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Innovation and knowledge exchange | EIP-AGRI June 2023 |
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Recycling waste from horticulture into substrates and fertilisers |
| The agricultural and horticultural sectors produce a lot of organic waste. At the same time, fertilisers are often derived from non-renewable or non-environmentally friendly sources. In the Netherlands and Belgium, two Operational Groups are working with the same aim to recycle waste from horticultural production into substrates and fertilisers. |
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EIP-AGRI Support Facility looking for experts |
| In July, the EU CAP Network Support Facility on Innovation & Knowledge Exchange - EIP-AGRI will launch a new call for Focus Groups experts. The Support Facility will also be looking for coordinating experts for these Focus Groups. Make sure you receive the information by signing up to our different news channels here (newsflashes, newsletters and press articles). |
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| | Facing increases in fertiliser and energy prices |
| In response to the impacts of the climate crisis and the economic consequences and disruptions to food supply due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s war in Ukraine, the prices for agricultural inputs and products have been driven upward. This contributes to the increased vulnerability of food systems and threatens food security in the long term. This newsletter focuses on this topic. |
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Ensuring availability and affordability of fertilisers |
| Read the EU communication on fertilisers from November 2022 which outlines several best practices and ways ahead to help farmers optimise their fertiliser use and reduce their dependencies while securing yields. It includes measures to maintain a sustainable European fertilisers’ production, optimise use and reduce dependency on mineral fertilisers. |
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| | Podcast Food for Europe tackles the fertiliser crisis |
| Episode 22 in DG AGRI’s Food for Europe podcast series shines the spotlight on fertilisers from all angles: farmers, producers and policymakers. European Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski spells out the causes of the current crisis and potential future threats, and also offers some short-term solutions. |
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Did you know that on 20-22 June 2023, the EU is organising European Sustainable Energy Week ‘Accelerating the clean energy transition - towards lower bills and greater skills’. This includes a conference, an award ceremony, an energy fair, local events and more. |
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EIP-AGRI Support Facility Activities |
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| | Smart circular farming to address high energy and fertiliser prices |
| Over 100 participants attended this EU CAP Network Seminar in Porto, in December 2022. In the context of higher energy and fertilisers costs, the aim of the seminar was to find innovative solutions for resilient farming and food systems through smart circular economy approaches. Read the report from the seminar and brokerage session here. |
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The EIP-AGRI Support Facility actions relating to fertilisers and energy |
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| | Closing the loop: grass-based circularity in the Agrinnovation magazine |
| Horizon 2020 multi-actor project GO-GRASS develops circular grass-based products. "We are also exploring the production of bioenergy and organic fertilisers, which are highly valued by farmers in the current market situation", says coordinator Philipp Grundmann. Read the full article in the new edition of Agrinnovation magazine, published in May. |
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New Agri-challenge video on alternative fertilisation |
| The ECOSEED project is about the optimisation of the seed microbiome to obtain fertiliser phenotypes adapted to climate change. The project has developed mixtures of biodiverse seeds for pasture and actions for their cultivation. |
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| | Operational Groups on fertiliser and energy topics |
| Many Operational Groups across Europe are working on topics relating to fertiliser and energy efficiency and solutions for alternative fertilisers and energy sources. You can check them out on the EIP-AGRI Operational Group database. You can also find out more in a number of videos presenting some of the projects here. |
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Young entrepreneurs - Engines of innovation in rural areas |
| You can now also read the report from the EU CAP Network workshop ‘Young entrepreneurs - Engines of innovation in rural areas’ which took place at the end of 2022. The report sets out the conclusions made by the participants, highlighting innovative practices to support young entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystems in rural areas. |
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Suzie and Mike Cahn established in 2007 a family-owned social entreprise, Carraig Dulra farm, supporting young entrepreneurs to set up their own business. Watch the new EIP-AGRI challenge video. |
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EU CAP Network Activities |
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Optimisation of nutrient budget in agriculture |
| The Horizon Europe project NutriBudget aims to support sustainable intensification of agriculture to meet the demands of optimising yields. Initiated in September 2022, the project will explore various agronomic mitigation measures and the modelling of the impact of these measures on the environment. |
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| | | | To support the realisation of the European Green Deal, 73 research and innovation projects have received EU funding to accelerate the transition to a climate-neutral Europe by 2050. It includes Bio-FlexGen developing a cost-efficient, robust and innovative green power plant generating electricity and heat from biomass. |
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A decision support tool to estimate N availability from cover crops |
| The MERCI method is simple to implement and allows advisors and farmers to concretely evaluate the interest of planting a cover crop and to reduce, if necessary, the fertilisation of succeeding cash crops. It helps to estimate the N release of the cover crop residues over a period of time, as well as the P, K, S and Mg availability. |
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| | All content uploaded to the #AgEnergyPlatform is now available in all consortium languages! 🇬🇧English 🇪🇸Spanish 🇩🇪German 🇵🇱Polish 🇩🇰Danish 🇬🇷Greek 🇳🇱Dutch 🇮🇹Italian More than 1400 technologies & strategies for a de-fossilised agriculture! 🌐 https://bit.ly/3Kx8Bb4 |
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You can also take a look at case study videos from this project, showcasing efficient solutions in Poland including a tractor powered by methane. |
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Nutrient Awareness survey |
| According to WalNUT, Horizon 2020 project, “Nutrient recovery awareness is a cornerstone to closing the waste water cycle and obtain new sustainable resources for safe, efficient and reliable bio-based fertilisers.” Take their on-going Nutrient Awareness survey. Results are collected and published yearly. Look out later this summer too for the WalNUT Platform. |
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Horizon Europe offers funding related to the optimisation of fertiliser and energy use |
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Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking call open |
| The latest funding call from the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) was launched in April. 215.5 M€ available for projects on circular and sustainable production in line with the European Green Deal. Topics include: ‘Production of safe, sustainable, and efficient bio-based fertilisers to improve soil health and quality’ and ‘Optimised and integrated wood-based value chains’. Deadline 20 September 2023. |
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There are currently 15 CBE JU projects working on alternative, sustainable and locally sourced bio-based fertilisers. These include BFERST- minimising the environmental impact of the fertilisers value chain, SUSFERT developing multifunctional fertilisers for EU farmers and Tech4Biowaste transforming the sugar industry’s sidestreams into bio-based fertilisers. Find out more in this article. |
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| | Interreg North-West Europe project ICaRE4Farms set out to boost the use of solar thermal energy in farming across 4 pilot sites. Solar thermal power is a renewable energy solution for heating large quantities of water - using the sun’s rays to directly heat water. The project objective has been to demonstrate the efficiency of this technology for different farming systems. |
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