TERRAACQUA. Individual research and development project, CDTI. Olive sector

Data sheet

Project Reference: IDI-20160441

Call: Individual research and development Project, (PID-CDTI)

Project title: “Strategy to promote the synthesis of healthy compounds in the olive grove”.

Acronym: TERRAACQUA

Goal: The main aim of the TERRAACQUA project is to obtain olives with a high concentration of potentially healthy compounds (antioxidants and anti-candiogens) for the subsequent production of extra virgin olive oil (EVO) with a high added value.

Líder: Cortijo de Guadiana, S.L. (Grupo Castillo de Canena)

Collaborating entities: Instituto de Investigación y Formación Agraria y Pesquera (IFAPA), Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla (IRNAS-CSISC) and the Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPN).

Budget: 621.288 euros

European Union financing: 453.291,73 euros

Co-financing percentage: 72,96%

Start date: 09/05/2016

End date: 30/04/2019

Participating entities

Cortijo de Guadiana, belonging to Grupo Castillo de Canena, leads this project, in which they also take part as research centers the Instituto de Investigación y Formación Agraria y Pesquera (IFAPA), Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla (IRNAS-CSISC) and the Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPN)