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CARinata and CamelINA to boost the sustainable diversification in EU farming systems

Description du projet

De nouvelles cultures oléagineuses capables de pousser presque partout

Riches en acides gras, les plantes oléagineuses peuvent être utilisées dans la production de détergents et de lubrifiants (à la place des matières premières d’origine fossile). Toutefois, l’utilisation des cultures oléagineuses à des fins de production de bioénergie, de biocarburants et de biomatériaux/bioproduits entre en concurrence sur le plan foncier avec l’utilisation de ces mêmes cultures aux fins de la production de denrées alimentaires. Une solution proposée s’appuierait sur deux nouvelles cultures oléagineuses, à savoir la carinata et la caméline. Le projet CARINA, financé par l’UE, se concentrera sur la création de systèmes agricoles innovants pour ces cultures, qui sont capables de pousser presque partout en Europe et en Afrique du Nord. Ces dernières permettent également d’obtenir des huiles de haute qualité qui seront transformées en produits biosourcés innovants (bioherbicides, bioplastiques). Qui plus est, le coproduit de l’extraction de l’huile à partir de ces cultures est un tourteau riche en protéines pouvant servir à l’alimentation animale. La solution CARINA profitera à environ trois millions d’agriculteurs.

Objectif

CARINA is built on a multi-actor consortium and participative decision-making process through mutual learning, transparent communication, and inclusive multi-perspectives and transdisciplinary engagement. From the proposal clearly emerges the importance of social innovation as the nerve center for the evolution of the whole project. Nine Lighthouses, 5 Living Labs, and 9 Policy Innovation Labs will be established across Europe playing a leading role in the co-creation of CARINA innovation actions. CARINA focuses on new sustainable and diversified farming systems including 2 new oilseed crops, carinata and camelina, able to provide multiple low iLUC feedstocks for the bio-based economy. We firmly believe that a participatory approach is necessary for successfully scaling-up innovative farming systems. Engaging farmers and other stakeholders in jointly developing solutions under specific environmental, technical, and social conditions has been highly considered in CARINA. We estimate about 3M farmers being potentially reached by CARINA thanks to the direct cooperation with its partners. To find a broad consensus by primary producers, a new crop should enable to promote and harness biodiversity, be easy-to-grow, and technically feasible within current cropping systems. Carinata and camelina fully meet these requirements, able to successfully grow almost everywhere in Europe and in northern Africa. Carinata and camelina provide high quality oils that will be transformed into innovative bio-based products (bioherbicides, bioplastics). The co-product from oil extraction is a protein-rich cake, which will be valorized as animal feed, and in a multitude of high added-value products, exploiting the mucilage and glucosinolates contained within. CARINA capitalizes on a highly experienced team of 20 partners, +6 affiliated entities, from 13 EU and Associated Countries (Italy, France, Spain, Germany, Greece, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Poland, UK, Serbia, Tunisia, Morocco, Switzerland).

Coordinateur

ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA
Contribution nette de l'UE
€ 1 285 625,50
Adresse
VIA ZAMBONI 33
40126 Bologna
Italie

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Région
Nord-Est Emilia-Romagna Bologna
Type d’activité
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Liens
Coût total
€ 1 285 625,50

Participants (21)

Partenaires (2)