Project leader, assumes the representation of the GO as agent. As governed by the Outline of Internal Rules (Annex 5B), he/she acts as administrative and financial coordinator in the implementation of the project activities; he/she coordinates the partners in the implementation of the activities in accordance with the approved project; he/she fulfils all the obligations deriving from the deed of grant and carries out all the activities necessary to ensure the best implementation of the Project.

To this end, it shares risks and results through interaction and systematic comparison with the other partners, throughout the development/implementation and dissemination of the innovation, in compliance with the modalities and timing foreseen for the implementation of the actions.

Synergistically with other project partners - and with reference only to the actions set out in the action plan - DAUNIA & BIO SOCIETA' COOPERATIVA is involved in all the activities of an experimental nature and, in turn, aimed at consolidating the Quinoa supply chain in Apulia, through the dissemination of its cultivation and the adoption of a careful management of agronomic practices from the field to post-harvest. As a partner, it undertakes to carry out the relevant operations, as set out in the project schedule. Furthermore, it undertakes to provide extensive cooperation in the implementation of the operations of which it is mere executor, such as generating, sharing and transferring innovations in support of the actors of the world of research, entrepreneurship and finance, in order to promote scientific excellence and increase the competitive advantage of the Apulian production system, represented by Go.

The CONFEDERAZIONE ITALIANA AGRICOLTORI participates in the project in the role of implementing party of the dissemination plan. As a partner, it undertakes to carry out the relevant operations as set out in the project schedule. Furthermore, it undertakes to provide the widest possible cooperation in the implementation of the operations for which it is the mere executor, such as promoting the transfer of knowledge and innovation, sharing research results with direct beneficiaries and possible stakeholders, in order to enhance the competitiveness and profitability of Apulia's agriculture, in view of a sustainable management of resources and environmental performance.

The COUNCIL FOR RESEARCH IN AGRICULTURE AND THE ANALYSIS OF THE AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY - "Cereal and Industrial Crops" Operational Unit (CREA-CI) - participates in the project in the role of research body, involved in the planning, coordination and monitoring of the experimental operations. As a partner, it undertakes to carry out the relevant activities, as set out in the project fiche. It also undertakes to provide the widest possible collaboration for the implementation of the interventions, providing technical and scientific support to assist the agricultural enterprises in the activities in which they are directly involved (validation); it monitors their regular execution (supervision), proposing, where necessary, lines of action aimed at risk management, so that risks may be contained and results shared.

CASSANDRO SRL UNIPERSONALE participates in the project in the role of innovation broker. As such, it plays the role of animator and manager of relations within the partnership. It therefore undertakes to provide extensive collaboration in the management of relations within the partnership, so that choices, consequent actions and results are shared among the partners and feedback from the innovation beneficiaries is guaranteed. By ensuring the circulation of information among the partners of the partnership and their constant involvement in the production of opinions and verification of the activity, it guarantees the sharing of risks and project results among the partners.

D.A.Re Scrl participates in the project in the role of implementing party of the dissemination plan. As a partner, it undertakes to carry out the relevant operations, as established in the project schedule. It also undertakes to provide extensive cooperation in the implementation of the operations of which it is merely the executor, such as generating, sharing and transferring innovations through collaboration between the actors of the world of research, entrepreneurship and finance, in order to promote scientific excellence and increase the competitive advantage of the Apulian production system, represented by Go.

Economic analysis and consulting company specialised in agrifood, partner of the main national, EU and international institutions, sector associations and leading companies in the agricultural, food and agribusiness sectors. Within the project, it is responsible for economic and market sustainability analyses for products subject to innovation, also providing useful indications for defining entry and positioning strategies on the reference market.

MULINO "L'ANTICA MACINA" DI MAGAZZESE SALAMIDA TOMMASO participates in the project in the role of low-milling mill, carrying out activities related to the processing of grains. As a partner, it undertakes to carry out the relevant operations as set out in the project sheet. It also undertakes to provide extensive cooperation in the implementation of the actions of which it is a mere executor, actively and systematically involving the technical-scientific component, if it detects the occurrence of risks and unfulfilled results.