Project
Title
Innovative decision-making tool for defining the most suitable manure management strategies to achieve a sustainable livestock farming system during the whole value chain
Acronym
NUTRITIVE
Start
01.06.2024
End
30.05.2028
Contact
Partner
FreshDetect GmbH
ALVARO RODRIGUEZ EIRAS, S.L. ES
A4F ALGAFUEL SA
UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA
Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
ASOCIACION DE INVESTIGACION DE LA INDUSTRIA AGROALIMENTARIA
DETRICON BE
ASSOCIATION POUR LA RECHERCHE ET LE DEVELOPPEMENT DES METHODES ET PROCESSUS INDUSTRIELS
Medrar Smart Solutions S.L.
Teagasc
Sichuan Qinghe Technology Co., Ltd
Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek
ZINPRO ANIMAL NUTRITION
ASOCIACIÓN AGRARIA DE JÓVENES AGRICULTORES
REGIONE LOMBARDIA
Technical University Delft
ECOLE NATIONALE SUPERIEURE DES MINES DE PARIS
STA ENGINEERING SRL SIGLABILE STA SRL
AGENCIA GALLEGA DE LA CALIDAD ALIMENTARIA
Xihua University
CHENGDU JIYI ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
INSTITUTE OF URBAN AGRICULTURE, CHINESE ACADEMY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
CECOAGRO CENTRAL DE COMPRAS SL
Project team ATB
Allocated to research program
Internet
Summary
Livestock farming is a key sector that involves 40 % of the total agricultural activity in Europe. representing a total value for products equal to 170 billion. However, there is an increasing concern due to livestock farming’s contribution to environmental pollution since it generates more than 1.4 billion tonnes/year of manure leading to significant greenhouse gases (GHG) and air pollutants emissions(NH3, NOX)as well as to soil and water contamination caused by hazardous manure chemicals and biological contaminants (called here emerging contaminants). In this context extensive effort has been carried out for years to assess the detrimental effects of farming systems and to develop abatement methods to be implemented. However, despite major advancements, many fundamental issues are beyond the scope of existing legislation. The main objective of NUTRITIVE is to develop a decision-making tool (DSS, decision support system) able to define the most efficient and sustainable (in its three pillars: environmental, economic, and social) manure management strategies for a given livestock farm limiting manure air emissions as well as soil and water contaminants. This will allow for the formulation of technical guidelines and recommendations that will support policy makers with enhanced knowledge to establish requirements for future European policies. To fulfill this objective, the project is divided into six work packages (WP): WP1 Up-to-date inventory; WP2 Novel management strategies/technologies investigation; WP3 Modelling and LCA; and WP4 Guidelines formulation; WP5 Communication, dissemination, and exploitation; WP6 Management. NUTRITIVE anticipates a wide spread of the project outcomes, with the synthesis of the consortium as a baseline: 22 partners (4 Chinese) from 8 different countries across Europe, covering 6 climatic regions (2 Chinese ones), representing the whole supply chain experts, from animal feed to soil application.
Funding
Europäische Union (EU)
Funding agency
European Research Executive Agency
Grant agreement number
101135400
Funding framework
HORIZON-CL6-2023-ZEROPOLLUTION-02