PRODUCTION AND EXPLOITATION OF COMPOST FROM MIXTURES OF AGRICULTURAL WASTE
Description
improvement of compost production from the processing of by-product-waste mixtures from various sources
Sector
A1.6Support activities to agriculture and post-harvest crop activities
Needs/ Problem statement
- lack of sufficient amounts of organic waste in the cultivation sites
- distance of the sources of organic matter from the places of processing and final use
Objective
produce organic fertilizer of high added value through enrichment of the final compost product with microbial biostimulators and biochar
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
Wastes
Outcomes and final product
organic fertilizer
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.