LANDFEED

Challenge

LANDFEED aims to use local and sustainable resources to produce bio-fertilisers to improve soil health, reduce GHG emissions and protect water resources. LANDFEED seeks to harness underutilised bio-waste, involving value chain stakeholders to produce and validate 10 innovative products at competitive prices. In this way, the project responds to the challenge of improving the sustainability of fertilisers and reducing their environmental impact.

Solution

By optimising processes for nutrient recovery from different wastes, LANDFEED will facilitate the use of underutilised sources such as agri-food waste (dairy, oil, fish and meat), urban and freshwater fish farm sludge, anaerobic digestion residues and waste pulp (microalgae). The project will also develop specific coatings for biofertilisers to modulate nutrient release and will assess their feasibility through 5 use cases.

Impacts

LANDFEED will boost circularity by generating the knowledge to develop new bio-fertilisers. The estimated production of 95,000 tonnes of new bio-fertilisers, with estimated sales of €245.35 million per year, will contribute to a more competitive bio-economy in the EU, promoting sustainable growth and soil health on an estimated 3.9 million hectares and boosting a market for bio-based secondary raw materials in the EU.