The ultimate objective of this project is to explore the potential of non-food crops, which can be domestically grown in EU27 context, for selected industrial applications, namely oils, fibers, resins, pharmaceuticals and other specialty products and outline and prioritise crops-to-products schemes, suitable for the different Member States, which will support sustainable, economic viable and competitive European bio-based industry and agriculture.

This objective will be achieved through the following specific objectives

	Explore the potential of non-food crops, which can be domestically grown in EU27 countries, for selected industrial applications, namely oils, fibers, resins, pharmaceuticals and other specialty products (to be addressed in WP1).
	Identify current molecular genetics technologies (genomic and biotechnological tools) and suggest their potential applications in a crop-specific manner to address a wide range of breeding constraints regarding yields and tolerance to abiotic and biotic conditions (to be addressed in WP2).
	Explore the potential and feasibility of the European industry to make high-value biobased products from renewable agriculture and forestry feedstocks and biotechnological routes (to be addressed in WP3).
	Perform supply chain cost analysis, identify best business opportunities and assess the socio-economic impacts of selected crop-to-product schemes at EU-27, regional and country levels ( to be addressed in WP4).
	Assess selected production and environmental impacts and identify a ‘core' list of standards and criteria for the environmental and socio-economic sustainability of selected non-food crops-to-industrial-products systems ( to be addressed in WP5).
	Perform an overall assessment aiming to select and prioritise crops-to-products schemes in technical, socio-economic and environmental terms (WP6).
	Develop a sound dissemination plan for distributing the information collected to targeted audience; provide a mechanism for bringing stakeholders together to force a coherent strategy for the promotion of bio-based products in Europe and link with other relevant projects ( to be addressed in WP7 ).