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A new generation of solutions to protect crops
The challenge
Effectively protect crops from pests and diseases while significantly reducing the use of chemical pesticides.
The ambition of the project
The NextGenBioPest project is developing a new generation of methods for protecting fruit and vegetable crops. The goal is to offer effective and sustainable alternatives to conventional pesticides for controlling major pests and pathogens, while drastically reducing their use.
A comprehensive toolkit
The project is developing a set of innovative and complementary solutions with low environmental risk:
- Diagnostic tools to quickly and accurately identify pests and diseases;
- New biological control agents (beneficial insects, microorganisms) and methods to improve their effectiveness in the field;
- RNA-based pesticides, a cutting-edge technology that specifically targets harmful organisms;
- Natural defense stimulators that strengthen plant resistance;
- Innovative agronomic and ecological practices. innovantes.
An integrated and validated approach
These innovations are not intended to replace all existing practices. They aim to integrate intelligently into existing practices through comprehensive and sustainable strategies for protecting fruit and vegetable crops. They are being tested on a large scale in the field, with rigorous evaluation of their agronomic effectiveness and socioeconomic impact.
From the laboratory to the fields
To ensure that these solutions are adopted by farmers and professionals, the project relies on:
- Experiments on demonstration plots on farmers' land;
- Modern, targeted communication channels;
- Strategies to protect and promote the innovations developed.
A major European collaboration
NextGenBioPest brings together a multidisciplinary team of researchers, industrialists, and field workers. This diversity of expertise, resources, and networks ensures that the knowledge and tools developed will have a concrete economic, ecological, and societal impact. The PSH unit works specifically on developing agroecological solutions to protect apple orchards against ash aphids in collaboration with the GRCETA ‘Basse Durance’.
Project 2024-2028, funding: Europe, H2020 RIA
