Phage4Crops (COST Action CA25147): European network for bacteriophage biocontrol of bacterial crop diseases

COST Action Phage4Crops (CA25147), “Bacteriophages for crop protection: Discovery, Exploration, Application & Society”, will build a multi-stakeholder European network for bacteriophage biocontrol of plant-pathogenic bacteria in the agri-food sector. It was approved on 19 May 2026 and runs from 13 October 2026 to 12 October 2030, with four working groups (discovery, exploration, application and society); interested people can apply to join a working group through an e-COST profile.