Overcoming the salinity barrier

Informacje na temat projektu

SALICROP

Identyfikator umowy o grant: 887856

DOI

10.3030/887856

Projekt został zamknięty

Data podpisania przez KE 22 Listopada 2019

Data rozpoczęcia 1 Grudnia 2019

Data zakończenia 30 Kwietnia 2020

Finansowanie w ramach

• INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs

Koszt całkowity

€ 71 429,00

Wkład UE

€ 50 000,00

Koordynowany przez

SALICROP LTD
Israel

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - SALICROP (Overcoming the salinity barrier)

Okres sprawozdawczy: 2019-12-01 do 2020-04-30

Podsumowanie kontekstu i ogólnych celów projektu

Salinity is among the major global burdens limiting food production, natural or human induced, ~20% of the global irrigated soils are already affected by salinity. Seed producers, aware of the billion-dollar business opportunity, have tried to overcome the salinity barrier without success.
Salicrop Ltd, a Israeli Agtech startup, develops seed treatments for saline soil and water, which enables growing crops on marginal land and/or irrigation with brackish water. Salicrop finalized its Proof of Concept (POC) with numerous successful trials of tomatoes, peppers, spinach, rice, wheat and corn with average of 30% increase in crop yield under salinity conditions.

Prace wykonane od początku projektu do końca okresu sprawozdawczego oraz najważniejsze dotychczasowe rezultaty

During the program, we developed Salicrop to achieve the following deliverables:
• Conducting significant field trials, and measuring plant performance
• Regulatory issues and IPR management - potential patentable results, trade secrets/NDAs. Invest scientific and business insights in order to enforce the company IP assets
• Identification of technical risks and barriers. Elaboration of mitigation plansLearning the relevant regulation in our targeted markets
• Establish Internationalisation and commercial strategy and marketing and sales team.
• Collaborate with mid-tier seeds companies in order to test Salicrop seeds treatment.
• Adjustment and fine-tuning of business model. Adapting financial plan to target market, segments, prices and operational costs. Revenue projections.
• Capital requirements, financing options and ROI.

Innowacyjność oraz oczekiwany potencjalny wpływ (w tym dotychczasowe znaczenie społeczno-gospodarcze i szersze implikacje społeczne projektu)

We conclude the program with results better than our expectations, both commercially and technically. Based on our solid go-to-market strategy and business model, we will continue to leverage our traction and commercially available product to turn Salicrop to a worldwide leader in salinity agriculture.

Agro-World New Delhi 2019