Duration: 20.06.2025 – 19.06.2029
Total project value: 2.084.320,00 €
The European Innovation Partnership (EIP) project is financed within the IRP38 intervention – Consortia of knowledge institutions supporting the transition of agriculture towards a green, digital and climate-neutral future.
Partners:
- University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty (leading partner) (UL BF)
- Agricultural Institute of Slovenia (KIS)
- University of Maribor, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences (UM FKBV)
- Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry of Slovenia (KGZS)
- KGZS – Agricultural and Forestry Institute Maribor (KGZ MB)
- KGZS – Agricultural and Forestry Institute Nova Gorica (KGZ GO)
- KGZS – Agricultural and Forestry Institute Novo mesto (KGZ NM)
- Biotechnical Educational Centre Ljubljana (BIC)
- Grm Novo mesto – Centre of Biotechnology and Tourism
- Biotechnical School Maribor
- School Centre Nova Gorica
- Jaka Aškerc
- Aleš Jerala
- Leopold Weber
- Andraž Rumpret
- Branko Juhart
- Klemen Benedetič
- Žan Bric
- Vinko Medved
Short description
The program addresses key agricultural challenges such as climate adaptation, digitalization and sustainability. It focuses on connecting knowledge institutions, improving infrastructure and transferring knowledge to farmers.
Goals and results
Main goals of the STRIP consortium:
Goal 1: Establish cooperation between the main knowledge institutions in Slovenia
Goal 2: Production of apples, stone fruits and berries in protected environments
Goal 3: Upgrade equipment for monitoring plant physiological and biochemical status
Goal 4: Upgrade agricultural mechanization
Goal 5: adaptation to climate change
Goal 6: digitalization in permanent crops
Goal 7: sustainable and climate-neutral production
Goal 8: transfer of knowledge to public services
Goal 9: transfer of knowledge to students
Goal 10: transfer of knowledge to farms
Goal 11: presentation of agricultural production to the public
Goal 12: creation of agricultural policy measures
Key expected results:
Result 1:
The planned results focus on improving technologies in permanent crops.
Result 2:
Practical testing will contribute to the development of new quality-based agricultural measures.
Result 3:
The planned experiments aim to improve production practices through modern technologies and ecological approaches.
Result 4:
Practical training will be focused on the needs of participating demonstration farms.
Links
– European Commission website dedicated to Rural Development
– External link to the Common Agricultural Policy website– External link to the project Facebook page