BREEDWHEAT Project

BREEDWHEAT aims at strengthening the competitiveness of the French wheat breeding sector as well as to address the societal demand for sustainability, quality, and safety in agricultural production.

Funding :

ANR Investissement d'avenir– Biotechnologies et Bioressources

Contact EcoSys :

Bruno Andrieu

Abstract

This pre-competitive project developed over a period of nine years for a total investment of 34 million Euros by 26 partners has received a 9M€ grant from the French Stimulus Initiative. It brings together 13 public research units from various INRA sites and Universities across France as well as 10 partners from private companies and cooperatives, 2 technical institutes, and the competitiveness cluster Céréale Vallée.

Website of the project :

http://www.breedwheat.fr/fr/