NUTRISOIL
Healthy Soil for Urban Agriculture through Nutrient and Carbon Circularity.
Technical details
- Partners:
Leader: Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals, de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA–UAB)
Partners: Universitat de Santiago de Compostela, Escola Politècnica Superior d'Enginyeria, Departament d'Enginyeria Agroforestal
HOPEN - Terre de Houblon France
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas Instituto de Ciencias de la Vid y del Vino
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, IP Polo de Inovação de Dois Portos
Fundación Juana de Vega
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias Departamento de Agronomia
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior Agrária Portugal
Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries Àrea de Producció Vegetal Programa d'Ús Eficient de l'Aigua en Agricultura
Universidad de Córdoba Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica y de Montes Departamento de Agronomía
Águas do Norte, S.A. Portugal
Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture l'Alimentation et l'Environnement
Agencia de Medio Ambiente y Agua de Andalucía Dirección de Gestión del Agua y Calidad Ambiental Área de Infraestructuras del Agua
GESTIÓN Y TÉCNICAS DEL AGUA, S.A
Área Metropolitana de Barcelona
Generalitat de Catalunya Departament d'Acció Climàtica, Alimentació i Agenda Rural
Gobierno de Andorra Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, Agricultura y Sostenibilidad Departamento de Medio Ambiente y Sostenibilidad Principado de Andorra
Grand Narbonne Communauté d'Agglomération Service Cycle de l'eau
- Action area:
- Europe
- Subject:
- Waste cycle
- Budget:
- 150.000 €
- Financing:
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Horizon Europe
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- Status:
- In progress
Description
One of the main bottlenecks we have identified, and upon which this NUTRISOIL project is based, is the depleted state and quality of urban and peri-urban agricultural soil. A large portion of urban waste is rich in decomposable organic carbon and can be used to improve soil microbiota function, counteract acidification, and enhance soil quality and nutrient cycle efficiency. To increase UA through resource circularity, we need to preserve and increase soil organic matter while recovering nutrients from waste.
The objective of NUTRISOIL is to clearly identify, address, and overcome soil-related obstacles for the sustainable implementation of urban agriculture in cities through a series of experiments to demonstrate soil recovery and fertilization. Additionally, we would like the AMB as an entity to help us host/coordinate a knowledge transfer exchange workshop between farmers, composting facilities, wastewater treatment plants, administration, policymakers, and various government associations involved in the nutrient cycle throughout the city.
The project would cover the costs associated with the workshop, but we need the support and backing of the AMB to provide political and social weight to the knowledge transfer and make a transition to this new circularity and UA model feasible.