Objective
NUTRI2CYCLE will use an integrated approach to enable the transition from the current (suboptimal) nutrient household in European agriculture to the next-generation of agronomic practices, characterized by an improved upcycling of nutrients and organic carbon.
The project is deeply rooted in pevious national and European projects, in which the consortium members were actively involved. The underlying principle is that Nutrient Use Efficency can be significantly improved by integrating on-farm techniques and systems that allow better reconnection between 1) animal husbandry provided flows and 2) plant production requirements. At the same time this reconnection itself will serve a better C-return to soil and GHG-reduction by avoided emissions optionally combined with energy production for self-consumption on-farm.
NUTRI2CYCLE aims to (i) benchmark mass flows of nutrients, organic carbon and GHG-footprint, (ii) provide an assessment frame (toolbox) for evaluating potential impact of proposed innovations, (iii) actively support concepts, techniques and scenarios put forward in EIP-Operational Groups, (iv) optimize these (+ in-consortium developed) scenarios using the toolbox, (v) showcase the most promising developments via prototypes and demos. Finally, using the experience gained at a local/regional scale, NUTRI2CYCLE will elaborate strategic scenarios to identify the effect of these innovations at European scale.
NUTRI2CYCLE brings together the extensive expertise of leading experts in the field of nutrient cycling. This collaboration originates from the EIP-Focus Group on Nutrient Recycling, closely interacting with the EIP Operational Groups in the individual EU member states. Better nutrient stewardship engaging all actors across the value chain as envisaged in NUTRI2CYCLE will increase the C, N and P recycling rate significantly and will improve the overall sustainability and innovation capacity of European agricultural systems.
Field of science
- /agricultural sciences/animal and dairy science/animal husbandry
- /engineering and technology/environmental engineering/waste management/waste treatment processes/recycling
- /agricultural sciences/agriculture, forestry, and fisheries/agriculture
Call for proposal
H2020-SFS-2017-2
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Funding Scheme
RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinator
9000 Gent
Belgium
Participants (18)
20122 Milano
42 201 Czestochowa
3582 Beringen
47151 Boecillo
38116 Braunschweig
9028 Gyor
6708 PB Wageningen
1349 017 Lisboa
1165 Kobenhavn
2472 Kajaszo
17074 La Rochelle
5223 DE S Hertogenbosch
08140 Caldes De Montbui Barcelona
R93 Carlow
1040 Brussels
44000 Sisak Grad Sisak
8800 Rumbeke Roselare
20138 Milano