European Technology Platform
Promoting the flow of innovation to the market for the benefit of the society
Plants for the Future ETP (Plant ETP) is a multi-stakeholder platform representing the plant sector from fundamental research to crop production and distribution. Plant ETP brings stakeholders from the plant sector together to consider the challenges and opportunities of agricultural value chains in a holistic way, while developing a vision for future systems spanning food, feed, and biobased raw materials. In this way, Plant ETP provides strategic direction and recommendations of essential research & innovation for the benefit of policymakers, research funding providers, practitioners, and innovators throughout agricultural value chains.
About us
Promoting education, training, up-skilling, continuous learning and knowledge sharing for a thriving plant sector.
Education
Providing direction for strategic research for the short, medium, and long term, to meet the needs of the plant sector in the transition to more sustainable agricultural systems.
Research
Promoting the flow of innovation to the market by identifying challenges and opportunities, and promoting an innovation-friendly policy environment.
Innovation
Plant ETP is involved in EU-funded research projects addressing specific topics in the plant sector strategic to Plant ETP’s…
EU Projects
Plant ETP collaborates with its National Technological Platforms, as well as other relevant (international, EU, national, regional) organisations, networks and…
Partnerships
When relevant, Plant ETP establishes working groups to focus on specific topics, co-create ideas and identify solutions to challenges. The…
Working groupsPress Release 6th November 2024 EU funding allocation to R&I in plant breeding has been going down despite a 42%…
Joint Statement 5th November 2024 Plants for the Future ETP, along with 17 other European Technology Platforms (ETPs) has…
