The RESILCROPS project (Harnessing Circular Economy to Improve Crop Resilience in the Atlantic Area) is one of 24 projects approved in the Third Call for Proposals of the Interreg Atlantic Area Programme 2021-2027, a European initiative that promotes transnational cooperation to address shared challenges in the Atlantic Area regions. This European funding, with a total budget of €2.6 million, will enable RESILCROPS to move forward with its proposal to
promote a more resilient and sustainable agricultural model through the use of natural biostimulants derived from algae and microorganisms.
These innovative and sustainable solutions will help protect crops from stress factors such as pests, droughts and extreme temperature changes, while contributing to a circular economy. Furthermore, by addressing the specific challenges of each region, RESILCROPS will enable the Atlantic area to adapt to climate change and ensure a secure and sustainable food supply for the future. In the words of Andrés Borges, researcher at IPNA-CSIC and coordinator of RESILCROPS, the objective ‘is to offer a sustainable alternative for crop protection that not only improves their resistance to climate change, but also promotes the use of local natural resources and the circular economy in the agricultural environment’.