POLITA

Promotion of pollinator and beneficial arthropod biodiversity for agriculture

Press contact

NEIKER-Instituto Vasco de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario, S.A., Conservación Recursos Naturales

Derio (BIZKAIA) País Vasco Spain
Isabel Albizu Beitia
[email protected]
Promotion of pollinator and beneficial arthropod biodiversity for agriculture

Descripción

The agricultural sector in the Sudoe area is of great economic and social importance, but in recent decades it has undergone a transition towards a model based on the application of intensive agricultural practices and the extensive use of agrochemicals. This change has led to an increase in monoculture farms, the suppression of non-cultivated habitats and species, and has caused landscape simplification and soil degradation, thus accelerating the loss of biodiversity and natural habitats in agroecosystems. Although biodiversity loss is a broad phenomenon, some of the most affected species are pollinating insects, spiders, and other types of arthropods. These beings are a key component of biodiversity and are providers of essential services for crops such as pollination, improved soil fertility, and natural pest control. Furthermore, their interaction with surrounding vegetation helps transfer beneficial microorganisms to plants, improving their development and promoting microbiodiversity in crops. In the current context of progressive reduction of phytosanitary products, and the search for more sustainable agricultural practices, arthropods can contribute to stabilizing changes in crops and improving the productivity and resilience of agricultural systems in the long term. However, despite the fundamental role they play in ecological balance and agricultural productivity, their populations, especially insects, are declining at an alarming rate. Given this situation, POLITA aims to design innovative agroecological practices for the promotion of beneficial arthropod communities and to enhance their ecosystem services (pollination, biological control, crop health, and microbiota transfer from arthropods to fruits), as a means to improve the resilience and competitiveness of the agricultural sector, promoting the application of the solutions developed by local producers and their incorporation into the CAP strategic plans.

Periodo de programación: 2021-2027
Convocatoria: 2nd call
Fecha de inicio: 01/06/2025
Fecha fin: 31/05/2028
Estado: On going
Público objetivos:1 - Preserving Sudoe's natural capital and adapting to climate change
Prioridad:1 - Preserving Sudoe's natural capital and adapting to climate change
Objetivo específico:SO 2.7 (...) Protection and preservation of nature / biodiversity / green infrastructure
Coste subvencionable: 1.119.618,00 euros
Ayuda FEDER: 839.713,50 euros

Beneficiarios

Principal Beneficiary
NEIKER-Instituto Vasco de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario, S.A., Conservación Recursos Naturales

Nombre del beneficiario: NEIKER-Instituto Vasco de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario, S.A., Conservación Recursos Naturales

Región: Spain,País Vasco,Derio (BIZKAIA)

Persona de contacto: Isabel Albizu Beitia

Email: [email protected]

This beneficiary does not have a website

2 - Servicio Regional De Investigacion Y Desarrollo Agroalimentario

Nombre del beneficiario: Servicio Regional De Investigacion Y Desarrollo Agroalimentario

Región: Spain,Principado de Asturias,VILLAVICIOSA

Persona de contacto: Marcos Miñarro Prado

Email: [email protected]

This beneficiary does not have a website

3 - Gobierno de Navarra, Departamento de Desarrollo Rural y Medio Ambiente, Dirección General de Desarrollo Rural

Nombre del beneficiario: Gobierno de Navarra, Departamento de Desarrollo Rural y Medio Ambiente, Dirección General de Desarrollo Rural

Región: Spain,Comunidad Foral de Navarra,Pamplona/Iruña

Persona de contacto: Ana Sagüés Sarasa

Email: [email protected]

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4 - Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Centro de Investigação de Montanha

Nombre del beneficiario: Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Centro de Investigação de Montanha

Región: Portugal,Norte,Bragança

Persona de contacto: Maria Villa Serrano

Email: [email protected]

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5 - Fédération des Vins de Bergerac et de Duras

Nombre del beneficiario: Fédération des Vins de Bergerac et de Duras

Región: France,Aquitaine (Nouvelle Aquitaine),Bergerac

Persona de contacto: Cathy Lourtet

Email: [email protected]

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6 - Institut Français de la Vigne et du Vin , Pôle Sud-ouest

Nombre del beneficiario: Institut Français de la Vigne et du Vin , Pôle Sud-ouest

Región: France,Languedoc-Roussillon (Occitanie),Le Grau du Roi

Persona de contacto: Fanny Prezman

Email: [email protected]

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