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EUROCASTANEA, the European Chestnut Network

  • Category: Wild Nuts & Berries
  • Themes: Legal framework
  • Position in the value chain: Policy
  • Type: Practice
  • Scale: Continental
  • Country: Spain
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Eurocastanea is the consultation and representation body for professionals in the chestnut sector in the countries of the European Union, and in the European and world economy.
In addition, it

  • Organizes dialogue, consultation, study and joint action among its members, representing the chestnut sector to European or other institutions.
  • Contributes to the regeneration and promotion of the sector, organising the European “Eurocastanea” days and cooperation missions in the technical, scientific or economic area.
  • Keywords: chestnut, forest nuts, governance, orchard plantation

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INCREDIBLE project aims to show how Non-Wood Forest Products (NWFP) can play an important role in supporting sustainable forest management and rural development, by creating networks to share and exchange knowledge and expertise. ‘Innovation Networks of Cork, Resins and Edibles in the Mediterranean basin’ (INCREDIBLE) promotes cross-sectoral collaboration and innovation to highlight the value and potential of NWFPs in the region.

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‘Innovation Networks of Cork, Resins and Edibles in the Mediterranean basin’ (INCREDIBLE) project receives funding from the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 programme under grant agreement Nº 774632.

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