A four-year project with almost EUR 7 million in EU funding, and a consortium of 22 partners including research institutes, associations, small and medium-sized private companies from ten different countries.

These are some of the key details related to EMPHASIS (Effective Management of Pests and Harmful Alien Species: Integrated Solutions), a project funded by European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (2014-2020) (Grant Agreement n. 634179).

EMPHASIS will fight native and alien pest threats (insect pests, pathogens, weeds) that damage natural ecosystems services and farming systems. This will ensure a European food security system that protects biodiversity and ecosystems services, while developing integrated mechanisms of response measures to predict, prevent and protect agriculture and forestry systems.

AgriNewTech is involved in the project providing its expertise on biological and integrated control of soil-borne pathogens, developing new products based on compost and biological control agents.

This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 634179.