Promotion of Sustainable Legume-Based Cropping Systems Grant
Bundesregierung / Förderdatenbank
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This call is open to universities, research institutions and small and medium-sized businesses and 1 other, at idea and R&D stage and prototype and pilot stage. Funding is a grant. Coverage is read from the notice itself: Germany.
The German Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity funds research and projects that optimise sustainable cropping systems for legumes such as peas, faba beans and lupins, in pure or mixed cropping. It targets better soil fertility, stronger regional protein supply, and new cultivation methods or pest protection under the federal protein-crop strategy, for both organic and conventional farming.
About this grant
Das Bundesministerium für Landwirtschaft, Ernährung und Heimat fördert Ihre Forschung an nachhaltigen Anbausystemen für Leguminosen. Das Programm unterstützt Projekte zur Optimierung nachhaltiger Anbausysteme. Dies umfasst den Anbau in Reinkultur oder Mischkultur. Ziele sind eine verbesserte Bodenfruchtbarkeit und eine starke regionale Proteinversorgung.Gefördert werden Vorhaben zur Eiweißpflanzenstrategie des Bundes. Dazu zählen neue Anbauverfahren oder der Schutz vor Schadorganismen. Leguminosen sind Pflanzen wie Erbsen, Ackerbohnen oder Lupinen. Sie binden Stickstoff aus der Luft im Boden. Dieser Vorgang heißt Stickstofffixierung. Dadurch verbessern sie die Bodenstruktur und sparen Dünger ein.Verwenden Sie ausschließlich Material ohne gentechnisch veränderte Organismen (GVO-frei). Die Förderung ist für den ökologischen und konventionellen Landbau offen. Das Bundesministerium für Landwirtschaft, Ernährung und Heimat möchte die ökologische Landwirtschaft besonders stärken.
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Key requirements
- ✓Projects must optimise sustainable legume cropping systems, in pure or mixed cultivation
- ✓Activities should support soil fertility and regional protein supply under the federal Eiweißpflanzenstrategie
- ✓Only GMO-free material may be used; both organic and conventional farming are eligible
Frequently asked questions
- Who can apply for Promotion of Sustainable Legume-Based Cropping Systems?
- Eligibility covers organisations in DE; university, research-institution, sme, cooperative.
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