Project description
Protecting farms from drought
Climate impacts agriculture. Due to climate change, an increasing number of places are becoming drier and are more prone to drought. The urgent goal in the agriculture industry is to protect natural resources and reduce water consumption through its increased productivity. In this context, the EU funded Polygreen project will support a feasibility study of the PolyGreen, a superabsorbent polymer designed to reduce water consumption in agriculture. It is free from carcinogenic acrylamide and biodegradable. It can absorb excess water up to 200 times its weight to release it during the dry period resulting in a 50 % reduction of consumed water. Validating and launching PolyGreen will allow agrobusinesses to achieve sustainability at an industrial scale.
Fields of science
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringmanufacturing engineering
- engineering and technologycivil engineeringwater engineeringirrigation
- natural scienceschemical sciencespolymer sciences
- natural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomyplanetary sciencesplanets
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturehorticulture
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagricultureindustrial crops
Programme(s)
Funding Scheme
SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1Coordinator
57123 Livorno (Li)
Italy
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