Milestones

List and schedule of milestones

Milestone

no.

Milestone name

WPs no's.

Lead beneficiary

Delivery date from Annex I [1]

Comments

M0.1

Project secretariat established

0

1

1

M0.2

The consortium agreement and the contract signed

0

1

1

M0.3

Kick-off meeting held

0

1

1

M4.1

Agreement on parameters of environmental impact assessment in the benchmark sites

4

2

1

M2b.1

New food crops identified

2

3

2

M1.1

Farmers and farmers communities are identified

1

7

3

M0.4

Webpage running

0

1

6

M2a.1

Identification of appropriate traits from genotypes held at genebanks

2

3

6

M7.1

A database of Mediterranean stakeholders, interest groups and their representatives has been created.

7

1

6

M0.5

Year 1 annual project meeting and open session with stakeholders

0

1

12

M4.2

Baseline information on water balance and soil salinity from the study area

4

2

12

M3a.1

The potential and availability of marginal-quality water resources in the beneficiary countries have been determined. Appropriate water harvesting techniques for each condition are selected

3

8

12,24

M5.1

Country specific analyses on farming systems in the Mediterranean countries conducted

5

6

15

M2a.2

Genotypes with improved tolerance to the most important abiotic stresses identified

2

3

18

M3b.1

Agronomic and salinity conditions in the experimental sites are characterized

3

8

18

M6.1

The new codes are written up and implemented into the existing model

6

5

24

M0.6

Year 2 annual project meeting, and discussion of future work

0

1

24

M2b.2

Physiological performance and critical phenological stages under abiotic stress conditions described.

2

3

24

M3b.2

Crop yield and quality response functions to saline irrigation water are determined

3

8

36

M6.2

Model is calibrated and tested using data form the project field experiment sites

6

5

42

M3b.3

Practical and feasible seed treatment technology is developed.

3

8

48

M3b.4

Consolidated feasibility analysis of the field-tested best management practices is completed and final data set is delivered to data base.

3

8

48

M3b.5

Best management strategies in terms of nutrient modification against salinity stress for plants have been selected.

3

8

48

M4.3

Guidelines for the development of best practices to mitigate adverse environmental impacts as well as environmental protection.

4

2

48

M5.2

The socio-economic variables that influence the adoption of new crops, use of marginal-quality water are reported

5

6

48

M5.3

Survey on social and market acceptance on the new crops and traits.

5

6

48

M7.2

Final project meeting and open session with stakeholders in Mediterranean region to present the results of the project, discuss the contents of the final report and discuss future activities

7

1

48