This 4-year project aims at promoting the sustainable development of resource-efficient and economically profitable industrial crops grown on marginal lands, considering that industrial crops can provide valuable resources for high added value products and bioenergy.
To achieve the project objective, an up-to-date database of existing resource-efficient industrial crops will be developed with information on their agronomic characteristics, input requirements, yield performance and quality traits for end-use applications.

MAGIC databases (beta release):

  • MAGIC-MAPS

    The MAGIC-MAPS application contains the underlying maps of marginal land and potential industrial crops for Europe.

    Visit MAGIC MAPS

  • MAGIC-CROPS

    The MAGIC-CROPS database provides a description of 37 industrial crops suitable for growing on marginal land in Europe.

    Visit MAGIC CROPS

  • MAGIC-DSS

    The MAGIC decision Support System (DSS) provides users with guidelines for industrial crops growing under marginal conditions in Europe.

    Visit MAGIC DSS
The impact of MAGIC will be maximized by integrating sustainability aspects (covering environment, society and economy) of the value chains. Success stories of industrial crops in EU regions will be analysed addressing technical, environmental, economic and social issues to produce policy recommendations and best-practice guidelines for their promotion at local/regional level. The project results, database, maps and the DSS tool will be used as dissemination tools to increase farmers’ awareness and establish strong links with EIP AGRI.

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