AGHRANT is a collaboration platform of 4 research stations in the province of Antwerp, Belgium: Research Centre Hoogstraten, Experimental Poultry Centre, Research Station for Vegetable Production PSKW and Hooibeekhoeve.
We are interested in partnering for mainly FarmtoFork calls, and Soil missions, but we can ofter make a usefull contribution in different calls aswell (GOV, BIODIV).
Areas of activity
FROM CULTURE TO FOOD, FOOD SYSTEMS & NUTRITION
1 - Agricultural systems transition2 - Livestocks health3 - Sustainable water management in agricultural systems4 - Plant protein improvement to assure feed nutrition5 - Plant disease risks and prevention6 - Plant protection risk management9 - Innovative solutions for valorising crops in food/non-food production on-farm10 - Help to farmers to manage sustainable and efficient farming systems
COMMUNITY & GOVERNANCE
1 - Relations between farmers, agri-food systems and stakeholders12 - Boosting the passage of knowledges to practice in farming systems14 - Give farmers world the right skills and information to prepare them for the agriculture and livestock farming of the future15 - Boosting the exploitation of R&I projects & results for green and agile agriculture, forestry and rural areas
ENVIRONMENT & ZERO POLLUTION
2 - Effects on the environment of agricultural cultivation4 - Polluted soils/environment and biotechnological uses
VALUE CHAIN
Production
CIRCULAR ECONOMY & BIOECONOMY
6 - Circular and sustainable transition of SMEs12 - Energy saving and industrial bio-based production13 - Making the most of biomass plants
AREAS OF ACTIVITIES
Agriculture, forestry and rural areas, Farming systemsFood systems, food and Nutrition
BIODIVERSITY & CLIMATE
11 - Help and rehabilitation of nature to preserve agricultural systems12 - Improve stress resistance in cultivation for livestock farming