HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-FARM2FORK-05: Crop Diversification for Farmer Profitability, Resilience and Sustainable Value Chains

Our research group at Çukurova University, Türkiye, offers extensive experience in crop diversification, forage and bioenergy production, and agroecological practices under semi-arid Mediterranean conditions. We work on annual and perennial crops, combining diverse germplasm resources with expertise in intercropping, crop rotation, green manuring and organic fertilisation.

We can contribute to developing and testing diversified cropping systems that improve resource use efficiency, stabilise production and create opportunities for additional farm income. Our research connects crop productivity and quality with multiple end uses, including feed, bioenergy and industrial applications. We are particularly interested in integrating legumes, underutilised crops and multipurpose crops into locally adapted rotations and intercropping systems, including legume–cereal and legume–grass mixtures, while exploring opportunities to valorise crop by-products.

We are particularly interested in contributing to:

• Field testing and demonstration of diversified cropping systems, including practices suitable for organic farming

• Evaluation of crop and genotype adaptation to drought, salinity and low-input conditions

• Assessment of forage, biomass and by-product quality to support diversified local value chains

• Generation of yield, quality and input-use data for evaluating farm profitability, production risks and environmental performance

• Co-development of practical cultivation recommendations and knowledge exchange activities with farmers and other value-chain actors

We are open to collaborating as a research partner in multi-actor consortia involving farmers, SMEs, processors and advisers. We can provide Mediterranean field trials, germplasm resources and agronomic evidence to support practical innovations that connect crop diversification with viable end uses, improved farmer resilience and sustainable local value chains.