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GRA-CRG MEMBER COUNTRY ACTIONS AND GROUP VISION

SPAIN OECC-MAGRAMA

Update on key developments

• What new activities (projects, initiatives, etc) are

there in your country that are relevant to the work

• f the CRG?

– Research projects on the following subjects

• Irrigation management, deficit irrigation, water balance
• Plant breeding towards resistance to pest and diseases, drought, high

temperatures.

• Nutrients/crop fertilization, N use efficiency, N emissions, organic matter

content.

• Modelling
• Soil erosion
• Carbon sequestration: carbon sink in soil and crops.
• Agricultural practices for carbon sequestration and/or emission reduction
• Microbiota and GHG emissions

Update on key developments

• How could the CRG contribute to these activities?

– Sharing knowledge and methodologies – Networking – Capacity building – Information exchange – Identification of priorities

• How can the CRG benefit from these activities?

– Best management practices development – Improving data bases – Harmonization of models, methods and data collection

Longer term aspirations

• Does the CRG function well?
• What could be improved?
• Where do you see the CRG in 5 years time?