I WEBINAR GO FITONET: The social network of plant genetic resources

October 24, 2023

The FitoNet Operational Group was born in 2022 in the context of the Call for the Execution of Projects of General Interest by Operational Groups of the European Association for Innovation in agricultural productivity and sustainability.

The project consists of the creation of Living Labs and pilot projects, as well as the development of a web and mobile application (FitoNet) designed for farmers, producers and companies, which includes information and knowledge obtained by them and by companies, as well as the obtained from the National Inventory of Plant Genetic Resources of the collections of the National Plant Genetic Resources Program, that of other characterization data and that related to pre-improvement materials obtained by Agrofor groups.

The application will be a tool for exchanging information, knowledge and resources related to plant biology applied to agriculture, and will allow collaboration between researchers, farmers, producers and companies.

The final objective is to improve the supply of varieties available to users, promote sustainable and environmentally friendly practices, and support society's growing demand for differentiated plant products of higher nutritional and organoleptic quality.

In this context, the next October 24, 2023 will be celebrated on Yo GO FITONET Webinar: The social network of plant genetic resources, which will be dedicated to the presentation of the project.

Preliminary program

11:00 a.m. Opening, introduction and objectives
- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, María Teresa Ambrós Mendioroz.
- CELLBITEC FOUNDATION, Alfredo Sánchez.
- BIOVEGEN, Gonzaga Ruiz de Gauna.
11:15 a.m. General presentation of the Operational Group
- CELLBITEC FOUNDATION, Alfredo Sánchez.
11:30 a.m. GO FITONET Project
- Pilot activity 1. Varieties for flour looking for differential products.
  - AGROFOR. MBG-CSIC. Rosa Ana Malvar.
  - DA CUNHA GROUP (DACUNHA). Roberto López Toja.
- Pilot activity 2. Testing of traditional varieties of tomato, melon and pumpkin for demonstrations to farmers and consumers.
  - AGROFOR. IBMCP (UPV-CSIC). Antonio Monforte.
  - CAJAMAR FOUNDATION. Resurrection Burguet Belda.
- Pilot activity 3. Immunogenic compounds in relation to gluten intolerance in cereal varieties.
  - AGROFOR. IAS-CSIC. Francisco Barro.
  - THE CREATIVE WORKER, Antonio Fernández.
- Pilot activity 4. Demonstrative trials in grain legume multiplication fields.
  - AGROFOR. CRF (INIA-CSIC). Lucia de la Rosa.
  - AGROSA SEEDS, María Jesús Rojo.
- Development of the digital platform for plant genetic resources.
  - BULLSOFT SOLUTIONS, Francisco Javier Valero.
- User view at farmer level.
  - UPA, Paula Sánchez.
12:30 p.m. Colloquium and questions
12:45 p.m. Interaction with other innovative projects
- INPULSE Operational Group. COAG, Álvaro Areta.
- PROTEINLEG Operational Group. MBG-CSIC, Ana María González.
1:00 p.m. Conclusions and closing

Members

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