The project seeks to introduce sorghum to the Baltic Sea region aiming to mitigate eutrophication and pesticide pollution that impact life below water and on land.
The intensive crop production in the Baltic Sea region is depleting its natural resources and compromising future production. This intensive crop production requires excessive fertilizers and pesticide application, which causes eutrophication and dead zones in the Baltic Sea marine ecosystem. Addressing these issues, stresses the importance of implementing sustainable intensification and diversification systems to reduce pesticide use and fertilizer application. Sorghum is an essential multipurpose climate-resilient crop widely used for food, feed, and bioenergy. Being a low-input crop, sorghum can be used in crop rotation to enhance natural capital in the region.
Project activities include a kick-off meeting featuring a SWOT-analysis, field trials in organic fields in Sweden and participating countries, as well as efforts to promote sorghum’s versatility as food-feed-energy. Additionally, the project involves policy and stakeholder interactions, along with outreach, awareness, and knowledge sharing.