Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche (CNR)
Italy’s largest public research institution
Research at scale:
- 9,000+ employees with more than half being researchers and technologists in different institutes
- Italy’s only multidisciplinary research institution under the Ministry of University and Research activities
- Decades of expertise across multiple scientific institutes
Our CROPSAFE expertise:
The Sustainable Plant Protection Institute (IPSP) specialises in:
- Plant stress response mechanisms
- Identifying ways plants adapt and develop resistance to pests
- Integrated pest management for agriculture and forestry
Why this matters: Deep understanding of how plants defend themselves naturally – the foundation for sustainable crop protection.
Many traditional chemical protection products have already been removed from the market. This leaves farmers without a viable alternative to control pests that are infesting their crops, reducing yields and threatening the future of their industry and the security of our food supplies.”
ISABELLA PENTIMONE
RESEARCHER