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High quality and nutrient rich food through crop waste-derived biostimulant and biopesticide (Bio4Food)
Project
Project code: 2819OE150
Contract period: 01.11.2020
- 31.10.2023
Purpose of research: Applied research
Keywords: Food
It is generally recognized that the large-scale use of persistent synthetic pesticides in agriculture possess a major risk to biodiversity and the environment. In addition, the public considers pesticides to be problematic and is striving for pesticide-free products. Addressing these concerns and to find a sustainable balance between "environmentally friendly" and "profitable" crop production represent a challenge for farmers. To meet the concerns of farmers and consumers, innovative solutions must be found to safeguard yields, minimize food and crop waste, and produce vegetables and fruits with health-promoting properties. The Bio4Food project addresses these three aspects and pursues a strategy of recycling harvest waste. Plant wastes are converted to extracts with biostimulating properties to enhance the yield and quality of plants and increase their content of the health-promoting minerals: Iron, magnesium and zinc. The market opportunities of the approach are being studied to develop a roadmap for implementation in plant production and plant protection. The possibility of waste recycling will be assessed at farm level up to the food industry, considering the profitability of the technology.
Section overview
Subjects
- Crop Production
- Resource management
