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European Project on Leafy Vegetables: A Historical Overview

This presentation outlines the motives, aims, history, partners, organization, and budget of the EU project on Leafy Vegetables led by Ietje Boukema and Loek van Soest. The focus is on the development of the proposal, partners involved, activities organized, and the long journey to project success. Learn about the initiatives, partnerships, and budget allocation that shaped this collaborative effort in genetic resources for leafy vegetables in Europe.

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European Project on Leafy Vegetables: A Historical Overview

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  1. History of the EU GENRES project on Leafy Vegetables Ietje Boukema and Loek van Soest Centre for Genetic Resources the Netherlands P.O. Box 16, 6700 AA Wageningen, the Netherlands

  2. Outline presentation • Motives of CGN • Aim • History of the proposal • Partners • Organization of activities • Budget • Final proposal • Long way to success

  3. Motives of CGN for a new GenRes project • Brassica project was successfully completed in 2000 • Partners suggested to develop another Brassica proposal • CGN was however interested in leafy vegetables • Lettuce and spinach priority crops of CGN • Leafy Vegetables not included in previously submitted GenRes programme’s • ECP/GR Leafy Vegetables group was about to be established

  4. Aim • To speed up activities in genetic resources of leafy vegetables and stimulate their use • Fitting in and complementary to the ECP/GR working group activities • to strengthen European cooperation in leafy vegetables with EU funds • Opportunity to include members of the ECP/GR leafy vegetables working group in some of the meetings

  5. History of the development of the proposal Ideas discussed in the ECP/GR Leafy Vegetables ad hoc meeting: May 2003 Searching partners and defining activities: early 2004 Council Regulation (EC) 870/2004: 24 April 2004 Preparatory meeting with 8 partners at CGN to discuss the proposal: July 2004 Official Call for proposals: 26 July 2005 Official formats for proposal: 5 August 2005 Finishing proposal and sending to Brussels: 26 September 2005 Deadline: 30 September 2005

  6. Partners (12) in the initial proposal • CGN, the Netherlands, coordinator • HRI, United Kingdom • GEVES, Brion, France • IPK, Germany • Palacky, Czech Republic • NGB, Nordic Countries • Univ. of Padova, Italy • Arche Noah, Austria • Pro Specie Rara, Switzerland • USOFA, Slovenia • HDRA, United Kingdom • Plantum NL, the Netherlands

  7. Partners (13) in the final project proposal • CGN, the Netherlands, coordinator, WP leader, including breeders • WHRI, United Kingdom, WP leader • GEVES, Brion, France, WP leader, including breeders • IPK, Germany, WP leader • Palacky, Czech Republic • NGB, Nordic Countries • INRA Montfavet, France • Arche Noah, Austria • Pro Specie Rara, Switzerland • USOFA, Slovenia • HDRA, United Kingdom • UNIBO, Italy • KIS, Slovenia

  8. Organisation of activities in the initial proposal • Crop orientated, division in four crops • Coordinators • lettuce: HRI • spinach: CGN • cichory: GEVES • minor crops: IPK • Per crop division in the PGR activities: • documentation • regeneration/characterization • evaluation • pest and diseases • other properties • utilization and marketing

  9. Organisation of activities in the final proposal • Activities divided in work packages with task leaders per crop (due to the new EU format) • WP1: Documentation; database development, WP leader CGN • WP2: Regeneration and characterization, WP leader IPK • WP3: Evaluation for resistances and abiotic properties, WP leader GEVES • WP4: Evaluation for marketing and use, WP leader WHRI • WP5: Coordination and reporting, CGN

  10. History of the budget • Initial 2004: total € 1.168.000 EU contribution € 584.000 • Submitted 2005: € 1.118.600 EU contribution € 559.300 Granted EU 2006: € 358.846* • reduction of 36% by EU, but no reduction of the tasks!!!! *Switzerland will not receive EU contribution

  11. Load of papers ready for submitting to EU

  12. The long way to success • Developing of ideas at CGN: 2001 • Discussing ideas ECP/GR LV WG: May 2003 • Preparation of the outline of the proposal: early 2004 • Preparatory meeting: July 2004 • Submitting the proposal: September 2005 • Positive result: June 2006 • Start of the project: January 2007

  13. Implementation of the project Loek and Ietje, as retired initiators of the project, wish the project coordinator, the WP leaders and the partners a very successful project

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