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FR12-SeCoPPA /ALFLF

Valorizing Alfalfa and Manure in a Breeders-Grain Partnership

Description

Alfalfa is dried and granulated using a dryer powered by solar energy, wood residues and electricity

Sector

A1.6Support activities to agriculture and post-harvest crop activities

Needs/ Problem statement

challenges in efficiently drying alfalfa for animal feed, and a need to utilize manure and shredded wood from hedgerows

Objective

a partnership between breeders and grain farmers to set up a collective forage dryer and utilizing manure and shredded wood from hedgerows as energy sources in the drying process

Bioeconomy fields

Crop residues and perennial plantsx

Designer crops for optimised biomass contentnull

Algae biomassnull

Waste or recycled materialx

Microbial assisted processingnull

Biorefineries x

Feedstock

Biomass residues

Outcomes and final product

Heating energy and fertilizer

Mobility

Static

Value chains

1
2
3

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

C Sink

1
2
3

2 - Medium potential - strong potential for carbon sequestration at the feedstock or product level only.

Intended user

Farmers

Complexity of the process

1
2
3

2 -easy to use /replicate

Final user

Farmerx

Foresternull

Researchernull

Advisornull

NGOnull

Training organizationnull

Processor or retailernull

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

3 - High potential - Expected to bring at least 3 significant 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

Food/Feed = High

Equipment maintenance costs (€/year)

25,000

Investment cost (€)

3.6M

Operational costs (€)

130,000

Return of investment (€)

null

Return of investment (Year)

NA

Coherence with BBioNets

1
2
3

3-green

Country

FR

Official website

https://eu-cap-network.ec.europa.eu/projects/secoppa-plain-pays-dauge-collective-drying-kiln-valorizing-alfalfa-and-manure-breeders_en

OG Region

FRD1Basse-Normandie

Geographic Scope

Local

Focus Area

FA 1A: Fostering innovation, cooperation and the development of the knowledge base in rural areas

Key words

Circular economy, incl. waste, by-products and residues

Main source of funding

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

Period

2017-2019

Duration (months)

36

Number of partners by type

Farmer:

null

Forester:

null

Advisor:

2

Researcher:

null

NGO:

null

Processor or retailer:

null

Training orgaznization:

null

Consumer:

null

Public Authority:

null

Other:

null

Status

Completed

TRL

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

TRL 9 – actual system proven in operational environment (competitive manufacturing in the case of key enabling technologies; or in space)

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