Project Summary
RUSTICA aims to advance highly innovative fertilisers and preservation of soils by converting leftover materials from the agri-food chain into added-value bio-based products towards optimized circular agricultural models. The project takes a multiactor approach and involves six main technologies targeting microbial biomass, NPK-concentrate, insect biomass, -frass, biochar, and compost as (basic-)products or building blocks in order to develop sustainable solutions for plant nutrient management and soil fertility which will be integrated into five case studies. Four of the five test regions (Almeria, Flanders, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Pays de la Loire) are located in Europe and one (Valle del Cauca) is situated in Colombia.
Duration
01/2021-12/2024
Project Website
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement N. 101000527.
Work Programme
RUSTICA addresses the H2020 Work Programme “Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research and the bio-economy” under the call “Rural Renaissance”, the topic “CE-RUR-08-2020: Closing nutrient cycles and the expected impacts relating thereto.
Role of Wiedemann GmbH
As a Task lead, Wiedemann GmbH is the responsible partner for legal analyses at the international, European and national/regional level including but not limited to project reporting and publications therefrom.
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