General information
RDP Priority
- P3. Food chain and risk management
RDP Focus Area
- 3A: Agri-food chain integration & quality
RDP Measure
- M16: Cooperation
Summary
Despite being one of the most important fruit- and vegetable-producing regions in Italy, Emilia-Romagna’s strawberry and apple production has been in decline for 20 years. In order to reassert the competitiveness of the sector, an EIP operational group was set up to identify, test and distribute new, more resilient fruit varieties that meet the needs and preferences of consumers.
Results
The project was able to prove that the use of resistant and resilient fruit varieties can result in reduced production costs, reduced environmental impact and better economic performance for producers.

Promoter
C.I.V.-Consorzio Italiano Vivaisti
Funding
Total budget 1 953 906 (EUR)
EAFRD 348 058 (EUR)
National/Regional 459 127 (EUR)
Private / own 1 146 721 (EUR)
Ressourcen
Documents
31._sweet_resistants_value_chain_for_innovation_and_promotion_in_the_apple_and_strawberry_sector.pdf
(PDF – 351.7 KB)
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