Project description
Turning waste into high-quality fertilisers
Agriculture faces a significant challenge with the growing amount of waste and the need for sustainable practices. Traditional fertiliser production often harms the environment and depletes natural resources. This creates a pressing need for effective waste management and nutrient recovery. To address these issues, innovative solutions are essential for transforming waste into valuable resources. The EU-funded FERTITEC project aims to tackle these challenges by turning waste into high-quality fertilisers. Building on knowledge from earlier projects like Novafert and SUSFERT, FERTITEC promotes a circular economy by recycling secondary raw materials. By developing sustainable fertilisers, the project supports better agricultural yields while reducing environmental impact. It engages key players in the agriculture sector to drive innovation and share best practices across Europe and beyond.
Objective
FERTITEC builds upon the knowledge gained from previous EU-funded projects, such as Novafert, FER-PLAY, MainstreamBIO, SOILUTIONS, SuMaNu, AgroTechnology ATLAS, B-FERST, NOVAFERT, CINURGI, Manure Standards, SUSFERT, NUTRI-KNOW, NUTRIMAN etc. which have explored the potential of waste management and nutrient recovery from various perspectives. By integrating the insights and technological advancements from these previous initiatives, FERTITEC is positioned to deliver a comprehensive solution for waste recycling and sustainable fertiliser production from secondary raw materials. The principal objectives of this group of related projects, that FERTITEC aligns with and supports, are to transform waste into high-quality fertilisers, promote a circular economy, and mitigate environmental impact, thereby aligning with the EU's goals of sustainable agriculture, waste reduction, and bioeconomy enhancement. FERTITEC is commited to develop competitive fertilisers that are not only benefit agricultural yield but also promote a circular economy model, aligning with the EU's strategic focus. This dual focus of environmental sustainability and economic viability resonates with the objectives of our previous projects, which aimed to boost the marketability of bio-based products and harmonise global sustainability certification systems respectively. By involving key actors from the agriculture sector and facilitating multi-stakeholder discussion through our KEP, FERTITEC fosters a community-driven approach to boost sustainable innovation in the fertiliser sector. We seek to make a tangible impact at national and regional levels, by deploying our best availalbe fertilising techniques in several EU countries, as well as extrapolationg our outcomes to the African Union landscape by providing practical recommendations and guidelines. Overall with FERTITEC we aim the adoption of our alternative fertilising products and the wider transformation of the agricultural sector globally.
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- engineering and technology environmental engineering waste management waste treatment processes recycling
- social sciences economics and business economics bioeconomy
- agricultural sciences agriculture, forestry, and fisheries agriculture
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HORIZON.2.6 - Food, Bioeconomy Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment
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(opens in new window) HORIZON-CL6-2024-ZEROPOLLUTION-01
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501 15 Boras
Sweden
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