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Transition towards a more carbon and nutrient efficient agriculture in Europe

Project information

Grant agreement ID: 773682

Status

Ongoing project

  • Start date

    1 October 2018

  • End date

    30 September 2022

Funded under:

H2020-EU.3.2.1.1.

  • Overall budget:

    € 7 048 003,75

  • EU contribution

    € 6 850 050,50

Coordinated by:

UNIVERSITEIT GENT

Belgium

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/agriculture, forestry, and fisheries

/engineering and technology/environmental engineering/waste management/recycling

/social sciences/other social sciences/social sciences interdisciplinary/sustainable development

/agricultural sciences/animal and dairy science/animal husbandry

Programme(s)

H2020-EU.3.2.1.1. - Increasing production efficiency and coping with climate change, while ensuring sustainability and resilience

Topic(s)

SFS-30-2017 - Closing loops at farm and regional levels to mitigate GHG emissions and environmental contamination - focus on carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus cycling in agro-ecosystems

Call for proposal

H2020-SFS-2017-2

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Funding Scheme

RIA - Research and Innovation action
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Coordinator

UNIVERSITEIT GENT

Address

Sint Pietersnieuwstraat 25
9000 Gent

Belgium

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

EU Contribution

€ 1 173 625

Website

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Participants (18)

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO

Italy

EU Contribution

€ 471 250

POLITECHNIKA CZESTOCHOWSKA

Poland

EU Contribution

€ 251 125

UNITED EXPERTS

Belgium

EU Contribution

€ 182 500

FUNDACION CARTIF

Spain

EU Contribution

€ 376 250

JOHANN HEINRICH VON THUENEN-INSTITUT, BUNDESFORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FUER LAENDLICHE RAEUME, WALD UND FISCHEREI

Germany

EU Contribution

€ 477 062,50

SOLTUB TRADE AND SERVICE PROVIDING LIMITED LIABILTY

Hungary

EU Contribution

€ 191 300

STICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH

Netherlands

EU Contribution

€ 566 000

INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA

Portugal

EU Contribution

€ 334 215

KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET

Denmark

EU Contribution

€ 566 908,75

TERRA HUMANA TISZTA TECHNOLOGIAKATFEJLESZTO TERVEZO ES KIVITELEZO KFT

Hungary

EU Contribution

€ 148 500

CHAMBRE DEPARTEMENTALE D AGRICULTURE

France

EU Contribution

€ 191 813

ZUIDELIJKE LAND- EN TUINBOUWORGANISATIE VERENIGING

Netherlands

EU Contribution

€ 155 000

INSTITUT DE RECERCA I TECNOLOGIA AGROALIMENTARIES

Spain

EU Contribution

€ 551 371,25

TEAGASC - AGRICULTURE AND FOOD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

Ireland

EU Contribution

€ 452 973,75

EUROPEAN BIOGAS ASSOCIATION

Belgium

EU Contribution

€ 179 062,50

IPS KONZALTING DOO ZA POSLOVNE USLUGE

Croatia

EU Contribution

€ 164 843,75

INAGRO, PROVINCIAAL EXTERN VERZELFSTANDIGD AGENTSCHAP IN PRIVAATRECHTELIJKE VORM VZW

Belgium

EU Contribution

€ 316 250

CONSORZIO ITALBIOTEC

Italy

EU Contribution

€ 100 000

Project information

Grant agreement ID: 773682

Status

Ongoing project

  • Start date

    1 October 2018

  • End date

    30 September 2022

Funded under:

H2020-EU.3.2.1.1.

  • Overall budget:

    € 7 048 003,75

  • EU contribution

    € 6 850 050,50

Coordinated by:

UNIVERSITEIT GENT

Belgium

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Last update: 25 October 2019

Record number: 214743