
Work Package 6 “Dissemination at large and link establishment with EIP AGRI”, will disseminate the Network results to end-users by a combination of dissemination activities, materials and tools and will coordinate the networking efforts with other related EU initiatives, specifically the EIP-AGRI looking for the sustainability of Network results. Led by Iniciativas Innovadoras (INI).
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WP7
COORDINATION & MANAGEMENT
WP7 COORDINATION & MANAGEMENT
Work Package 7 “Coordination and management” oversees the project as a whole and ensures the objectives are met on time and within budget. Led by the Network Coordinator, the Center for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving (CRES).
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