Nutri2Cycle H2020
Transition towards a more carbon and nutrient efficient agriculture in Europe
NUTRI2CYCLE will use an integrated approach to enable the transition from the current (suboptimal) nutrient household in European agriculture to the next-generation of agronomic practices, characterized by an improved upcycling of nutrients and organic carbon. The project is deeply rooted in pevious national and European projects, in which the consortium members were actively involved. The underlying principle is that Nutrient Use Efficency can be significantly improved by integrating on-farm techniques and systems that allow better reconnection between 1) animal husbandry provided flows and 2) plant production requirements. At the same time this reconnection itself will serve a better C-return to soil and GHGreduction by avoided emissions optionally combined with energy production for self-consumption on-farm. NUTRI2CYCLE aims to (i) benchmark mass flows of nutrients, organic carbon and GHG-footprint, (ii) provide an assessment frame (toolbox) for evaluating potential impact of proposed innovations, (iii) actively support concepts, techniques and scenarios put forward in EIP-Operational Groups, (iv) optimize these (+ in-consortium developed) scenarios using the toolbox, (v) showcase the most promising developments via prototypes and demos. Finally, using the experience gained at a local/regional scale, NUTRI2CYCLE will elaborate strategic scenarios to identify the effect of these innovations at European scale. NUTRI2CYCLE brings together the extensive expertise of leading experts in the field of nutrient cycling. This collaboration originates from the EIP-Focus Group on Nutrient Recycling, closely interacting with the EIP Operational Groups in the individual EU member states. Better nutrient stewardship engaging all actors across the value chain as envisaged in NUTRI2CYCLE will increase the C, N and P recycling rate significantly and will improve the overall sustainability and innovation capacity of European agricultural systems.
Project partners
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UNIVERSITEIT GENT (UGent) (coordinator) |
Belgium |
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UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO (UMIL) |
Italy |
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POLITECHNIKA CZESTOCHOWSKA (PCz) |
Poland |
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UNITED EXPERTS (UE) |
Belgium |
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FUNDACION CARTIF (CARTIF) |
Spain |
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JOHANN HEINRICH VON THUENEN-INSTITUT, BUNDESFORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FUER LAENDLICHE RAEUME, WALD UND FISCHEREI (THUENEN) |
Germany |
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SOLTUB TRADE AND SERVICE PROVIDING LIMITED LIABILTY (SOLTUB), |
Hungary |
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STICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH (WR) |
The Netherlands |
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INSTÍTUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA (ISA) |
Portugal |
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KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET (UCPH) |
Denmark |
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3RBiO-PHOSPHATE Kft. |
Hungary |
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CHAMBRE DEPARTEMENTALE D AGRICULTURE (CA17) |
France |
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ZUIDELIJKE LAND- EN TUINBOUWORGANISATIE VERENIGING (ZLTO |
The Netherlands |
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INSTITUT DE RECERCA I TECNOLOGIA AGROALIMENTARIES (IRTA) |
Spain |
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TEAGASC - AGRICULTURE AND FOOD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (TEAGASC) |
Ireland |
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EUROPEAN BIOGAS ASSOCIATION (EBA) |
Belgium |
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IPS KONZALTING DOO ZA POSLOVNE USLUGE (IPS Konzalting) |
Croatia |
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INAGRO, PROVINCIAAL EXTERN VERZELFSTANDIGD AGENTSCHAP IN PRIVAATRECHTELIJKE VORM VZW (INAGRO) |
Belgium |
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CONSORZIO ITALBIOTEC (ITALBIOTEC) |
Italy |
The proposal was submitted to the Euroepan Commission for the call: SFS-30-2017 Closing loops at farm and regional levels to mitigate GHG emissions and environmental contamination - focus on carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus cycling in agro-ecosystems.
Project duration is between 01/10/2018- 01/10/2022.
2019 Newsletter March Link
2020 Newsletter March Link
2020 Newsletter June Link
2020 Newsletter November Link
The National Task Force (NTF) in nutrient management was established on the 29th October, 2019 with a participation with over 40 stakeholders. Details about the NTF are available in the left menu.
2020. January: article about the work of the NTF in the Agrofórum agricultural magazine
2020. January: Agrofórum online, article about the use of CE or non CE mark on fertilizers Link
2020. January: EUKI conference presentation Link
2021. Video film about using the digestate as bedding material in dairy farms Link
2021. EIP AGRI seminar Healthy Soil for Europe Link
2021 Newsletter September Link
2021. Video film about the tractor mounted senzor technologies Link
2022. Article in the Agrofórum 2022/2 about using the drones in the plant cropping systems
2022. Presenting the sensor technologies in the plant cropping systems during the series of webinars on April the 28th Link
2022 . The April 19-22-28th webinars are available Link
2022 . HU newsletter May Link
2022 . HU newsletter September LInk
2022. Video film about the utilisation of drones in the nutrient management Link
2022 . Newsletter October Link
Related projects
SYSTEMIC https://systemicproject.eu/
CIRCULAR AGRONOMICS https://www.circularagronomics.eu/the-project/
NUTRIMAN https://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/218587_en.html
SUSFERT https://www.susfert.eu
NEWFERT https://www.bbi-europe.eu/projects/newfert
RUSTICA https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101000527
SEA2LAND https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101000402
FERTIMANURE https://www.fertimanure.eu
LEX4BIO https://www.lex4bio.eu
SMART PLANT https://www.smart-plant.eu
WATER2RETURN https://water2return.eu/the-project
HYDROUSA https://www.hydrousa.org
PROJECT O http://eu-project-o.eu
Further related projects are available at BIOREFINE CLUSTER www.biorefine.eu
European Sustainable Nutrient Initiative(ESNI) www.biorefine.eu/esni-2019
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under gran agreement No 773682.