Project description
Improving nutrient recycling in agriculture
Bio-based fertilisers (BBFs) will have an increasingly important role in future food production. By optimising the use of nutrient-rich side-streams like manure and sewage sludge as BBFs in agriculture, European dependency on imported fertilisers can be reduced. In the EU-funded LEX4BIO project, replacing mineral fertilisers with BBFs is evaluated by mapping nutrient-rich side-streams, estimating their nutrient contents, and providing necessary technologies for producing safe BBFs. By optimising the use of fertilisers according to crop requirements, their environmental impact can be minimised and agriculture profitability improved. The project will provide recommendations for decreasing the dependency on imported fertilisers, closing the nutrient cycles, and improving the sustainability of European farming systems.
Field of science
- /social sciences/economics and business/economics/production economics/productivity
- /engineering and technology/other engineering and technologies/food and beverages/food safety
- /agricultural sciences/agriculture, forestry, and fisheries/agriculture
Programme(s)
Call for proposal
H2020-RUR-2018-2
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Funding Scheme
RIA - Research and Innovation action
Coordinator
00790 Helsinki
Finland
Participants (20)
2214 Auersthal
06484 Quedlinburg
1165 Kobenhavn
1180 Wien
1012WX Amsterdam
70599 Stuttgart
5070 Frick
41004 Sevilla
8200 Veszprem
9000 Gent
N-0855 Oslo
00014 Helsingin Yliopisto
35400 Saint-malo
LT-04106 Vilnius
60100 Seinajoki
Participation ended
6709 PA Wageningen
1000 Sofia
8200 Aarhus N
31 261 Krakow
1010 Wien