quick scan
scan for   wiwe wi we advanced
WI-WE Progress
Progress: 78.54%   WWI-WE Version: 8
0 mandatory questions pending
19 questions total
14 questions answered
14 questions completed
5 questions pending
Popular WI-WE Tags
Analysis Back

Mapping Weak Signals

Inspired by: FP7 » Emergence of new agricultural methods for coping with climate change

version: 8 / updated: 2011-04-20
id: #1719 / version id: #365
mode: VIEW

Originally submitted by: Tuomo Kuosa
List of all contributors by versions (mouse over)
Last changed by: Rafael Popper
WI-WE status:
submitted unpublished

Source of inspiration

European Commission Framework Programme for RTD (FP7)

Theme/activity of inspiration

Theme 2 - Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology

Sub-theme/area of inspiration

Increased sustainability of all production systems (agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture)

Optional reference/s to FP7 project/s

Use the following format: Project Acronym (Project Reference No.). Use commas if more than one project is associated to this Wild Card, for example: ALFA-BIRD (213266), SAFAR (213374), LAPCAT-II (211485)
MADE (210496), LIFECYCLE (222719), EUPHOROS (211457), SARNISSA (213143), PROMICROBE (227197), BACCARA (226299), N-TOOLBOX (227156), REDNEX (211606), NOVELTREE (211868), SWUP-MED (212337), ARIMNET (219262), SELFDOTT (212797), TXOTX (212188), FISHPOPTRACE (212399), TRITICEAEGENOME (212019)

Signal's headline

(max. 9 words)
Emergence of new agricultural methods for coping with climate change

Signal's description

(approx. 150 words)
Please describe the Weak Signal (approx. 150 words)
The strategic objective of the SWUP-MED (Project Reference: 212337) project is to improve food crop production in the Mediterranean region, influenced by multiple abiotic stresses. These stresses are becoming even more pronounced under changing climate, predicted to result in drier conditions, increasing temperatures, and greater variability, causing desertification. The project will work mainly in farmers communities to improve farming systems, by strengthening a diversified crop rotation and using marginal-quality water for supplemental irrigation, aiming at: Introduce and test new climate-proof crops and cultivars with improved stress tolerance, selecting promising varieties of cereals, grain legumes and new crops.

Keywords

food crop production, farming, farming methods, climate change, cultivation

Mini-description

(max. 250 characters)
Currently new agricultural methods for coping with climate change are being piloted, included drought-resistant crops and new approaches to crop rotation and irrigation.

Signal's first apperance

2005-now

Importance

please specify
please select
Level 4: important for the whole world

Filters preventing the signal's monitoring

economic filters (business/market interests)
political filters (party or ideological interests)
social filters (class, status, education level)

Key driving forces of this signal

Please use these boxes to provide up to 2 drivers of HIGH importance. Click on HELP to see examples:
Driver 1 Driver 2
Political pushing research activities in this field

Major risks & opportunities associated to the signal

Please choose the most appropriate timeframe option(s) to which you would like to provide inputs.
Risks Opportunities
beyond 2050 preventing environmental catasthrophies

Potential stakeholders' actions

short-term actions
(now-2015) 		longer-term
(after 2015)
Academic/Research sector continue and finance the research in the field

Signal's relevance for European Grand Challenges

where? please justify:
particularly relevant Europe world
Food security and diet
Water security/vulnerability

Signal's relevance for thematic research areas

please justify:
particularly relevant
Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology
Energy
Social Sciences and Humanities
Research infrastructures

Research-friendly strategies potentially improving understanding of the signal

For further information about 'research-friendly strategies' click here
please justify:
particularly relevant
Overcoming sub-criticality and systemic failures
To be subcritical means that the effort in a particular field or subfield lacks resources, equipment or a sufficient number of researchers to achieve a desired goal
Addressing cohesion through a localised articulation between supply and demand
(e.g. making research institutions more engaged with their own context and local users; reinforcing knowledge flows into and out of regions; etc.