Valorization of contaminated land and development of sustainable value chains based on fiber crops
In the frame of the New-C-Land project, a pot experiment will be set up with a fiber crop, that will grow on different types of contaminated soils over Flanders,…
FaST: a new tool for sustainable use of nutrients
FaST (Farm Sustainability Tool for Nutrients) aims to make the use of fertilisers more sustainable for farmers in the EU, while boosting the digitisation of the agriculture sector. It…
Food waste reduction: our joint responsibility
Food waste: more than an ethical or an economical concern
This is not only an ethical issue or an economical concern, but also an important challenge for our environment and our natural resources, which are essential…
Agricultural waste: a valuable resource
Livestock and crops waste: an uncomfortable reality
In the case of livestock industries, the production of meat, milk and eggs generates large volumes of waste with the consequent impact on the environment. If livestock…
Securing Long Term Landbank for Composts, Digestates and other Bioresources
The Studio,
Riverside West, Whitehall Road, Leeds, LS1 4AW
At the same time, the business of land application is often a cost centre.
The demonstrable fertiliser…
Summer School: “Transition towards a more carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus efficient agriculture in Europe.”
Gent University
Belgium
Plant production and animal husbandry have each intensify independently from one another over the last century…
PHOS4YOU successfully launched by organizing the first European Nutrient Event
The INTERREG-NWE PHOS4YOU project was succesfully launched by organizing a European conference in Basel (October 18-20 2017).
The European Sustainable Phosphorus Platform ESPP…
Rethinking glasshouse horticulture with algae
Spirulina, a natural blue dye
Flemish and Dutch greenhouse horticulture have entered a transition phase. Rising costs and increasing global competition puts local farmers under pressure. The blue chain aims to re-boost…
ManuREsource conference calls for more collaboration to reach the objectives of the circular economy
From 27 until 29 November, the third edition of ManuREsource took place at Eindhoven (The Netherlands) and welcomed more than 230 participants from 28 countries.…
Biorefine
The NWE region with its high population density, intensive industrial and agricultural activity producing large amounts of residues, is an ideal testing ground for tackling these challenges. Through the networks from each of our partners and supported by…