2016.06 Seminar restitution of the WP3 on 7th June in Paris

2016.06 Seminar restitution of the WP3 on 7th June in Paris

The seminar will focus on the work performed on the participatory design of wheat cultivar mixture, their agronomic evaluation and potential impact in the supply chain (seeds and collection).

On this last point, the focus will be made on organizational and regulatory changes necessary for the use of variety mixtures. A return on the Danish experience on the authorization of barley mixtures will complete this work applied to the French case.

Provisional program:

- Presentation of the Plan Seeds and Sustainable Agriculture (Christian Huyghe)

- Wheatamix project and context (Jérôme Enjalbert)

- Review of existing knowledge (Julie Borg, Arnaud Gauffreteau, Emma Forst, Jérôme Enjalbert)

- Integration of varietal mixtures in the wheat supply chain : the Danish example (Pierre Labarthe)

- Design and evaluation of varietal blends in farms (Julie Borg, Arnaud Gauffreteau, Emma Forst)

- The impact of this practice on the organization of the seed sector (Stéphane Lemarié, Aline Fugeray-Scarbel)

- The impact of this practice on the downstream industry (François Coléno Mourad Hannachi)

- Round table and time exchanges with professional actors

Registration for the seminar is free but mandatory. Send an email to Julie Borg (julie.borg@moulon.inra.fr) for participating.

Modification date : 04 July 2023 | Publication date : 02 May 2016 | Redactor : wheatamix