ReLEAF Project EU

📣 Calling all #farmers: help us shape the future of bio-based fertilisers! Are you a #farmer or do you know someone that is one? 🍀 #ReLEAF is conducting a survey to gather insights and understand farmers’ knowledge, preferences, and priorities regarding bio-based fertilisers. The survey is available in seven different languages! Click on the link below to learn more. 🔗 https://ow.ly/e6L750UOxa8 Leitat Technological Center | RITTMO Agroenvironnement® | Timac Agro Italia S.p.A. | #ISQ | Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL | iNeuvo Ltd | ANECOOP S. COOP

🍀 Meet our #ReLEAF partners: Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche! #CNR is Italy’s premier Research Institution, with 89 specialized institutes.  Among these, the Institute of Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials (IPCB) is the principal institute dedicated to the research and development of advanced polymeric materials, composite materials, and #biomaterials, as well as biomacromolecules, green chemistry and #chemistry for life sciences. Through a multidisciplinary approach, IPCB integrates cross-cutting competencies, encompassing the entire spectrum from material extraction/synthesis and processing to the validation of novel materials within relevant environmental contexts. 𝐈𝐏𝐂𝐁’𝐬 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐅 - Contribution to the identification of the optimal working parameters for obtaining the most suitable #polymeric materials to be used for manufacturing bio-based fertilizers - Development of micro-encapsulated bio-based #fertilizers at lab-scale - Development of biopolymer-based controlled delivery systems for microbial-based biostimulants at lab-scale - Structural, chemical, thermal analysis and mechanical characterization of the developed agricultural delivery systems Get to know our partners!  🔗https://ow.ly/nxfr50UQ7bx

🍀 Get to know our demonstration sites: Valencia! Earlier this year, our project coordinator Leitat Technological Center visited the experimental fields of project partner ANECOOP S. COOP in Valencia. 🇪🇸 They went to the Camp de Turia wastewater treatment plant to assess the location of pilot plants and address logistical considerations related to material flows. 🔗 Read more about #ReLEAF's work on the field: https://ow.ly/6Gek50UT1gn

🍀 Introducing #ReLEAF partners: ANECOOP S. COOP! #Anecoop is a second-tier agri-food cooperative which brings together farming cooperatives and businesses located in the main agricultural regions of Spain. Their mission is to carry out research and development in the areas of production, marketing and processing of agricultural produce as well as transfer of the relevant know-how. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐅 - Integrated design of innovative bio-based solutions for specific agricultural products with high added value in fresh produce in Europe.  - Design optimization of bio-based, compostable solutions to achieve the properties required by each of the fresh products throughout their entire life cycle by combining biological solutions. - Evaluation of the solutions developed with pilot scaling, prototyping and testing. - Validation of the final commercial prototypes with full-scale production of prototypes and demonstration within the fields of company experiences with the active participation of all the actors involved and evaluate the risk versus benefit and cost of using the alternative solutions developed Get to know our partners!  🔗https://ow.ly/nxfr50UQ7bx

🍀 Tomorrow, our project coordinator Leitat Technological Center will represent #ReLEAF at #IRTA's conference on technologies and challenges in sludge treatment! 👉🏼 Xialei You, from the Department of Decarbonization and Circular Economy of Leitat, will share insights from the project and how to turn local #biowaste into bioinnovative fertilizers. This will be a great opportunity to learn about the regulations associated with this type of waste, real business cases and network with other industry leaders to exchange knowledge and identify solutions for sludge treatment. 🇪🇸 See you in Barcelona!

🍀 Join the #ReLEAF community! 🌾 Stay updated on project and partner activities, get insights on milestones and events, and more. Sign up on our website to be the first one to receive all #ReLEAF updates straight to your inbox! 🔗 https://ow.ly/8RXx50UKUhO

🍀 #ReLEAF was featured in the latest issue of New AG International! Read more about the power of innovation in agriculture, and learn about different initiatives that are revolutionizing agricultural practices.

🍀Meet the #ReLEAF partners: Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL! #FiBL is an independent, non-profit research institute and one of the world’s leading research and information centres for organic agriculture The close links between different fields of research and the rapid transfer of knowledge from research to advisory work and agricultural practice are FiBL’s strengths. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐅 - Conducting pot experiments - Coordinating the sustainability assessment - Leading the environmental impact assessment of fertiliser application - Contributing to environmental impact assessment of early and mature fertiliser production and to data collection on user requirements and regulations 🔗 Learn more about our partners here: https://ow.ly/GW3150UgyMt

🌟 The #ReLEAF team would like to wish you all happy holidays! 🍀 Thank you for all your support during this first year of the project, we are looking forward to a new year full of collaborations, project results, and more. 🥂Cheers!

🍀 #ReLEAF partners: Global Omnium! The company provides services in all phases of the water cycle: collection, transport, purification and distribution of drinking water, as well as collection, treatment and return of wastewater to the natural environment. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐅 - Operation and monitoring the pilot plant for obtaining AS, struvite and HFS from sludge coming from wastewater treatment.  - Provide nutrient-exhausted sewage sludge for PHA production.  - Feedstock mapping, supply, and logistics assessment  - Perform phytotoxic and ecotoxicological tests of produced fertilisers    🔗 Learn more about our partners here: https://ow.ly/GW3150UgyMt