UC’s extensive experience in research projects, combined with its scientific expertise, positions it well to lead and contribute to various tasks within the VALERECO project.

More specifically, UC:

Leads T1.1 – Legacy of the legumes and ecosystem services,

Participates in T1.4 – Establishment of the Living Labs, T1.5 – Synergies with other projects, Task 2.1 – Status quo analysis: Perceptions and knowledge systems of supply chain actors and consumers, Task 2.4 – Behavioural design strategies to leverage the adoption of legumes by farmers, T3.1 – Set up of on-station participatory trials and establishment of the experimental protocols following 3D diversification strategies, T3.2 – Optimization of legume crops yield, stability and grain quality through agroecological approaches, T3.3 – Cascading effects of legume N2-fixation to soil fertility and biodiversity, T3.4 – Legume contribution to the reduction of disservices from biodiversity aiming at pesticide-free agricultural systems, T4.1 – Living-Labs for demonstrating innovative uses of legumes, T4.2 – Determination of the technical feasibility of legumes inclusion in crop rotations, Task 4.4 – Life Cycle Assessments, T5.1 – Decision support system for farmers and communication tool for biodiversity-friendly legume cropping systems, Task 5.3 –  Formulation of policy recommendations at EU, national and regional level, T6.1 – Dissemination, exploitation & communication plan, T6.2 – Boosting stakeholder & ecosystem engagement, T6.3 – Training & capacity building, T7.1 – Administrative and Financial Management, T7.2 – Risk Management and Quality Assurance, T7.3 – Data Management, T7.4 – Ethics and gender dimension.