PEI-AGRI

Use of recycled matrixes as fertilizer for vegetable organic crops. An approach to the improvement of circular economy of the territory.

Obiettivi
Objectives

BIOFERTIMAT aims at identifying the most suitable organic matrices and their optimal distribution protocol, to be used as alternative to mineral fertilization for vegetables and fruit production in Veneto (Italy). This will bring several environmental, agronomical and economic benefits including: 1) reduction of nitrogen leaching and water table pollution; 2) encouragement of the replacement of chemical fertilizers with organic matrices; 3) improvement of soil fertility and water holding capacity; 4) promotion of the circular economy with the use of local waste-products; 5) climate change mitigation, through the improvement of soil carbon sequestration.

Activities

BIOFERTIMAT activities will identify the best organic matrices to be used as alternative fertilizers, along with their distribution protocol. Matrices will be tested both on vegetables and fruit crops, while effects on soil features and on crop productive performances will be assessed. The potential benefits on final fruit quality will be determined both in experimental and on-farm trials. The OG activities will include coordination, growers training and results dissemination, also through the EIP-Agri network.

Partenariato
Ruolo
Leader
Name
Agrintesa s.c.a.
Action manager
Ugo Palara
@email
Ruolo
Partner
Name
Università degli Studi di Padova - Dipartimento di Agronomia Animali Alimenti Risorse Naturali e Ambiente (DAFNAE)
Action manager
Paolo Sambo
@email
Ruolo
Partner
Name
Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agro-Alimentari - DISTAL | Università di Bologna
Action manager
Moreno Toselli
@email
Ruolo
Partner
Name
Brio s.p.a.
Action manager
Andrea Bertoldi
@email
Ruolo
Partner
Name
A.VE.PRO.BI. - Associazione veneta dei produttori biologici e biodinamici
Action manager
Elena Rollo
@email
Ruolo
Partner
Name
Confindustria Veneto SIAV s.p.a.
Action manager
Giacomo Tosoni
@email
Ruolo
Partner
Name
Azienda Agricola Dal Fior Annamaria
Action manager
Anna Maria Dal Fior
Ruolo
Partner
Name
Azienda Agricola Bauer Andreas
Action manager
Andreas Bauer
Ruolo
Partner
Name
Azienda Agricola Corte All'Olmo Di Brutti Vanda
Action manager
Vanda Brutti
@email
Ruolo
Partner
Name
Azienda Agricola Zenti Franco
Action manager
Gaetano Zenti
Ruolo
Partner
Name
Azienda Agricola Simone Bazzoni
Action manager
Simone Bazzoni
@email
Pratice abstract
Description

Optimize the agronomical management of horticultural crops through a sustainable approach, which includes the re-use of resources from the previous cycle, named by-products of agri-food processed in the area, with benefits in the transport costs with the aims of: 1) stimulate the circular economy of the territory with the involvement of the agri-food industry, 2) increase the environment preservation and the health of growers and inhabitants of urban areas next to the cultivation fields, 3) increase the skills of growers.

Description

The innovation includes the exploitation of organic by-products (wastes from agrifood process), that otherwise go to a disposal process, as a fertilizer source in highly sustainable commercial horticultural crops, with positive implications interm of quality, storage and marketability of fruits and vegetbles. This approach contributes to mitigate the detrimental effect induced by greenhouse gas emission, through the permanent carbon sequestration in agricultural soils, with environmental benefits for the whole society
 

Description

Setting a protocol for the fertilization management of the soils of the Verona province, aimed at: 1)  optimization of the yield and fruit quality of hoticultural ecosystems, 2) Environmental preservation and 3) food safety  
 

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