CORDIS · 672990 · H2020

BIGWHEAT An innovative approach to boost wheat yields

Coordinator: BIOGRANUM DOO ZA ISTRAZIVANJE RAZVOJ USLUGE I KONSALTING U AGRO BIOTEHNOLOGIJI NOVI SAD (RS)

All wheat breeding programs in the world and particularly the European ones are urgently looking for significant yield increases. Many recent reports state that EU countries are confronted with stagnating wheat yield potentials. In the last 10-15 years, the major wheat breeding companies in Europe, like Limagrain, KWS, RAGT, Syngenta, Bayer etc., were under great pressure to stay on the market. In this situation, they resorted to the concept: “Cross the best with the best, select the best, and hope for the best”. This approach directly implies the narrowing of genetic diversity, without which…

EU contribution
€50k
Total cost
€71k
Period
2015-07-01 → 2015-12-31
Framework
Horizon 2020 (2014–2020)
Funding scheme
SME-1
Call
H2020-SMEInst-2014-2015
Status
CLOSED

About Horizon 2020 (2014–2020)

Horizon 2020 was the EU's flagship research and innovation programme for 2014–2020, with a budget of around €77 billion. It bundled FP7's strands with the EIT and the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme, introduced a stronger societal-challenge orientation, and pushed the funding logic toward closer-to-market innovation. New calls closed in 2020 but funded projects continued through 2024.

Co-funding: the European Union contributes €50k toward a total project budget of €71k — a funding rate of 70%, with the remainder covered by the consortium partners. The project runs over approximately 0.5 years from 2015-07-01 to 2015-12-31.

Full record on CORDIS — partners, deliverables, publications, news.

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Frequently asked questions

Who funds this research project?
This project is funded by the European Union through the Horizon 2020 (2014–2020) programme, under the SME-1 funding scheme.
What is the EU contribution?
The European Commission contributes €50k toward a total project budget of €71k.
Which EU programme funds it?
The project is funded under Horizon 2020 (2014–2020), call H2020-SMEInst-2014-2015.
Who coordinates the project?
The project is coordinated by BIOGRANUM DOO ZA ISTRAZIVANJE RAZVOJ USLUGE I KONSALTING U AGRO BIOTEHNOLOGIJI NOVI SAD (RS).
What is the project timeline?
The project runs from 2015-07-01 to 2015-12-31 — approximately 0.5 years.
Where can I find the full project record?
The complete record — partners, deliverables, publications and news — is published on CORDIS under project ID 672990.