EL14-BioAnimalChar/PIG

Exploitation of remained agricultural biomass for the production of animal food supplements

Description

utilize agricultural biomass by-products to create a new, low-cost, biochar-based feed supplement, which will significantly improve the quality of pig feed

Sector

A1.4Animal production

Needs/ Problem statement

cost and quality of pig feed

Objective

develop a low-cost, biochar-based feed supplement, which will significantly improve the quality of pig feed

Bioeconomy fields

Crop residues and perennial plantsx

Designer crops for optimised biomass contentnull

Algae biomassnull

Waste or recycled materialnull

Microbial assisted processingnull

Biorefineries null

Feedstock

Biomass residues

Outcomes and final product

low-cost, biochar-based feed supplement

Mobility

Mobile

Value chains

1
2
3

3 - High potential - Significant arisings of feedstocks available currently.

C Sink

1
2
3

3 - High potential - strong potential for carbon sequestration at the feedstock and product level).

Intended user

null

Complexity of the process

1
2
3

3 -complex application

Final user

Farmerx

Foresternull

Researchernull

Advisornull

NGOnull

Training organizationnull

Processor or retailerx

Consumernull

Public Authority + LAGnull

Othernull

Economic sustainability

1
2
3

3 - High potential - Expected to bring at least 3 significant economic benefits.

Social sustainability

1
2
3

2 - Medium potential -Expected to bring 2 or 1 social benefits.

Environmental sustainability

1
2
3

3 - High potential - Expected to bring at least 3 significant environmental benefits.

Added value

Very low
Low
Intermediate
High
Very high

Energy & Heat = Very low

Equipment maintenance costs (€/year)

null

Investment cost (€)

null

Operational costs (€)

null

Return of investment (€)

null

Return of investment (Year)

null

Coherence with BBioNets

1
2
3

null

Country

EL

OG Region

EL52Κεντρική Μακεδονία

Geographic Scope

National

Focus Area

FA 2A: Improving the economic performance of all farms and facilitating farm restructuring and modernisation

Key words

Fodder and feed

Main source of funding

Rural development 2014-2020 for Operational Groups (in the sense of Art 56 of Reg.1305/2013)

Period

2023-2025

Duration (months)

24

Number of partners by type

Farmer:

null

Forester:

null

Advisor:

2

Researcher:

1

NGO:

null

Processor or retailer:

2

Training orgaznization:

null

Consumer:

null

Public Authority:

null

Other:

4 (farmer association)

Status

Ongoing

TRL

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

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