CICS 07
New proven crop management
strategies using service plants between
the sugarcane rows
Topic
Sugarcane value
Country
France
Responsible
(La Réunion Island)
Objectives:
Co-designing sugarcane for cover crop systems on-farm based on data acquired by research and by identifying the technical and economic levers and obstacles that the farmer will face in practice
The main stakeholders involved are farmers, agricultural technicians (Tereos & Chambre d’Agriculture), and Research & Development institutes (eRcane, Cirad)
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Updates from
the CICS 07:
VIDEO RELEASE: Reducing herbicide use by introducing legume intercropping in sugarcane in La Réunion (France)
IntercropVALUES project is present on Reunion Island through the involvement of two partners: eRcane and CIRAD. As part of their participation in the project, and the activities they develop in Co-Innovation Case Study (CICS) 7, they are working with 4 farmers to...
The impact of legumes on weed control in sugarcane: news from Reunion island
As part of the IntercropValues project, eRcane and CIRAD have presented to the French Overseas Agricultural Innovation and Transfer Network (RITA) a summary of the knowledge acquired on sugarcane intercropping systems, at the annual steering committee meeting. This...
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CICS 03 uk
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CICS 04 france
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CICS 05 germany
New product development including technology and adjustments/redefining regulations
CICS 06 greece
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CICS 07 reunion
New proven crop management strategies using service plants between the sugarcane rows
CICS 08 spain
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CICS 09 serbia
Added final product value with prototypes and operational solutions
CICS 10 france (west)
Local/regional values chains, up to national to bring out other groups in FNCUMA network
CICS 11 italy
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CICS 12 mozambique
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CICS 13 switzerland
Each value chain actor needs to experience benefit from intercropping strategies
