ENDURE brings together more than 300 researchers in the fields of agronomy, biology, ecology, economics and the social sciences from 18 organisations in 10 European countries. They are committed to the ENDURE NoE (Network of Excellence) for four years (2007-2010), with the financial support of the European Commission's Sixth Framework Programme, priority 5: 'Food Quality and Security'.

The ENDURE network's objectives are to:

• Build a lasting crop protection community of research.
• Provide end-users with a broader range of short-term solutions to specific problems.
• Develop a holistic approach to sustainable pest management.
• Take stock of and inform plant protection policy changes.

Grant from the EC: €11.2m
Project number: 031499
Network coordinator: Pierre Ricci
Assistant coordinator: Marco Barzman
INRA, Sophia-Antipolis, France