NextGenBioPest Joined Forces with PROVER!

The Horizon Europe project NextGenBioPest is pleased to announce a new collaboration with PROVeR, an Erasmus+ initiative focused on promoting knowledge valorisation, peer learning, and resilience in vocational education for agriculture. The partnership aligns two forward-looking projects committed to empowering farmers and agricultural learners with the tools, practices, and knowledge to advance environmentally responsible, economically viable farming.

NextGenBioPest delivers innovative solutions for sustainable crop protection, including biological control agents, RNA-based pesticides, low-risk/green chemicals, plant resistance inducers, and smart diagnostic tools. These methods aim to reduce pesticide use while effectively managing challenging pests and pathogens in key fruit and vegetable crops.

PROVeR (Promoting Knowledge Valorisation and Resilience in VET for Agriculture and Rural Development) enhances the resilience of the agricultural sector by supporting vocational education institutions, learners, and practitioners through open learning tools, peer-led educational resources, and practical frameworks for knowledge transfer and use.

Through this collaboration, the two projects will:

• Develop integrated training content and learning resources focused on sustainable crop protection

• Promote the valorisation of scientific research and practical knowledge for wider adoption in vocational training and rural development

• Encourage peer-to-peer learning and participatory education models within agricultural communities

• Support the uptake of eco-friendly pest management tools and methods through PROVeR’s educational platforms

  
  

This joint effort will leverage PROVeR’s vocational education expertise and NextGenBioPest’s scientific innovation to strengthen skills development, knowledge transfer, and practical application of sustainable technologies in farming communities across Europe.

The collaboration will contribute to the wider goals of the EU’s Green Deal, Farm to Fork Strategy, and the transition to climate-smart agriculture.