PROSPER , presented by the   Università di Pavia   ( Macovei Anca ), was featured during the "Smart Diaspora" event organized by the Uniunea Universităților Clujene (The Union of Cluj Universities), in collaboration with   Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding - UEFISCDI , under the High Patronage of the President of Romania. 🇷🇴 The presentation, titled “Relevance of Omics Studies for Seed Quality Assessment and Improvement Stra

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🌿 On October 30,   PROSPER   was presented by our partner   Smart Agro Hub   ( Thanos Karvounis ) at the   Aegean College   Conference entitled "Ecological Crisis & Economic Impacts: Adaptation, Innovation & Resilience". The audience learned that   PROSPER   aims to develop sustainable technical solutions by valorizing resilient orphan legumes, with a clear impact: enhancing crop diversity, environmental resilience, and socioeconomic sustainability. 🌎

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PROSPER Partners Plan for the New Growing Season Representatives from the Agricultural University of Athens (AUA)  and the Benaki Phytopathological Institute (BPI)  visited the Smart Agro Hub (SAH)  experimental unit to gain an on-site overview of the facilities and equipment used in field experiments. During the visit, the teams explored proposed areas within the estate and experimental fields to identify the most suitable locations for establishing orphan legume crops  unde

On October 2–3 , the PROSPER consortium gathered in Pavia, Italy, to launch the project and discuss the heart of its mission: Promoting Resilient Orphan Legumes for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security. It was an inspiring two days filled with presentations, in-depth discussions, and strategic planning for the next steps of this ambitious initiative. The PROSPER Horizon EU project marks the beginning of a four-year journey dedicated to innovation, research, and collabora

The PROSPER project was presented by the Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics (IPPG)  of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences  at the First International Conference on Functional Biology , held from 10 to 12 September 2025  in Varna, Bulgaria. The poster presentation, titled “ Big Ideas from Modest Beans” , illustrated the project’s mission to unlock the potential of orphan legumes (OLs)  for sustainable agriculture, biodiversity, and new value chains. The presentation att