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| Embedding crop diversity and networking for local high quality food systems DIVERSIFOOD | - 2015-2019
- Coordinator: BAGAP research unit
- BAGAP Contact: Véronique Chable
- BAGAP Research Theme: Participatory research on cultivated biodiversity
- Website
- Keywords: Participatory plant breeding, Plant genetic resources, Social innovation, Biodiversity conservation, Agrobiodiversity, Agroecology, Empowerment of rural areas, multi-actor approach, innovation, community biodiversity management, local adaptation, sustainability, local food systems, food quality, farmers/consumers network, seed regulations, transdisciplinarity, agro-ecological solutions, collaborative research, organic farming
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Research
DIVERSIFOOD is evaluating and enriching the diversity of cultivated plants within diverse agroecosystems so as to increase their performance, resilience and quality through a multi-actor approach. By integrating existing experienced networks and using specific and relevant cases across Europe the project strengthens “food culture” to improve economic viability of local chains resulting in a greater diversity of produce with a cultural identity.
With 21 partners from 12 European countries, DIVERSIFOOD is covering the whole food chain from genetic resources to marketing, connecting and amplifying local existing actions. It has designed specific concepts and methodologies for combining in situ experiments to ensure performance and quality. It evaluates the genetic resources of a dozen underutilized and forgotten plant species for organic and low-input agriculture or marginal/specific conditions. Various combinations of underutilized legumes associated with several cereals has been tested.
A new diversity is generated by innovative breeding methods designed for more intra-crop variation. DIVERSIFOOD helps to facilitate cooperation between participatory research networks and professional breeders as well as policy makers in connecting formal and informal seed systems in Europe in relation to international negotiations on Farmers’ rights with the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Key-lessons based on the diverse experiences in the project are shared to support on-farm seed production networks to guarantee high quality seed.
DIVERSIFOOD is demonstrating the socio-economic value of on-farm seed systems, help at local and wider policy levels to increase food and environmental awareness, and improve multi-actor approaches to embed healthy and tasty local products in regional food chains. Demonstration and dissemination are taking place at all stages, in collaboration with network organizations for a greater impact.
Productions
Peer-reviewed journals
Revues à comité de lecture
Chable, V.; Nuijten, E.; Costanzo, A.; Goldringer, I.; Bocci, R.; Oehen, B.; Rey, F.; Fasoula, D.; Feher, J.; Keskitalo, M.; Koller, B.; Omirou, M.; Mendes-Moreira, P.; van Frank, G.; Naino Jika, A.K.; Thomas, M.; Rossi, A. Embedding Cultivated Diversity in Society for Agro-Ecological Transition. Sustainability 2020, 12, 784.https://doi.org/10.3390/su12030784
Chable, V. (2018) Regain des semences paysannes - Pour soutenir la diversification de l’alimentation en invitant à changer de regard sur le vivant. POUR 2018/2-3, 234-235: 63-72, https://doi.org/10.3917/pour.234.0063
S. M. Klaedtke, L. Caproni, J. Klauck, P. de la Grandville, M. Dutartre, P. M. Stassart, V. Chable, V. Negri, L. Raggi, Short-Term Local Adaptation of Historical CommonBean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Varieties and Implications for In Situ Management of Bean Diversity, Molecular Sciences, 2017
Chable V., Serpolay E. (2016) Recherche multi-acteurs et transdisciplinaire pour des systèmes alimentaires bio et locaux - A multi-actors and transdisciplinary research for organic and local food systems. Techniques de l’Ingénieur AG103 (10 janvier 2016)
Conferences communications / Congress
Chable V. (2018) On farm research for diversity - Innovation in the agri-food sector: for and by the people! A greens/EFA conference; European Parliament – Brussels - Thursday, 08 November 2018
Chable V. (2018) Embedding cultivated diversity within the European territories for resilient food systems and high-quality food. Workshop on “diversity and food systems”; Paris, 12/10/2018 - ACTIA – 16, rue Claude Bernard, Paris 75005
Nuijten, E., Rossi, A., Serpolay-besson, E., Chable, V. (2018) A holistic multi-actor approach to agrobiodiversity enhancement. In Chable, V., Bocci, R., Colley, M., Costanzo, A., Fadda, C., Goldringer, I., Messmer, M., Nuijten, E., Oehen, B., Rey, F. (2018) Proceedings of Diversifood Final Congress, 10-12 December 2018, Rennes, France, 90p: 87-88
Nuijten, E.; Rossi, A.; Serpolay-besson, E. A holistic multi-actor approach to agrobiodiversity enhancement. In Proceedings of Diversifood Final Congress, 10-12 December 2018, Rennes, France, 90p: 87-88. Chable, V.; Bocci, R. Eds.
Omirou, M.; Fasoula, D.; Chable, V.; Microbial communities and plant breeding: challenges and perspectives. In Proceedings of Diversifood Final Congress, 10-12 December 2018, Rennes, France; Chable, V.; Bocci, R. Eds
Serpolay, E.; Chable, V. (2020) Shaping Diversity for On-farm Organic Plant Breeding of Wheat (and Other Cereals) in France. In Hubbard, K. (editor). Organic Seed Growers Conference Proceedings. February 12 - 15, 2020, Corvallis, OR. Organic Seed Alliance, Port Townsend, WA: 39 - 44.
Chable, V. (2020) Cauliflower and Cabbage Participatory Breeding in Brittany. In Hubbard, K. (editor). Organic Seed Growers Conference Proceedings. February 12 - 15, 2020, Corvallis, OR. Organic Seed Alliance, Port Townsend, WA53 - 54
Chable, V. (2018) Multi-actor and transdisciplinary research for a new agriculture based on living processes. The 1st International Conference on Biodynamic Research - Evolving Agriculture and Food - Opening up Biodynamic Research - Dornach, Switzerland: September 5th to 8th 2018
Véronique Chable (2018) Investigacion transdisciplinar y participativa para la biodiversidad cultivada. XIII SEAE Congress: Agroecological Food Systems and Climate Change, Logroño (SPAIN), November 14th to 17th 2018
Bocci, R.; Chable, V.; Vernooy, R. (2017) Biodiversity Management: Dialogue between representatives of Community Seed Banks and international institutions. In Proceedings of the Report from the workshop held in FAO Hq, Rome, 22 of September 2017.
Chable, V. Edwin Nuitjen, Ambrogio Costanzo, Isabelle Goldringer, Riccardo Bocci, Bernadette Oehen, Frédéric Rey (2017). DIVERSIFOOD, a multi-actor and transdisciplinary European research to boost cultivated diversity for quality and resilience, Conference Scientific track-ISOFAR. In: Rahmann G, Andres C, Yadav AK, et al. (Eds.) Innovative Research for Organic 3.0 - Proceedings of the Scientific Track. Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, Braunschweig, 1, Thünen report, no. 54, pp. 1-511.
Véronique Chable, INRA, France, Frédéric Rey, ITAB, France, Riccardo Bocci, Rete Semi Rurali, Italy Evolution of Research Organization for Organic Agriculture Based on Diversity within the Evolution of Three European Projects. In: Davis, K. 2016 Organic Seed Growers Conference Proceedings. February 4-6, 2016, Corvallis, OR. Organic Seed Alliance, Port Townsend, WA. 167pp: 150-153
Frédéric Rey, Estelle Serpolay-Besson, Camille Vindras; Riccardo Bocci; Véronique Chable (2016) Creation of New Diversity for Resilience and Quality: CCP Strategies within Participatory Research for Cereals and Vegetables in Europe. In: Davis, K. 2016 Organic Seed Growers Conference Proceedings. February 4-6, 2016, Corvallis, OR. Organic Seed Alliance, Port Townsend, WA. 167pp: 154-159
V Chable, E Nuijten, A Costanzo, I Goldringer, R Bocci, B Oehen, F Rey (2017) Diversifood, a multi-actor and transdisciplinary European research to boost cultivated diversity for quality and resilience. In Rahmann G, Andres C, Yadav AK, et al. (Eds.) (2017) Innovative Research for Organic 3.0 - Proceedings of the Scientific Track. Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, Braunschweig, 1, Thünen report, no. 54, pp. 1-511. Proceedings of Organic World Congress 2017, Delhi, India, 9-11 November 2107: 580-583
Veronique Chable, Stephanie Hughes, Lee Buttala (2018) Community Seed Systems: New Networks to Build Synergies Among Seed Stewards. In Hubbard, K. 2018. Organic Seed Growers Conference Proceedings. February 14-17, 2018, Corvallis, OR. Organic Seed Alliance, Port Townsend, WA. 115 pp: 16-18: 90-91
Booklets and Factsheets
Publication collective. 2017. 9 key concepts for food diversity. Booklet #0 Projet DIVERSIFOOD
Goldringer I.; Serpolay E. Varieties and populations. Factsheet #2. 2017. DIVERSIFOOD
Chable, V. Buckwheat. Innovation Factsheet #6. 2018, DIVERSIFOOD
Chable, V. The Rivet Wheat. Innovation Factsheet #5. 2018, DIVERSIFOOD
Serpolay, E.; Nuijten, E. Toolkit to foster multi-actor research on agrobiodiversity. Booklet#1 2018. DIVERSIFOOD
Rey, F.; Chable V. Innovative approaches to embed diversity in food systems: DIVERSFOOD outcomes from field to plate. Booklet#6 2018, DIVERSIFOOD
Chable, V. A paradigm shift. Innovation Factsheet #16. 2018, DIVERSIFOOD
Costanzo, A.; Serpolay, E. A guide to participatory experimentation with underutilised genetic resources. Booklet #2 2019. DIVERSIFOOD
Kutelmach, M. Examples of the different types of populations developed within DIVERSIFOOD. Innovation Factsheet #3. 2019, DIVERSIFOOD
BAGAP Staff Involved
Stéphanie Klaedtke, Anne-Lise Villard, Margaux Kutelmach, Estelle Serpolay-Besson, Véronique Chable
Partners
The CERERE consortium consists of 21 partners
Funding
This project received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation program under Grant Agreement n° 633571
